# COMAR Title 21 — State Procurement Regulations

## Subtitle 11 — Socioeconomic Policies

### Chapter 01 — Small Business Procurements

#### Regulation .01 Definitions.

*COMAR 21.11.01.01*

A. In this chapter, the following words have the meanings indicated.

B. Terms Defined.

  (1) “Certified small business” (“CSB”) means a business, other than a nonprofit business, that:

    (a) Is certified by the Governor's Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs pursuant to regulations adopted by that Department; and

    (b) Meets the criteria for a small business as defined under COMAR 21.01.02.01B.

  (2) “Disabled veteran” means a veteran who has been certified by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs as having a service-connected disability, regardless of the disability rating.

  (3) “Disabled-veteran-owned small business” means a small business as defined under COMAR 21.01.02.01B that is at least 51 percent owned and controlled by one or more individuals who are disabled veterans.

  (4) “Economically disadvantaged individual” means an individual as defined in COMAR 21.11.03.03.B.

  (5) “Veteran” means a veteran as defined in 38 U.S.C. §101(2) who is domiciled in Maryland.

  (6) “Veteran-owned small business” means a small business as defined under COMAR 21.01.02.01B that is at least 51 percent owned and controlled by one or more individuals who are veterans.

  (7) “Small business reserve” means those procurements that are limited to responses from small businesses as provided under State Finance and Procurement Article, §14–502(c), Annotated Code of Maryland.