# COMAR Title 21 — State Procurement Regulations

## Subtitle 11 — Socioeconomic Policies

### Chapter 07 — Miscellaneous Purchasing Preferences

#### Regulation .06 Determinations.

*COMAR 21.11.07.06*

Whenever the provisions of this chapter cannot be satisfied, the procurement officer shall:

A. Make a determination, subject to the approval of the agency head, that explains or justifies the need to make a procurement which does not satisfy the requirements of this chapter; and

B. Retain that determination in the contract file for at least 3 years.