Maryland § 13-210
Full text of Maryland Maryland Code § 13-210, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 13-210.
(a) (1) If a procurement officer decides to conduct a pre–bid conference to explain the requirements of a procurement that is expected to exceed $100,000, as soon as practicable after the conference concludes, the procurement officer shall have written minutes of the conference prepared.
(2) The minutes of a pre–bid conference are public records and shall be open to public inspection during ordinary business hours.
(b) (1) Subject to Title 4 of the General Provisions Article:
(i) a summary of the final evaluation of a proposal shall be open to public inspection;
(ii) after an award, all proposals shall be open to public inspection; and
(iii) at and after bid opening, the contents of a bid and any document submitted with the bid shall be open to public inspection.
(2) Except as otherwise provided in this section, Title 4 of the General Provisions Article shall govern any request for the disclosure of information related to a procurement.
(c) A procurement officer may deny public access to the advisory or deliberative records of an evaluator of a proposal if the records would not be available by law to a private party in litigation with the unit.
(d) (1) Before bid opening:
(i) bids shall remain sealed; and
(ii) the State may not disclose the name of a bidder.
(2) Before the closing date for proposals, a procurement officer may not disclose the name of a person who has submitted a proposal.
(3) Before awarding a procurement contract based on competitive sealed proposals, the State may not disclose the contents of a proposal to any person other than a person responsible for evaluating or reviewing the proposal.
(e) Subsections (b)(1), (c), and (d) of this section do not affect the authority of the Board of Contract Appeals or a court of competent jurisdiction to:
(1) decide that information is discoverable in an administrative or judicial proceeding; and
(2) compel disclosure.
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Section 13-210 is part of the Maryland Code, the codified statutory law of Maryland. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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