Md. Code, State Finance and Procurement § 13-102.1
This is the official text of Md. Code, State Finance and Procurement § 13-102.1, part of Maryland’s Code, State Finance and Procurement — governs the state budget and government contracting.
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§13–102.
Official statutory text
§13–102.1.
(a) A unit may not charge a fee to access eMaryland Marketplace.
(b) (1) Subject to approval by the Board of Public Works, the Chief Procurement Officer may establish fees for the use of eMaryland Marketplace by an entity that publishes a notice of a procurement, conducts a procurement, or publishes a notice of award.
(2) The Chief Procurement Officer may not charge a unit, as defined in § 11–101 of this article, a fee under this subsection.
(c) Subject to approval by the Board of Public Works, the Chief Procurement Officer, in consultation with the Department of Budget and Management, may establish fees for:
(1) training;
(2) strategic sourcing; and
(3) administrative costs.
(d) (1) There is an Operations Revenue Fund in the Department of General Services.
(2) The Fund is a special, nonlapsing fund that is not subject to § 7–302 of this article.
(3) The State Treasurer shall hold the Fund separately, and the Comptroller shall account for the Fund.
(4) The Fund consists of any fees imposed and collected under subsection (b)(1) or (c) of this section and § 13–226(c) of this title.
(5) The Fund shall be used by the Department of General Services to cover the actual documented direct and indirect operating expenses of the Office of State Procurement.
(a) A unit may not charge a fee to access eMaryland Marketplace.
(b) (1) Subject to approval by the Board of Public Works, the Chief Procurement Officer may establish fees for the use of eMaryland Marketplace by an entity that publishes a notice of a procurement, conducts a procurement, or publishes a notice of award.
(2) The Chief Procurement Officer may not charge a unit, as defined in § 11–101 of this article, a fee under this subsection.
(c) Subject to approval by the Board of Public Works, the Chief Procurement Officer, in consultation with the Department of Budget and Management, may establish fees for:
(1) training;
(2) strategic sourcing; and
(3) administrative costs.
(d) (1) There is an Operations Revenue Fund in the Department of General Services.
(2) The Fund is a special, nonlapsing fund that is not subject to § 7–302 of this article.
(3) The State Treasurer shall hold the Fund separately, and the Comptroller shall account for the Fund.
(4) The Fund consists of any fees imposed and collected under subsection (b)(1) or (c) of this section and § 13–226(c) of this title.
(5) The Fund shall be used by the Department of General Services to cover the actual documented direct and indirect operating expenses of the Office of State Procurement.
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