Md. Code, State Finance and Procurement § 14-1004
This is the official text of Md. Code, State Finance and Procurement § 14-1004, part of Maryland’s Code, State Finance and Procurement — governs the state budget and government contracting.
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§14–1004.
Official statutory text
§14–1004. IN EFFECT
// EFFECTIVE UNTIL JUNE 30, 2030 PER CHAPTERS 736 AND 737 OF 2025 //
(a) A unit may include an ESOP evaluation factor in the technical evaluation for a competitive sealed proposal under § 13–104 of this article for a contract subject to this subtitle.
(b) An ESOP evaluation factor may be:
(1) if a point system is used for evaluation of proposals, up to the percentage of the total allocable technical points authorized under § 14–1003 of this subtitle; or
(2) if a point system is not used for evaluation of proposals, ranked in its relative order of importance.
// EFFECTIVE UNTIL JUNE 30, 2030 PER CHAPTERS 736 AND 737 OF 2025 //
(a) A unit may include an ESOP evaluation factor in the technical evaluation for a competitive sealed proposal under § 13–104 of this article for a contract subject to this subtitle.
(b) An ESOP evaluation factor may be:
(1) if a point system is used for evaluation of proposals, up to the percentage of the total allocable technical points authorized under § 14–1003 of this subtitle; or
(2) if a point system is not used for evaluation of proposals, ranked in its relative order of importance.
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