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MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  12-301 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division II - General Procurement Law|Title 12 - Organization and Supervision of State Procurement|Subtitle 3 - Energy Performance Contracts|Section 12-301 - Consultation; Terms of Contract

    (a)    (1)    (i)    A unit shall consult with the Department of General Services during the development phase of a project that will require an energy performance contract.            (ii)    Before issuing a request for proposals for an energy performance contract, a unit shall consult with the Department of General Services and the Chief Procurement Officer.        (2)    The Department of General Services shall review the proposed request to ensure that it meets with the State energy standards and preserves the State’s flexibility to investigate and use economically justifiable new technologies.        (3)    A unit pursuing an energy contract must receive final approval from the Department of General Services before submitting the proposed contract to the Board of Public Works for approval.    (b)    (1)    Notwithstanding any other provision of law and subject to the approval and control of the Board of Public Works and the Chief Procurement Officer, a unit of State government is authorized to enter into energy performance contracts of up to 15 years’ duration.        (2)    The Treasurer may enter into a capital lease to finance energy performance contracts as provided in Title 8, Subtitle 4 of this article.        (3)    The payments and the total contract amount due under an energy performance contract or, in the case of a capital lease used to finance energy performance contracts, the capital lease payments may not exceed the actual energy savings realized as a result of the contract’s performance.        (4)    (i)    Before approval of an energy performance contract, the Board:                1.    shall ensure that the projected annual energy savings attributable to the project will exceed the projected annual capital lease payments or payments to the contractor under the contract; and                2.    based on the review of the Department of General Services, shall determine whether the proposed energy technology is appropriate for the time period provided in the contract.            (ii)    The Board may:                1.    authorize the use of incentive contracts, including contracts that guarantee energy savings performance; and                2.    require prospective contractors to furnish appropriate guarantees to ensure that projected savings are realized.            (iii)    Any guarantees required under subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph may include a requirement that the contractor furnish a bond or other assurance to the State in an appropriate amount to guarantee projected performance and that the bond or other assurance be structured so that a failure to meet guaranteed performance savings will forfeit a portion of the bond or other assurance to match the shortfall in energy savings.
MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  12-302 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division II - General Procurement Law|Title 12 - Organization and Supervision of State Procurement|Subtitle 3 - Energy Performance Contracts|Section 12-302 - Status Reports

    (a)    The Department of General Services shall be responsible for monitoring the status of active energy performance contracts and reporting that status to the Board annually.    (b)    A unit that has entered into an energy performance contract shall submit to the Department of General Services for review any required annual measurement and verification reports.
MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  12-303 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division II - General Procurement Law|Title 12 - Organization and Supervision of State Procurement|Subtitle 3 - Energy Performance Contracts|Section 12-303 - Modification or Waiver of Requirements

    The Board may modify or waive any authorization, source selection, solicitation, or contract requirement under this Division II for an energy performance contract or a class of energy performance contracts to the extent that:         (1)    the purposes stated in § 11-201(a) of this article are fostered; and        (2)    the circumstances of energy performance contracting require the modification or waiver.
MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  12-401 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division II - General Procurement Law|Title 12 - Organization and Supervision of State Procurement|Subtitle 4 - Policies and Procedures for Exempt Units|Section 12-401 - Written Policies and Procedures for Exempt Units

    (a)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, each unit with an exemption from any provision of Division II of this article shall have written policies and procedures for the exempted unit’s procurements.        (2)    This section does not apply to:            (i)    § 11–203(a)(1)(iii) of this article;            (ii)    § 11–203(a)(2) of this article;            (iii)    § 11–203(e) of this article; or            (iv)    § 11–203(g) of this article.    (b)    Written policies and procedures shall include:        (1)    the types of procurement exempted from Division II of this article;        (2)    the methods of procurement to be used for procurements provided under item (1) of this subsection;        (3)    the advertising requirements for each type of procurement provided under item (1) of this subsection;        (4)    procurement goals, including minority business enterprise participation, for each type of procurement provided under item (1) of this subsection; and        (5)    the approval process for each type of procurement provided under item (1) of this subsection.    (c)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, at the beginning of each fiscal year, each unit shall submit written policies and procedures to the Board for review as required by subsections (a) and (b) of this section.        (2)    Units that are governed by their own board, commission, council, or authority shall submit their policies and procedures as required by subsections (a) and (b) of this section to their board, commission, council, or authority for approval.
MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  12-501 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division II - General Procurement Law|Title 12 - Organization and Supervision of State Procurement|Subtitle 5 - Disclosure Requirements Regarding Involvement in Deportations|Section 12-501 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Direct involvement in the deportation of victims” means ownership or operation of the trains on which individuals were transported to extermination camps, death camps, or any facility used to transition individuals to extermination camps or death camps, during the period beginning on September 1, 1939, and ending on September 2, 1945.    (c)    “Entity” means:        (1)    a corporation, affiliate, or other similar organization or a successor in interest of the corporation, affiliate, or similar organization that controls, or is controlled or owned or partially owned by or under common control with, a corporation that had direct involvement in the deportation of victims; or        (2)    a member of a partnership or a consortium that includes an entity that certifies that it had direct involvement in the deportation of victims.    (d)    “MARC” means the Maryland Area Regional Commuter.    (e)    “Process of assembling the records” means to:        (1)    organize, digitize, and make records available to the public in an Internet accessible, electronic format that is searchable and analyzable; and        (2)    prepare to submit the information described in § 12–507 of this subtitle to the State Archivist.    (f)    (1)    “Property” means any personal belongings owned or controlled by victims.        (2)    “Property” includes:            (i)    jewelry;            (ii)    books;            (iii)    artifacts;            (iv)    precious metals; and            (v)    currency.    (g)    (1)    “Records” means material relating to the deportation of victims.        (2)    “Records” includes:            (i)    documents;            (ii)    correspondence;            (iii)    memoranda;            (iv)    receipts;            (v)    invoices;            (vi)    presentations;            (vii)    audits; and            (viii)    any other materials related to items (i) through (vii) of this paragraph.    (h)    “Victim” means an individual who was on an entity’s train for the purpose of being transported to an extermination camp, death camp, or a facility used to transition individuals to extermination camps or death camps during the period beginning on September 1, 1939 and ending on September 2, 1945.
MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  12-502 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division II - General Procurement Law|Title 12 - Organization and Supervision of State Procurement|Subtitle 5 - Disclosure Requirements Regarding Involvement in Deportations|Section 12-502 - Entity

    For the purposes of this subtitle:        (1)    two or more entities shall be considered as the same entity if:            (i)    one entity is a wholly owned subsidiary of the other; or            (ii)    one entity owns or directly or indirectly controls more than 50% of the voting securities of the other entity, regardless of whether the equity interest in that other entity is owned by a foreign government; and        (2)    if an equity interest in an entity is or was owned by a foreign government, that equity interest shall be attributed to the entity.
MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  12-503 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division II - General Procurement Law|Title 12 - Organization and Supervision of State Procurement|Subtitle 5 - Disclosure Requirements Regarding Involvement in Deportations|Section 12-503 - Applicability of Subtitle

    This subtitle applies to an entity that:        (1)    had direct involvement in the deportation of victims; and        (2)    submits a bid or offer to a unit of State or local government on a procurement contract to provide MARC service that is funded in whole or in part with public funds.
MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  12-504 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division II - General Procurement Law|Title 12 - Organization and Supervision of State Procurement|Subtitle 5 - Disclosure Requirements Regarding Involvement in Deportations|Section 12-504 - Responsible Bidder or Offeror

    An entity may not be considered a responsible bidder or offeror for a procurement contract to provide MARC service unless the entity complies with the requirements of §§ 12–505 through 12–507 of this subtitle.
MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  12-505 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division II - General Procurement Law|Title 12 - Organization and Supervision of State Procurement|Subtitle 5 - Disclosure Requirements Regarding Involvement in Deportations|Section 12-505 - Statement of Direct Involvement in the Deportation of Victims

    (a)    In conjunction with the submission of a bid or offer on a procurement contract to a unit of State or local government to provide MARC service, an entity shall submit to the unit:        (1)    a statement that the entity had direct involvement in the deportation of victims; and        (2)    an estimated date for completing the process of assembling the records and providing information to the State Archivist in accordance with §§ 12–506 and 12–507 of this subtitle.    (b)    The entity shall notify the unit of any change in the estimated date that was submitted to the unit in accordance with subsection (a) of this section.
MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  12-506 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division II - General Procurement Law|Title 12 - Organization and Supervision of State Procurement|Subtitle 5 - Disclosure Requirements Regarding Involvement in Deportations|Section 12-506 - Assembling Records

    (a)    Before a unit of State or local government may award a procurement contract to provide MARC service to an entity subject to this subtitle, the entity shall comply with the provisions of this section for the process of assembling the records related to the deportation of victims.    (b)    (1)    An entity shall contract with an archivist and a historian to conduct an initial analysis of the records.        (2)    The archivist and historian that conduct the initial analysis shall:            (i)    be approved by the State Archivist;            (ii)    be independent of the entity; and            (iii)    conduct the analysis in accordance with the standards of the Society of American Archivists and the Council of State Archivists.        (3)    The initial analysis shall include:            (i)    an inspection of each location in which the entity maintains records that may be related to the deportation of victims; and            (ii)    a report submitted to the State Archivist.        (4)    The initial report submitted to the State Archivist shall include:            (i)    a list of each location inspected and an assessment of whether the location maintains any records;            (ii)    an outline and assessment of the quality of the records;            (iii)    a timeline for the process to assemble the records; and            (iv)    an estimated cost to assemble the records.    (c)    (1)    After the initial analysis is concluded and the State Archivist has approved the initial report in accordance with § 12–508(a)(2)(i) of this subtitle, the entity shall contract with an archivist and a historian to ensure that the process of assembling the records is completed in a manner consistent with:            (i)    the initial report; and            (ii)    the standards of the Society of American Archivists and the Council of State Archivists.        (2)    The archivist and historian contracted with to carry out paragraph (1) of this subsection:            (i)    shall be approved by the State Archivist; and            (ii)    may be the archivist and historian that conducted the initial analysis or another archivist and historian approved by the State Archivist.    (d)    After the process of assembling the records is complete, the entity shall provide the information required under § 12–507 of this subtitle to the State Archivist.
MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  12-507 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division II - General Procurement Law|Title 12 - Organization and Supervision of State Procurement|Subtitle 5 - Disclosure Requirements Regarding Involvement in Deportations|Section 12-507 - Information to State Archivist Relating to Deportation of Victims

    Before a unit of State or local government may award a procurement contract to provide MARC service to an entity subject to this subtitle, the entity shall provide the State Archivist with the following information as it relates to the deportation of victims:        (1)    a written statement providing:            (i)    whether the entity possesses, has custody of, or controls records relating to the the deportation of victims;            (ii)    each location where the records are maintained; and            (iii)    the contents and addresses of each archive or other facility where the entity maintains records;        (2)    a detailed index of the records, including:            (i)    the location of the records and a list of any money received for each deportation, delineated by individual convoys and persons; and            (ii)    an accounting of each piece of property taken or confiscated from each victim;        (3)    if the entity no longer has in its custody or control any or all of the property taken or confiscated from each victim, a written description of:            (i)    the time and manner in which the entity disposed of or converted the property;            (ii)    any property currently owned or operated by the entity that was exchanged for the expropriated property;            (iii)    any expropriated property currently owned by the entity or any other property derived from the expropriated property; and            (iv)    any other derivative or traceable property that remains in the entity’s possession, custody, or control as a result of its deportations activity; and        (4)    a written statement concerning whether the entity has provided restitution or reparations to all identifiable victims of the deportations and, if so stated, a detailed description on how the restitution or reparations apply specifically to the deportation of each victim.
MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  12-508 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division II - General Procurement Law|Title 12 - Organization and Supervision of State Procurement|Subtitle 5 - Disclosure Requirements Regarding Involvement in Deportations|Section 12-508 - Duties of State Archivist

    (a)    The State Archivist shall:        (1)    approve an archivist and historian to conduct the initial analysis required under § 12–506(b) of this subtitle;        (2)    within 14 days after receiving the initial report submitted in accordance with § 12–506(b) of this subtitle:            (i)    review the report and determine whether, in the professional opinion of the State Archivist, the report is consistent with the standards of the Society of American Archivists and the Council of State Archivists; and            (ii)    approve an archivist and historian that will ensure that the process of assembling the records is completed in a manner consistent with:                1.    the initial report; and                2.    the standards of the Society of American Archivists and the Council of State Archivists;        (3)    as needed, provide guidance for and oversight of the process of assembling the records;        (4)    after receiving from an entity the information required under § 12–507 of this subtitle, determine whether, in the professional opinion of the State Archivist:            (i)    the process of assembling the records is complete;            (ii)    the process of assembling the records was completed in a manner consistent with:                1.    the initial report submitted in accordance with § 12–506(b) of this subtitle; and                2.    the standards of the Society of American Archivists and the Council of State Archivists; and            (iii)    the information submitted under § 12–507 of this subtitle is as complete and accurate as possible; and        (5)    provide written notice of the determination made under item (4) of this subsection to:            (i)    the entity; and            (ii)    if the State Archivist determines that the entity met the requirements set forth in item (4)(i), (ii), and (iii) of this subsection, to the unit of State or local government awarding the procurement contract to provide MARC service.    (b)    The State Archivist may use a designee to carry out any provision of this section.
MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  12-509 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division II - General Procurement Law|Title 12 - Organization and Supervision of State Procurement|Subtitle 5 - Disclosure Requirements Regarding Involvement in Deportations|Section 12-509 - Awarding a Procurement Contract

    (a)    At least 30 days before awarding a procurement contract on which an entity subject to this subtitle submitted a bid or offer, a unit of State or local government shall publish notice of its intent to award the procurement contract.    (b)    A unit of State or local government may not award a procurement contract to provide MARC service to an entity that does not comply with §§ 12–505 through 12–507 of this subtitle.    (c)    A unit of State or local government may award a procurement contract to provide MARC service to an entity only after the unit receives the notice from the State Archivist in accordance with § 12–508(a)(5) of this subtitle.    (d)    Notwithstanding the requirements of this subtitle, a unit of State or local government may award a procurement contract to provide MARC service to a bidder or offeror that is not an entity subject to the requirements of this subtitle.
MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  12-510 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division II - General Procurement Law|Title 12 - Organization and Supervision of State Procurement|Subtitle 5 - Disclosure Requirements Regarding Involvement in Deportations|Section 12-510 - Future Procurement Contracts

    An entity awarded a procurement contract to provide MARC service in accordance with § 12–509(c) of this subtitle is considered to have satisfied the requirements of §§ 12–505 through 12–507 of this subtitle for all future procurement contracts to provide MARC service.
MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  12-511 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division II - General Procurement Law|Title 12 - Organization and Supervision of State Procurement|Subtitle 5 - Disclosure Requirements Regarding Involvement in Deportations|Section 12-511 - Protest

    The entity or any other bidder or offeror for a procurement contract to provide MARC service may not submit a protest under § 15–217 of this article relating to the requirements of this subtitle.
MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  13-101 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division II - General Procurement Law|Title 13 - Source Selection -- State Procurement Contracts|Subtitle 1 - Methods of Source Selection|Section 13-101 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Designated procurement unit” means:        (1)    the Department of Budget and Management;        (2)    the Department of General Services;        (3)    the Department of Information Technology; or        (4)    the Department of Transportation.    (c)    “eMaryland Marketplace” means the Internet–based procurement system managed by the Department of General Services.    (d)    “Evaluated bid price” means the price of a bid after adjustment in accordance with objective measurable criteria.    (e)    “Master contracting” means a streamlined procurement method that provides for the qualification of bidders and offerors for the procurement of services, supplies, or commodities.    (f)    (1)    “Objective measurable criteria” means standards that enable the State to compare the economy, effectiveness, or value of the subject of the bids.        (2)    “Objective measurable criteria” includes standards of reliability, operational costs, maintainability, useful life, and residual value.    (g)    “Person” includes, unless the context requires otherwise:        (1)    the State;        (2)    a county, a municipal corporation, or any other political subdivision; and        (3)    any unit of the State government or a political subdivision.    (h)    “Task order” means a procurement process in which only those vendors with master contracts may compete to provide the services, supplies, or commodities under the procurement.