2023 Maryland Statutes › State Finance and Procurement › Division II - General Procurement Law › Title 14 - Preferences › Subtitle 1 - Preferences to Benefit Disadvantaged Individuals › Section 14-110 - Fiscal Year Procurement Expenditure Forecast

(a)    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, subsections (b) and (c) of this section apply to:
(1)    a State or State aided or controlled entity that is:
(i)    subject to the requirements of § 14–103 of this subtitle and § 14–305 of this title; or
(ii)    identified by the Department of General Services; and
(2)    the University System of Maryland, St. Mary’s College of Maryland, and Morgan State University.
(b)    (1)    Within 60 days after the enactment of the budget bill by the General Assembly, each State or State aided or controlled entity shall prepare and submit to the Department of General Services a fiscal year procurement expenditure forecast that details the expected expenditures and contracts to be awarded under § 14–103 of this subtitle in the next fiscal year.
(2)    The forecast required by paragraph (1) of this subsection shall include activities planned to increase the number of contracts awarded under § 14–103 of this subtitle.
(c)    (1)    Within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year, a State or State aided or controlled entity shall submit a report to the Department of General Services that complies with the requirements of paragraph (2) of this subsection.
(2)    For the preceding fiscal year, the report shall include:
(i)    the total number and the dollar value of contracts awarded by the State or State aided or controlled entity to a preferred provider;
(ii)    the total number and the dollar value of payments made by a State or State aided or controlled entity to a preferred provider, including purchase card procurements;
(iii)    the total number and the dollar value of contracts awarded by the State or State aided or controlled entity to a provider other than a preferred provider;
(iv)    the total number and the dollar value of payments made by the State or State aided or controlled entity to a provider other than a preferred provider, including purchase card procurements;
(v)    the percentage that the contracts to preferred providers represent of the total number of procurement contracts;
(vi)    the percentage that the payments to preferred providers represent of the total value of payments; and
(vii)    any other information required by the Department of General Services.
(d)    (1)    Within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year, a preferred provider awarded a contract in accordance with § 14–103 of this subtitle shall report to the Department of General Services in accordance with paragraph (2) of this subsection.
(2)    For the preceding fiscal year, the report shall state the total number of full–time equivalents for individuals with disabilities who contributed to the work of the contracts.
(e)    Within 60 days after receipt of all of the reports required under subsections (c) and (d) of this section, the Department of General Services shall submit a summary of the information to:
(1)    the Board of Public Works; and
(2)    in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, the Senate Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee, the House Health and Government Operations Committee, and the Legislative Policy Committee.