Code of Maryland Regulations
Title 21 - STATE PROCUREMENT REGULATIONS
Subtitle 01 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Chapter 21.01.01 - Authority, Policies, and Purposes
Section 21.01.01.03 - Policies and Purposes
Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 19, September 20, 2024
The principal policies and purposes of these regulations are to:
A. Provide for increased public confidence in the procedures followed in public procurement;
B. Ensure the fair and equitable treatment of all persons who deal with the procurement system of this State;
C. Simplify, clarify, and modernize the regulations governing procurement by this State;
D. Permit the continued development of procurement regulations, policies, and practices;
E. Provide increased economy in State procurement activities and to maximize to the fullest extent the purchasing power of the State;
F. Provide safeguards for the maintenance of a procurement system of quality and integrity;
G. Foster effective broad-based competition through support of the free enterprise system; and
H. Promote development of uniform procurement procedures to the extent possible.
