Code of Maryland Regulations
Title 21 - STATE PROCUREMENT REGULATIONS
Subtitle 11 - SOCIOECONOMIC POLICIES
Chapter 21.11.05 - Procurement from Maryland Correctional Enterprises, Blind Industries and Services of Maryland, and the Employment Works Program
Section 21.11.05.04 - Duties of the Pricing and Selection Committee for Preferred Providers

A. Determine the prevailing average market prices for supplies and services provided by Maryland Correctional Enterprises;

B. Determine the fair market prices for supplies and services provided by Maryland Correctional Enterprises;

C. Include in the master list:

D. Compile, publish, and distribute, at least annually, the master list, which shall include:

E. Consult periodically with the procurement agencies and the selling entities to establish reasonable and uniform standards, including those governing quantity, quality, style, design, and delivery; and

F. Designate an appropriate coordinating entity to facilitate distribution of procurement contracts among sheltered workshops.

G. Review and verify the prevailing average market prices, as proposed by Maryland Correctional Enterprises, when changes are made to the pricing of existing goods and services that are available from Maryland Correctional Enterprises or for new goods or services that Maryland Correctional Enterprises intends to make available;

H. Meet as often as necessary, at the call of any of its members, but at least annually;

I. Ensure that supplies, services, or other sales provided by Blind Industries and Services of Maryland or an Employment Works Program community service provider create work opportunities for individuals who have a mental or physical disability, including blindness, for which Blind Industries and Services of Maryland or the Employment Works Program community service provider was established to assist;

J. Choose appropriate supplies, services, or other sales for Employment Works Program community service providers and individual-with-disability-owned businesses to offer for procurement;

K. Except for services and supplies provided under the Maryland Blind Vending Program, set prices to reflect the fair market prices of supplies, services, or other sales that Blind Industries and Services of Maryland, Employment Works Program community service providers and individual-with-disability-owned businesses provide;

L. Adjust prices for the supplies, services, or other sales that Blind Industries and Services of Maryland and Employment Works Program community service providers and individual-with-disability-owned businesses provide, in accordance with market conditions;

M. At the request of an Employment Works Program community service provider or an individual-with-disability-owned business, review and, if appropriate, change the price of a supply, service, or other sale;

N. Establish and periodically review eligibility policies or guidelines for participating Employment Works Program community service providers and individual-with-disability-owned businesses;

O. Maintain a current list of Employment Works Program community service providers and individual-with-disability-owned businesses;

P. Periodically review and revise the list of Employment Works Program community service providers and individual-with-disability-owned businesses, and send any revised list to the Chief Procurement Officer, who shall make the list available to each person responsible for buying supplies or services for the State or a State aided or controlled entity;

Q. Maintain current lists of supplies, services, or other sales that Maryland Correctional Enterprises, Blind Industries and Services of Maryland, and Employment Works Program community service providers and individual-with-disability-owned businesses provide; and

R. Periodically review and revise the lists of supplies, services, or other sales maintained in accordance with §Q of this regulation, and send any revised list to the Chief Procurement Officer, who shall make the lists available to each person responsible for buying supplies or services for the State or a State aided or controlled entity.