Code of Maryland Regulations
Title 21 - STATE PROCUREMENT REGULATIONS
Subtitle 11 - SOCIOECONOMIC POLICIES
Chapter 21.11.07 - Miscellaneous Purchasing Preferences
Section 21.11.07.09 - Environmentally Preferable Purchasing
Universal Citation: MD Code Reg 21.11.07.09
Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 19, September 20, 2024
A. All procurement agencies shall purchase environmentally preferable products and services unless purchasing environmentally preferable products and services would limit or supersede any requirements under any provision of law or result in the purchase of products and services that:
(1) Do not perform
adequately for the intended use;
(2) Exclude adequate competition;
or
(3) Are not available at a
reasonable price in a reasonable period of time.
B. Designations.
(1) The Maryland Green Purchasing Committee
as established in State Finance and Procurement Article, §
14-410,
Annotated Code of Maryland, shall designate a single point of contact to advise
State agencies, suppliers, and other interested parties on environmentally
preferable purchasing issues.
(2)
The head of each procurement agency shall designate an employee to be
responsible for annually reviewing agency specifications currently used by the
unit and, to the extent practicable:
(a)
Adopt the environmentally preferable specifications established by the Maryland
Green Purchasing Committee in §C of this regulation; and
(b) Revise the unit's procurement
specifications in accordance with State Finance and Procurement Article, §
14-410,
Annotated Code of Maryland.
C. Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Specifications. The Maryland Green Purchasing Committee, as established in State Finance and Procurement Article, § 14-410, Annotated Code of Maryland, shall
(1) Publish
and maintain, in electronic format available to the procurement agencies on the
Department of General Services website, environmentally preferable
specifications for products and services; and
(2) Periodically review and update the
specifications to ensure the State is purchasing appropriate environmentally
preferable products and services.
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