Section 13-109 - Small procurement(a) In this section, "small procurement" means a procurement for which: (1) a unit spends $100,000 or less;(2) a contractor provides services subject to § 11-202(3) of this article for expected annual revenues of $100,000 or less;(3) the Department of General Services or the Department of Transportation is seeking to award a procurement contract for a construction with a value that is $200,000 or less;(4) the Department of Natural Resources is seeking to award a procurement contract for capital projects or maintenance with a value that is $200,000 or less; or(5) for purposes of administering Title 29, Subtitle 1 of the State Personnel and Pensions Article, the State Retirement Agency spends $100,000 or less during a fiscal year for: (i) expenses related to independent medical evaluations by a physician; and(ii) any expenses related to testimony by the physician at administrative hearings on behalf of the Agency.(b) A unit may make small procurements in accordance with the regulations of primary procurement units.(c) A primary procurement unit may not create a small procurement by artificial division of a procurement.(d) Any regulation of a primary procurement unit to govern small procurements: (1) shall provide for a simplified administrative procedure;(2) shall be consistent with the basic intent of this Division II; and(3) may not be disadvantageous economically to the State.(e) At least every 3 years, the Board shall:(1) review the prevailing costs of labor and materials; and(2) if warranted by changes in cost, recommend to the General Assembly appropriate adjustments in the ceiling for a small procurement.Amended by 2023 Md. Laws, Ch. 161, Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2023.Amended by 2022 Md. Laws, Ch. 39, Sec. 1, eff. 6/1/2022.Amended by 2017 Md. Laws, Ch. 589, Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2017.Amended by 2017 Md. Laws, Ch. 588, Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2017.Amended by 2017 Md. Laws, Ch. 83, Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2017.Amended by 2017 Md. Laws, Ch. 82, Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2017.