Terms Used In Maryland Code, STATE FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT 11-202

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • including: means includes or including by way of illustration and not by way of limitation. See
  • state: means :

    (1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or

    (2) the District of Columbia. See
Except as otherwise expressly provided by law, this Division II applies to:

(1) each expenditure by a unit under a procurement contract;

(2) each procurement by a unit on behalf of another unit, governmental agency, or other entity; and

(3) each procurement by a unit, even if a resulting procurement contract will involve no expenditure by the State and will produce revenue for the State, for services that are to be provided for the benefit of:

(i) State officials, State employees, or students at a State facility, including a school, hospital, institution, or recreational facility;

(ii) clients or patients at a State hospital or State institution;

(iii) the public at a State recreational facility; or

(iv) the public at a State transportation facility or State higher education facility, as required by the Board.