Maryland Code, STATE FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT 13-218.1
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- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
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(1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or
(2) the District of Columbia. See
(b) (1) At least 60 days before the issuance of a solicitation for a service contract that is not exempt under § 13-403(c) or § 13-404(b) of the State Personnel and Pensions Article, the unit shall provide the exclusive representative of the employees who may be affected by the service contract with:
(i) written notice of:
1. work that is being proposed for contracting; and
2. contracting procedures, requirements, timetables, and employee rights as provided in Title 13, Subtitle 4 of the State Personnel and Pensions Article; and
(ii) a reasonable opportunity to meet and discuss alternatives to the proposed service contract.
(2) (i) 1. Except as provided in subsubparagraph 2 of this subparagraph, this paragraph applies to a solicitation for a service contract for janitorial services.
2. This paragraph does not apply to a service contract for janitorial services under Title 14, Subtitle 1 of this article.
(ii) In consultation with the Department of General Services, the Board shall adopt regulations concerning a solicitation for a service contract for janitorial services to require that a bidder or offeror delineate its costs by category, including:
1. labor;
2. cleaning supplies; and
3. projected man-hours to satisfactorily complete the service.
(c) A violation of this section does not constitute grounds to challenge or appeal an award of a procurement or the process through which the procurement was conducted.