State Procurement - Emergency and Expedited Procurements - Revisions and Reporting
What this bill does
Requiring the Special Secretary of the Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs, in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation and the Attorney General, to establish guidelines for each unit to consider when determining the appropriate minority business enterprise participation percentage goal and outreach for an emergency procurement contract; requiring a unit's procurement officer to obtain a certain approval before making an emergency procurement; specifying when a unit is required to publish a certain notice; etc.
Analysis reads the bill text, the fiscal note, and the witness list. It is generated by Claude and reviewed by nobody, so check the source documents before you rely on it.
Testimony (9)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Powell, Michaellobbyist | Office of Program Evaluation and Govt Accountability | Oral |
| FAV | Lam, Clarence | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Lam, Senator Lamlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Clark, Rachellobbyist | Evans & Associates, LLC | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Robertson, Ellen | Maryland Department of General Services | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Westervelt, Patricia | Maryland Department of Transportation | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Kahl, Catherine | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Franchot, Comptroller | Comptroller of Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Powell, Michaellobbyist | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |