Procurement - Minority Business Enterprises - Revisions
Sponsor: Senator GriffithCommittee: Budget and TaxationSubject: State Government - ProcurementStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 156 (as of Nov 15, 2022)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring a procurement officer, in an invitation for bids or a request for proposals, to include a certain summary of the factors used to determine the expected degree of minority business enterprise participation for the contract; requiring the Governor's Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs, in collaboration with certain entities, to adopt by regulation criteria used to determine that a prime contractor has persistently failed to meet contract goals; etc.
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Testimony (6)
MGA witness listFAV 3FavorableUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 2Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Griffith, Melony | Maryland State Senate | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Griffith, Senator Griffithlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Senator Griffith, Senator Griffithlegislator | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Love, William | Individual | Position only |
| INFO | Rhee, Jimmy | Governor's Office of Small Minority & Women's Business Affairs | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Westervelt, Patricia | Maryland Department of Transportation | Written (PDF) |