Notice of Business Opportunities

I. Where can I find procurement opportunities with Maryland?

Two significant changes have impacted procurements effective July 1, 2005. These changes resulted from House Bill 702 passed during the 2004 Session of the General Assembly, and apply to contracts solicited and awarded on or after July 1, 2005. Contracts solicited prior to July 1, 2005 will not be affected. eMaryland Marketplace Advantage (eMMA) has been modified to accommodate these new requirements.

II. What solicitations are advertised on eMaryland Marketplace Advantage?

State agencies must endeavor to obtain broad-based competition from responsive and responsible bidders. Solicitations for contracts valued between $15,000 and $50,000 can be published in eMMA. Most small procurements are advertised in the eMMA and also can be found on individual agency Bid Boards. In addition, current bids and proposals for the Maryland Department of Health are located in the Procurements section of this website. For contracts that are expected to exceed $50,000, Maryland law requires that a solicitation notice be published in the eMMA at least 20 days before bids are due.

III. How Do I get a copy of a published solicitation?

The solicitation can be downloaded from the eMMA or notice on the Department’s website.

https://procurement.maryland.gov/

https://health.maryland.gov/opass/Pages/Home.aspx

IV. How do I do Business with MDH?

To receive a contract award from the State, you must be a vendor registered on eMaryland Marketplace Advantage. There is no fee to register. Registration enables you to maintain a company profile that will permit you to receive notice of upcoming solicitations in your field of specialization.

To Register:

eMaryland Marketplace Advantage - https://emaryland.buyspeed.com/bso/

Small Business Reserve - https://goma.maryland.gov/Pages/sbr-Program.aspx

Minority Business Enterprises - http://www.mdot.maryland.gov/newMDOT/MBE/Index.html

Veteran-Owned Businesses - https://www.va.gov/osdbu/

V. Explain the difference between large procurements and small procurements?

1. Large Procurements

For contracts that are expected to exceed $50,000, Maryland law requires that a solicitation notice be published in the eMMA at least 20 days before bids are due. Additional information about the eMMA is available on their website at: https://emaryland.buyspeed.com/bso/

2. Small Procurements

A. Overview

A small procurement means the procedure used to obtain items reasonably expected by a procurement officer to cost $50,000 or less or, in the case of revenue-producing procurements, to provide annual gross revenues to the State of $50,000 or less (COMAR 21.05.07.01). All State agencies have authority to make awards of services and information technology (except telecommunications) procurement contracts that do not exceed $50,000, regardless of the method of source selection, e.g., competitive, sole source, or emergency procedures. The only limitation to this authority is that agencies may not artificially divide a single procurement requirement into a number of small procurements in order to avail themselves of this award authority. Because Maryland encourages broad-based competition from responsive bidders, notice of solicitations for contracts valued between $15,000 and $50,000 can be published eMMA.