MD HB500

Secretary of General Services may delegate procurement powers to the Chief Procurement Officer; Department of Information Technology must establish a technical procurement team with expertise in technology and agile procurement

Small business reserve threshold increased from $50,000-$500,000 to $1,000,000 or less; procurements for small business reserve no longer have a minimum dollar threshold

Oral presentations required for larger contracts: over $2 million for architectural/engineering services, over $10 million for construction, and over $5 million for IT and other professional services

New "Good Labor Practices Evaluation Factor" created for competitive sealed proposals on public work contracts, providing 10% of technical evaluation points to businesses attesting to compliance with worker classification, payment, and safety requirements

Contractors awarded covered procurements must utilize registered apprenticeship programs and, for contracts over $1 million, eligible internship programs; Employment Works Program transferred from Department of General Services to Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs