Md. Code Regs. 21.11.05.04

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 24, December 2, 2024

Section 21.11.05.04 - Duties of the Pricing and Selection Committee for Preferred Providers

The Pricing and Selection Committee for Preferred Providers shall:

A. Determine the prevailing average market prices for supplies and services provided by Maryland Correctional Enterprises;

B. Determine the fair market prices for supplies and services provided by Maryland Correctional Enterprises;

C. Include in the master list:

(a) A listing of those supplies and services available for procurement from Maryland Correctional Enterprises,

(b) The fair market price for each supply and service,

(c) Any necessary instructions governing the procurement of a supply or service from Maryland Correctional Enterprises;

D. Compile, publish, and distribute, at least annually, the master list, which shall include:

(a) Listings of supplies and services available from each of the selling entities,

(b) The fair market prices of those supplies and services,

(c) Instructions governing the procurement of those supplies and services, including the order of procurement priority when the same or substantially similar supply or service can be provided by more than one selling entity;

E. Consult periodically with the procurement agencies and the selling entities to establish reasonable and uniform standards, including those governing quantity, quality, style, design, and delivery; and

F. Designate an appropriate coordinating entity to facilitate distribution of procurement contracts among sheltered workshops.

G. Review and verify the prevailing average market prices, as proposed by Maryland Correctional Enterprises, when changes are made to the pricing of existing goods and services that are available from Maryland Correctional Enterprises or for new goods or services that Maryland Correctional Enterprises intends to make available;

H. Meet as often as necessary, at the call of any of its members, but at least annually;

I. Ensure that supplies, services, or other sales provided by Blind Industries and Services of Maryland or an Employment Works Program community service provider create work opportunities for individuals who have a mental or physical disability, including blindness, for which Blind Industries and Services of Maryland or the Employment Works Program community service provider was established to assist;

J. Choose appropriate supplies, services, or other sales for Employment Works Program community service providers and individual-with-disability-owned businesses to offer for procurement;

K. Except for services and supplies provided under the Maryland Blind Vending Program, set prices to reflect the fair market prices of supplies, services, or other sales that Blind Industries and Services of Maryland, Employment Works Program community service providers and individual-with-disability-owned businesses provide;

L. Adjust prices for the supplies, services, or other sales that Blind Industries and Services of Maryland and Employment Works Program community service providers and individual-with-disability-owned businesses provide, in accordance with market conditions;

M. At the request of an Employment Works Program community service provider or an individual-with-disability-owned business, review and, if appropriate, change the price of a supply, service, or other sale;

N. Establish and periodically review eligibility policies or guidelines for participating Employment Works Program community service providers and individual-with-disability-owned businesses;

O. Maintain a current list of Employment Works Program community service providers and individual-with-disability-owned businesses;

P. Periodically review and revise the list of Employment Works Program community service providers and individual-with-disability-owned businesses, and send any revised list to the Chief Procurement Officer, who shall make the list available to each person responsible for buying supplies or services for the State or a State aided or controlled entity;

Q. Maintain current lists of supplies, services, or other sales that Maryland Correctional Enterprises, Blind Industries and Services of Maryland, and Employment Works Program community service providers and individual-with-disability-owned businesses provide; and

R. Periodically review and revise the lists of supplies, services, or other sales maintained in accordance with §Q of this regulation, and send any revised list to the Chief Procurement Officer, who shall make the lists available to each person responsible for buying supplies or services for the State or a State aided or controlled entity.

Md. Code Regs. 21.11.05.04

Regulation .04 amended effective March 8, 1999 (26:5 Md. R. 394); March 13, 2006 (33:5 Md. R. 523)
Regulation .04C amended effective February 23, 2009 (36:4 Md. R. 355);41:8 Md. R. 473, eff. 4/28/2014 ; amended effective 46:5 Md. R. 310, eff. 3/11/2019; amended effective 50:18 Md. R. 800, eff. 9/18/2023