MD Department of General Services

On Tuesday, April 27, 2004, Senate Bill 904 was signed as a result of recommendations made by The Commission on Minority Business Enterprise Reform. This legislation targets at least 10 percent of state contracting dollars for bid by small businesses in a sweeping proposal and will guarantee small businesses unprecedented opportunities for growth. For the first time, many small businesses will be able to bid as prime contractors on a significant portion of state contracts, without having to compete with larger, better established competitors.

To take advantage of this program a business, must meet the following criteria:

• Is independently owned and operated;
• Is NOT a broker;
• Is NOT a subsidiary of another business;
• Is NOT dominant in its field of operation; where
  • The wholesale operations of the business did not employ more than 50 persons, and the gross sales of the business did not exceed an average of $4,000,000 in its more recently completed 3 fiscal years*; or
  • The retail operations of the business did not employ more than 25 persons, and the gross sales of the business did not exceed an average of $3,000,000 in its most recently completed 3 fiscal years*; or
  • The manufacturing operations of the business did not employ more than 100 persons, and the gross sales of the business did not exceed an average of $2,000,000 in its most recently completed 3 fiscal years*; or
  • The service operations of the business did not employ more than 100 persons, and the gross sales of the business did not exceed an average of $10,000,000 in its more recently completed 3 fiscal years*; or
  • The construction operations of the business did not employ more than 50 persons, and the gross sales of the business did not exceed an average of $7,000,000 in its most recently completed 3 fiscal years*.
  • The architectural and engineering operations of the business did not employ more than 100 persons, and the gross sales of the business did not exceed an average of $4,500,000 in its most recently completed 3 fiscal years*.

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