DBM's Procurement Role: DBM is one of three statewide procurement control agencies in the Executive Branch of Maryland State government. The Department of General Services and the Department of Information Technology are the others. DBM's area of procurement control is services.
DBM's Procurement Guidance and Training: DBM helps to interpret State procurement law and regulations and provides guidance and training for State agency personnel. It reviews and comments on services and motor vehicle lease procurements. These procurements comprise a large portion of the State's procurements. The Department approves services solicitations from other State agencies prior to their release for bidding and contracts prior to implementation. The Department maintains offices at 45 Calvert Street in Annapolis and 300 and 301 W. Preston Street in Baltimore.
Types of Procurements Originated at DBM: DBM does relatively little direct contracting for its own needs, including few small procurements. The Department primarily awards contracts with statewide impact. These typically large statewide contracts generally average over $1 billion in annual value and fall into the category of human resources or personnel, e.g. health benefits, recruitment, training, and other personnel-related services for State employees. The Department also awards foreign language translation and audit services contracts which are available for use by other State agencies and local governments.
Agency Delegation for Services Procurements
Current Business/Contractor Opportunities
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DBM Procurement Contact List