Procurement Services and Programs

The Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services Office of the Secretary Procurement Services Unit objectives and general information on doing business with the agency.  

Small Business Reserve Program

The Small Business Reserve program (SBR) provides small businesses with the opportunity to participate as prime contractors on State contracts and procurements by competing against other small businesses instead of larger, more established companies.

Minority Business Enterprise Program

The Maryland Department of Transportation's (MDOT) Office of Minority Business Enterprise (OMBE) is Maryland's official certification agency for the Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) Program, the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program, the Airport Concessions Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (ACDBE) Program, and Small Business Enterprise (SBE) Program.

Veteran-Owned Small Business Reserve Program

The Department’s Veteran and Small Business Programs implement the requirements to aid, counsel, assist, and protect the interests of Veteran and Small Business concerns to ensure that a fair proportion of total purchases, contracts, and subcontracts are placed with Veteran and Small Businesses.

Green Purchasing

The Maryland Green Purchasing Committee is an interagency committee created by the Green Maryland Act of 2010 and tasked with providing the State with education and training promoting environmentally preferable purchasing.