The State of Maryland Small Business Reserve Program is committed to the growth and success of small businesses. A small business in the state of Maryland is a business, other than a broker, that meets the following criteria:

• The business is independently owned and operated

• The business is not a subsidiary of another business

• The business is not dominant in its field of operation

• 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 $2,000,000 in its most recently completed three fiscal years

• 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 $2,000,000 in its most recently completed three fiscal years

• 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 three fiscal years

• 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 $2,000,000 in its most recently completed three fiscal years

• 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 three fiscal years.

Note: If a business has not existed for three years, the gross sales average is computed for the period of the business’s existence. For newly-formed businesses, the determination will be based upon employment levels and projected gross sales.

Small business will be able to bid for State contracts without competing with larger, more established companies. The designated agencies and departments below will be required to award a minimum of 10 percent of their units’ total dollar value of goods, supplies, services, maintenance, construction, construction-related, architectural service and engineering service contracts to small businesses:
• Department of Budget and Management
• Department of Business and Economic Development
• Department of Education
• Department of the Environment
• Department of General Services
• Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
• Department of Housing and Community Development
• Department of Human Resources
• Department of Juvenile Services
• Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation
• Department of Natural Resources
• Department of State Police
• Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services
• Department of Transportation
• Maryland Insurance Administration
• Maryland Port Administration
• Maryland Stadium Authority
• Morgan State University
• State Lottery Agency
• State Retirement Agency
• State Treasurer
• University System of Maryland.

The websites for these 22 agencies can be accessed through http://www.maryland.gov using the Agency Index drop down list.

The reserve does not apply to procurements that are subject to existing preferences for State Use Industries, Blind Industries and Services of Maryland, and sheltered workshops, and to procurements for which this program would represent a violation of federal law. If you are interested in registering with the Small Business Reserve Program, you may apply online at https://www.smallbusinessreserve.maryland.gov/registration/. For more information about the Small Business Reserve Program, please contact:

Small Business Reserve Program
Department of General Services
301 W. Preston Street
Room M-3
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
(410) 767-4270
sbadmin@dgs. state. md. us

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