Section 12-104 - Procurement Contracts Outside United States

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the Board may modify or waive any requirement under this Division II for a procurement contract or a class of procurement contracts that is to be performed entirely outside the United States, or any lease of real property outside this State, to the extent that: (1) the purposes stated in § 11–201(a) of this article are fostered; (2) the circumstances require the modification or waiver; and (3) foreign or out–of–state contractors are expected to be involved in the procurement. (b) The Board may not modify or waive the following requirements: (1) § 14–404 of this article ('Coal in heating systems'); (2) Title 16, Subtitle 2 of this article ('Offenses Subject to Debarment'); and (3) Title 17 of this article ('Special Provisions –– State and Local Subdivisions').