(a) By regulation, the Secretary of General Services, the Secretary of Transportation, the Chancellor of the University System of Maryland, and the President of Morgan State University each shall specify the criteria that a business must meet to qualify as a small business. (b) (1) The criteria for qualification as a small business may vary among industries to reflect their particular characteristics. (2) Regulations adopted under this section shall include, for each class of business, the maximum number of employees a business may have to qualify as a small business. (c) The regulations adopted under subsection (a) of this section shall require the qualification of a business as a small business for the exclusive purpose of pursuing out–of–state contracts, if the business has: (1) 250 or fewer employees; or (2) average annual gross receipts of $10,000,000 or less averaged over its most recently completed 3 fiscal years.
Maryland Legal Code