In this article, the following words have the meanings indicated.
(1) "Capital improvement" means any public improvement undertaken by the County, including the construction or reconstruction in whole or in part of any road, bridge, street, building, waterway or water, sewer, or stormwater facility, or any similar physical structure or facility necessary in carrying out the activities of the County government.
(2) "Cooperative procurement" means a procurement conducted by or on behalf of two or more government entities to obtain the benefits of volume purchases and to reduce administrative time and expenses.
(3) "Evaluated bid price" means the dollar amount of a bid after bid price adjustments are made under objective measurable criteria, set forth in the invitation for bids, that affect the economy and effectiveness in the operation or use of the product, such as reliability, maintainability, operating costs, useful life, and residual value.
(4) "Goods" means all tangible things that are or may be produced for or furnished to the County.
(5) "Intergovernmental agreement" means an agreement between or among two or more governmental entities to procure or provide goods and services.
(6) "Piggyback procurement" means a procurement in which a vendor provides the same goods or services at the same price and under the same material terms and conditions of the underlying contract between the vendor and another government entity.
(7) "Professional services" means the services of individuals or organizations possessing a high degree of professional or technical skill and the appropriate licensing, certification, accreditation, or training to provide the services.
(8) "Quasi-governmental entity" means a business entity that, by law or contract, monitors, expends, disburses, or otherwise manages public funds for the federal, a State, or a local government.
(9) "Responsible" means that, in the judgment of the purchasing agent, a vendor is capable of providing the goods or services that are sought by the County and has the legal capacity to offer the goods or services and enter into a contract at the time of an award.
(10) "Responsive" means that, in the judgment of the purchasing agent, the response to a procurement solicitation meets all of the requirements set forth in the procurement solicitation.
(11) "Services" means all types of services required by the County that are not furnished by County employees. "Services" includes professional services.
(12) "Underlying contract" means a contract entered into by a vendor and a government entity other than the County that is used for a piggyback procurement by the County.
(13) "Using agency" means any department, division, office, agency, board, commission, bureau, or other unit in the County government, or other agency using goods or services paid for in whole or in part by County funds, including the Department of Health and departments and agencies created by or operating under the public general laws of the State to the extent that the provisions of this article may apply to them by law or to the extent that such departments and agencies request that the provisions of this article apply to them.
(1985 Code, Art. 10, § 1-101) (Bill No. 59-85; Bill No. 77-95; Bill No. 58-08; Bill No. 8-17; Bill No. 51-18)