Appendix_9._Electronic_Transaction_Fee.docx
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- Building Trades at Sewer Plant State and local contract opportunity
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- BPM057491
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- Frederick County, Edgemont CDP, Maryland
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This is an appendix document outlining electronic transaction fee requirements for the Department of General Services (DGS) controlled procurements in Maryland, applied to a building trades contract for the Town of Emmitsburg. The contract involves furnishing and installation of electrical, plumbing, and HVAC systems, including a standby generator and sanitary sewer grinder pump system, for an addition to the Wastewater Treatment Plant at 16707 Creamery Road. Sealed bids are due by 4:00 PM on Tuesday, June 30, 2026, with a pre-bid meeting scheduled for Tuesday, June 16, 2026, at 11:00 am at the project site. Award is anticipated at the July 13, 2026, Mayor and Commissioners Meeting.
The contractor must remit an electronic transaction fee equal to one percent (1%) of the total invoiced amount for all sales made under the contract within forty-five calendar days after the end of each reporting period. The fee shall be calculated on the gross invoice amount less returns or credits and must be incorporated into the contract's unit prices rather than charged separately to customers. Payment must be submitted via ACH to the Comptroller or by check to the Department of General Services, Fiscal Services Division, accompanied by a Monthly Usage Report in Microsoft Excel format submitted simultaneously to dgs.statewidecontractsusagereport@maryland.gov. Failure to timely and accurately remit the electronic transaction fees constitutes default under the contract.
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Appendix 9. Electronic Transaction Fee [[This section is required for all DGS-controlled procurements, including Statewide and Agency-Specific Contracts.]]
a. No later than forty-five (45) calendar days after the end of each reporting period, the Contractor shall remit to the State, by check, an electronic transaction fee equal to one percent (1%) of the total invoiced amount for all sales made under the Contract during the applicable reporting period. The Contractor shall calculate the fee on the gross invoice amount, less any returns or credits. The Contractor may not charge the electronic transaction fee directly to a customer or identify it as a separate line item, fee, or surcharge on any invoice, and shall incorporate the fee into the Contract’s unit prices. For example, if the total invoiced amount for a reporting period equals $10,000, the Contractor shall remit an electronic transaction fee of $100.
b. The Contractor shall submit the electronic transaction fee for the applicable reporting period:
1. via ACH: the Contractor may fill out the following ACH form and submit it to the Comptroller at GADACH@marylandtaxes.gov:
ACH-Direct Dep Auth-GADX10 Form_10.24 (Vndr pay State).pdf
All ACH payments must include a note in the comments section that the payment is for “DGS 1% Fee.”
2. by check to to the Office of State Procurement at the following address:
Department of General Services, Fiscal Services Division 301 W. Preston Street, Room 1309 Baltimore, MD 21201 ATTENTION: For the Office of State Procurement
c. Simultaneously with the payment of the fee, the contractor shall submit electronically, using Microsoft Excel the Monthly Usage Report documenting all contract sales to: dgs.statewidecontractsusagereport@maryland.gov. The Contractor must use the following Template for Vendor Monthly Usage Reporting for reporting.
d. If the Contractor fails to timely and accurately remit the electronic transaction fees, the State shall determine that the Contractor is in default under the contract.
Appendix 9. Electronic Transaction Fee Effective Date: January 2026
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