Title 74 — Title 74 — State Government

371, § 15, eff. Nov. 1, 1998.

74 O.S. § 85.36 Repealed by Laws 1994, c. 329, § 13, eff. July 1, 1994

371, § 15, eff. Nov. 1, 1998.

371, § 15, eff. Nov. 1, 1998.

371, § 15, eff. Nov. 1, 1998.

A. 1. Each state agency shall develop internal purchasing procedures for acquisitions by the state agency. Procedures shall, at a minimum, include provisions for the state agency's needs assessment, funding, routing, review, audits, monitoring and evaluations. Following developme…

committee. A. Compliance with the provisions of the Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act shall not be required of: 1. County government; 2. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, the institutions, centers or other constituent agencies of The Oklahoma State System of Higher E…

74 O.S. § 85.4 Repealed by Laws 2020, c. 98, § 31, eff. Nov. 1, 2020

quotation. Suppliers that may incur travel expenses pursuant to an acquisition by a state agency from the supplier shall include travel expenses in the total acquisition price in the supplier's bid, proposal, or quotation. A state agency shall not pay any supplier travel expenses…

A. A state agency that acquires professional services shall comply with the provisions of this section. B. The state agency may evaluate the performance of the professional services provided pursuant to all professional services contracts exceeding the fair and reasonable acquisi…

A. Emergency acquisitions shall be made in compliance with Section 85.39 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes regarding internal purchasing procedures, Section 85.5a of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes regarding the purchasing card program and applicable rules but are not subjec…

persons - Exceptions. A. 1. Except as otherwise provided for in this section or other applicable law, any agency, whether or not such agency is subject to the Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act, shall be prohibited from entering into a sole-source contract or agreement or a contract…

A. Each chief administrative officer of a state agency shall submit to the State Purchasing Director by November 1 of each year a report listing all acquisitions exceeding the agency's acquisition threshold amount for the preceding fiscal year and identify the following: 1. Profe…

74 O.S. § 85.44 Repealed by Laws 2020, c. 98, § 49, eff. Nov. 1, 2020

74 O.S. § 85.44A Repealed by Laws 2020, c. 98, § 50, eff. Nov. 1, 2020

A. Payment for products or services pursuant to a contract executed by a state agency, whether or not such state agency is subject to the Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act shall be made only after products or services have been accepted as satisfactory. This section shall not prohi…

ownership of material or equipment furnished pursuant to contract. Whether or not a state agency is subject to the Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act, no agency shall enter into any contract which provides for the state or state agency to furnish material or equipment to be used by …

74 O.S. § 85.44D Repealed by Laws 2020, c. 98, § 51, eff. Nov. 1, 2020

A. 1. A sole source acquisition is exempt from competitive bidding procedures as a sole source or requirements of this act, but a sole brand acquisition is subject to such competitive bidding requirements. 2. For each sole source or sole brand acquisition, the state agency shall …

A. Disabled Veteran Businesses. As used in this section: 1. "Service-disabled veteran" means any individual that is disabled as certified by the appropriate federal agency responsible for the administration of veterans' affairs; and 2. "Service-disabled veteran business" means a …

Sections 2 through 10 of this act shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma Minority Business Enterprise Assistance Act". Added by Laws 1987, c. 191, § 2, operative July 1, 1987.

It is recognized by this state that the preservation and expansion of the American economic system of private enterprise is through free competition, but it is also recognized that the security and well-being brought about by such competition cannot be realized unless the actual …

For purposes of the Oklahoma Minority Business Enterprise Assistance Act: 1. "Minority" means a person who is a lawful resident of the State of Oklahoma and who is: a. Black (a person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa), b. Hispanic (a person of Mexican, P…

A. For competitive bids submitted to the state pursuant to the Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act or pursuant to the Public Competitive Bidding Act of 1974 by certified minority businesses, the State Purchasing Director shall prepare and implement a bid- preference program. The prog…

In the event that the State Purchasing Director is unable to award a contract pursuant to the provisions of Section 5 of this act, the award may be placed pursuant to the normal competitive bid and award provisions. Added by Laws 1987, c. 191, § 6, operative July 1, 1987.

A. Any minority business enterprise that desires to participate in the minority bid preference program and to bid upon any state contract within the purview of the State Purchasing Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services or any other state contract to be let …

On or before July 15 of each year, the State Purchasing Director shall submit a report to the Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate on the status of the percentile of state funds expended on contracts awarded to minority…

If a minority business enterprise is awarded a contract by this state pursuant to the Oklahoma Minority Business Enterprise Assistance Act, said business shall not assign the rights of the contract to any other business without prior written approval of the State Purchasing Direc…

A. It shall be unlawful for a person to: 1. Knowingly and with intent to defraud, fraudulently obtain, retain, attempt to obtain or retain, or aid another in fraudulently obtaining or retaining or attempting to obtain or retain, certification as a minority business enterprise for…

No later than December 31, 1994, each municipality with a population of three hundred thousand (300,000) or more according to the latest Federal Decennial Census shall conduct a study to determine the disparity, if any, in minority business contracts awarded by such municipality,…

98, § 30, eff. Nov. 1, 2020.

2020.

A. There is hereby created the "Oklahoma Supplier Diversity Initiative", which shall be a state-sponsored supplier diversity program to provide a resource for state agencies and private businesses to utilize diverse firms in procurement opportunities to encourage growth in the ec…

A. There is hereby created the State Travel Office within the Purchasing Division of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services. B. All state agencies and departments of this state may make arrangements for all air travel on scheduled commercial airlines for state employees…

Exceptions. A. Each state agency, board, commission or other entity organized within the executive department of state government shall use the Trip Optimizer system of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services in computing the optimum method and cost for travel by state e…

Sections 1 through 5 of this act shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma Online Bidding Act". Added by Laws 2003, c. 60, § 1, eff. July 1, 2003.

The intent of the Oklahoma Online Bidding Act is: 1. To provide increased economy in state government procurement activities and to maximize to the fullest extent practicable the purchasing value of state monies while ensuring that procurements are the most advantageous to state …

As used in the Oklahoma Online Bidding Act: 1. "Construction" shall be defined as provided by Section 202 of Title 61 of the Oklahoma Statutes for online bids subject to the Public Facilities Act; 2. "Procurement" means buying, purchasing, renting, leasing, or otherwise acquiring…

application of act – Disclosure – Remedies. A. When a state agency determines that online bidding is more advantageous than other procurement methods provided by the laws of this state, the agency may use online bidding to obtain bids as authorized by the Oklahoma Central Purchas…

The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall promulgate rules to implement the Oklahoma Online Bidding Act. Added by Laws 2003, c. 60, § 5, eff. July 1, 2003. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 767.

74 O.S. § 85.46 Repealed by Laws 1990, c. 236, § 12, eff. July 1, 1991

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma Small Business Surety Bond Guaranty Program Act". Added by Laws 1990, c. 236, § 1, eff. July 1, 1991.

1. "Administrator" means the Small Business Surety Bond Guaranty Program Administrator; 2. "Fund" means the Small Business Surety Bond Guaranty Fund; 3. "Indemnity fund" means a fund established through the Office of Management and Enterprise Services to underwrite the Small Busi…

The Administrator shall be authorized to: 1. Use the services of other governmental agencies and public trusts which are necessary to carry out the provisions of this act; 2. Contract for and accept, for use in carrying out the provisions of this program, loans and grants from th…

A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Small Business Surety Bond Guaranty Program to be designated the "Small Business Surety Bond Guaranty Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations and shall consist of:…

Establishment of indemnity fund. A. Subject to the restrictions of the Oklahoma Small Business Surety Bond Guaranty Program Act, the Administrator, on application, may guarantee any surety which qualifies pursuant to this act for any losses incurred as a result of a principal's b…

Applications. A. To qualify for a surety bond guaranty pursuant to the program, a surety and principal shall meet the requirements of this section. B. A surety shall meet the following requirements: 1. Be a company which writes bid, payment, defect or maintenance, or performance …

A. The Administrator may set reasonable premiums and fees, not to exceed limits established by rules promulgated by the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services, to be paid for the purpose of providing bonding assistance under this program. B. The premiums and…

The Small Business Surety Bond Guaranty Program shall be a program of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services. The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services is authorized to hire a Small Business Surety Bond Guaranty Program Administrator to administer…

A. A person shall not knowingly make or cause any false statement or report to be made in any application or in any document furnished to the Administrator. B. A person shall not knowingly make or cause any false statement or report to be made for the purpose of influencing the a…