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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2 2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
3 HOUSE BILL 4327 By: Kendrix
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6 AS INTRODUCED
7 An Act relating to state government; requiring all
vendors providing services to state agencies to
8 report use of subcontracting; directing vendors to
report to the Central Purchasing Division; providing
9 required details for report; directing vendors to
file within ten days of completion; directing the
10 Central Purchasing Division to maintain public
database of private vendor contracts; providing
11 required information for database; providing an
exemption for information protected in the Oklahoma
12 Open Records Act; requiring state agencies to report
certain information from statewide contracts to the
13 Central Purchasing Division; directing state agencies
to perform post-assessment of fulfilled contract
14 services; providing required information to be
included in assessment; directing agencies to report
15 incomplete contracts in annual budget submissions and
estimated time for completion; providing for
16 codification; and providing an effective date.
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19 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
20 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
21 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 85.41B of Title 74, unless there
22 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
23 All vendors providing services to a state agency shall report
24 any subcontracting, meaning any third party performing substitute
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1 contract work, for fulfillment of any terms of the contract between
2 the vendor and the state agency to both the contracting agency and
3 Central Purchasing Division of the Office of Management and
4 Enterprise Services. The report shall include the tasks the
5 subcontractor completed and the percentage of the total contract
6 being fulfilled by the subcontractor. The vendor shall file the
7 report no later than ten (10) days after the conclusion of work
8 completed by the subcontractor.
9 SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
10 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 85.41C of Title 74, unless there
11 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
12 A. Every active contract between a state agency and a private
13 vendor shall be published on a publicly available database
14 maintained by the Central Purchasing Division of the Office of
15 Management and Enterprise Services. The database shall include:
16 1. The vendor's name;
17 2. The total expected cost of the contract;
18 3. The purchase order number; and
19 4. The description of deliverables.
20 B. Subsection A of this section shall not apply if the contract
21 is related to any information exempted from the Oklahoma Open
22 Records Act pursuant to Section 24A.28 of Title 51 of the Oklahoma
23 Statutes.
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1 C. Contracts shall be published no later than ten (10) days
2 after the contract is executed.
3 SECTION 3. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
4 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 85.41D of Title 74, unless there
5 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
6 State agencies that purchase or secure services through
7 statewide contracts shall provide the following documentation to the
8 Central Purchasing Division of the Office of Management and
9 Enterprise Services upon entering into an agreement for contracted
10 services:
11 1. A statement of work that includes the purpose of the
12 contracted work, the expected deliverables and corresponding due
13 dates, and metrics for evaluating the success of the engagement;
14 2. A description of hourly rates with a "not to exceed" rate
15 that caps the total expense of the contracted work;
16 3. Supporting documentation that includes line-item expenses;
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18 4. Performance contract guarantees to provide recourse to the
19 contracting agency.
20 SECTION 4. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
21 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 85.41E of Title 74, unless there
22 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
23 A. State agencies shall perform post-assessment of the
24 fulfillment of any contracted services within thirty (30) days of
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1 either a key milestone identified within the contract or the
2 contract term end. This assessment shall include:
3 1. Whether the contract with a "completed by" end date was
4 specified;
5 2. Whether the services were overdue; and
6 3. Whether the services were over budget.
7 B. State agencies shall report any incomplete contracts,
8 regardless of whether the contract is late or on schedule, in their
9 annual budget submissions and include the estimated time for
10 completion.
11 SECTION 5. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
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