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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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3 SENATE BILL 752 By: Stewart
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to county purchasing; amending 19
7 O.S. 2021, Section 1500.1, which relates to the
8 authority of county purchasing agents; authorizing
8 county purchasing agents to establish online bidding
9 process with certain vendors; updating statutory
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13 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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14 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 19 O.S. 2021, Section 1500.1, is
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15 amended to read as follows:
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16 Section 1500.1. A. Except as otherwise provided by Section
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17 1500 et seq. of this title, the county purchasing agent shall have
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18 the authority to develop, implement, and promote policies and
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19 procedures that allow the procurement of materials and equipment
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20 through contracts that are flexible, value based and are in the best
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21 interests of the state and its political subdivisions.
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22 B. Except as otherwise provided, the county purchasing agent
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23 shall have the authority to use electronic commerce for the
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24 solicitation, notification, and other purchasing processes. For
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1 purposes of this subsection, "electronic commerce" means the use of
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2 electronic methods to enable solicitations, open bids, supplier
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3 response, bid submission, notice of contract award, county
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4 acquisition processes, or any other function to make an acquisition.
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5 C. The boards of county commissioners shall have the authority
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6 to conduct a procurement transaction by electronic means subject to
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7 the provisions of the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.
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8 D. The board of county commissioners shall have the authority
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9 to establish an online bidding process with a vendor authorized by
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10 state contract as provided by the Office of Management and
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11 Enterprise Services.
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12 1. The purchasing agent shall comply with all bid notice
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13 requirements as prescribed in paragraph 2 of subsection B of Section
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14 1505 of this title or the Public Competitive Bidding Act of 1974.
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15 2. Solicitations shall designate an opening and closing date
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16 and time for bids. Sealed bids received pursuant to this subsection
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17 shall be first opened in an open meeting of the board of county
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18 commissioners concurrently with other sealed bids received as
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19 provided in Section 1505 of this title or the Public Competitive
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20 Bidding Act of 1974.
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21 3. The board of county commissioners shall be authorized to
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22 require online bidders to register before the opening date and time
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23 and, as part of that registration, require bidders to agree to any
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1 terms, conditions, or other requirements of the solicitation or
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3 4. The board of county commissioners shall be authorized to
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4 require potential online bidders to prequalify as bidders.
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5 Solicitations and published bid notices shall indicate the
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6 prequalification requirements for online bids. Bids submitted by
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7 online bidders not meeting a prequalification requirement shall be
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8 disqualified from consideration.
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9 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2025.
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10 SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
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11 of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
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12 declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
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13 be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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