ENGR. H. B. NO. 1019 Page 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL NO. 1019 By: Munson, Lawson, Roe, McEntire, Talley, and Swope of the House and Gollihare of the Senate An Act relating to the Central Purchasing Act ; amending 74 O.S. 2021, Section 85.44D.1, which relates to sole source acquisition or sole brand acquisition, certification, and report; creating an exemption; providing a termination date; and declaring an emergency . BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 74 O.S. 2021, Section 85.44D.1, is amended to read as follows: Section 85.44D.1 A. 1. A sole source acquisition is exempt from competitive bidding procedures as a sole source or r equirements 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 retain in the state agency's acqui sition file and attach to the requisitio n, a certification signed by the chi ef administrative officer of the state agency, in the following form: SOLE SOURCE OR SOLE BRAND ACQUISITION ENGR. H. B. NO. 1019 Page 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 CERTIFICATION STATE AGENCY ________________________ SUPPLIER NAME ________________________ SUPPLIER ADDRESS ________________________ SUPPLIER CONTACT INFORMATION ________________________ In connection with the attached requisit ion or contract, I hereby affirm that (Name of Supplier) is the only business entity singularly quali fied to provide the acquisition, or is t he only brand satisfying the acquisi tion requirements, for the following reasons: _________________________________ _____________________ __________________________________ ____________________ ________________________ ______________________________ _____________________________________________ _________ ______________________________________________________ The following is a brief description of all efforts made to verify that the acquisition qualifies as a sole source or sole brand acquisition: _________________________________________________ _____ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _____ ENGR. H. B. NO. 1019 Page 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 I understand that the signing of this certification knowing such information to be false may result in forfeiture of my position and ineligibility for appointment to or employment in state service for a period of five (5) years following forfeiture o f position. ________________________ _____ (Chief administrative officer) 3. A court order requiring a particular acquisition, but which does not specify a brand or suppli er shall not substitute for the certification required by this section or otherwise i nvalidate acquisition procedures req uired by the Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act. 4. Upon a determination by the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services that there are reasonable grounds to believe that a violation of this section has occurred, the Director shall send f indings to the Attorney General that support the determination. The Attorney General shall review the findings and determine whether t o investigate or prosecute the person. 5. Prior to approving a requisition for a sol e source or sole brand acquisition, the Purchasing Division shall require the signed certification documenting the need for a sole source or sole brand acquisition and shall retain the certification in accordance wit h state record retention requirements. 6. For a sole source or sole brand a cquisitions exceeding the fair and reasonable acquisition threshold amount and not requiring ENGR. H. B. NO. 1019 Page 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 submission of a requisition to the Purchas ing Division, the state agency's certified pr ocurement officer shall retain, in the acquisition file, the signed certific ation documenting the need for the sole source or sole brand acquisition in accordance with state record retention requirements. B. By the fifteenth day of each month, or the firs t working day thereafter, the Office of Management and Enterprise Services s hall provide a report to: 1. The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate; and 2. Any member of the Legislature requesting the report. The report shall detail sole source and sole brand acquisitions by state agencies for the month prior to the month preceding the submission of the report. The report shall be titled "Monthly Sole Source and Sole Brand Contracting Report of Oklahoma State Agencies" and indicate the time period o f the report. The report shall be provided by the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services or the Director's designee. The report shall be in columnar database format and shall include at least the following fields of information: st ate agency number; state agency name ; date created by the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for the requisition; date of either approval or disapproval of the requisition; if disapproved, the reason why su ch contract requisition was disapproved; estimated amount of the requisition ENGR. H. B. NO. 1019 Page 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 acquisition; purchase order amount; purchase order number; actual business name of supplier; supplier federal employer identification number; and the commodity classification list ing at the appropriate level to distinguish between similar acquisitions. I nformation required by this subsection shall be reported and maintained on each report through the next reporting period after an acquisition is made. The applicable data in the f ields of information specified in this subsection shall be listed even if th e state agency requisition is disapproved. C. 1. The State Department of Health shall be exempt from requests for proposals for sole source acquisitions for the Nurse - Family Partnership Program and the Children First Program. 2. The provisions of this subsection shall cease to have the force and effect of law on November 1, 2029. SECTION 2. It being immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby declared to exist, by reas on whereof this act shall take effect and be in full force from and after its passage and approval. ENGR. H. B. NO. 1019 Page 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Passed the House of Representatives the 6th day of March, 2024. Presiding Officer of the House of Representatives Passed the Senate the ___ day of __________, 2024. Presiding Officer of the Senate