Okla. Stat. tit. 2, § 2-5-11: Identification of needs of state entities - Cooperation

with producers, Office of Management and Enterprise Services, and

State Purchasing Director.

A. As part of the "Made in Oklahoma" and "Grown in Oklahoma"

programs established within the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture,

Food, and Forestry, the Department, in cooperation with the Office

of Management and Enterprise Services and the State Purchasing

Director, shall develop and expand new markets and identify the

needs of state agencies, institutions, universities, and other

entities of state, municipalities, counties, and other political

subdivisions of this state and federal agencies and institutions for

Oklahoma-made and Oklahoma-grown agricultural products.

B. The Department shall serve as a communication link between

the producers of Oklahoma agricultural products and the Office of

Management and Enterprise Services and the State Purchasing Director

or directly between the producers and the state, local, and federal

entities for determining and satisfying the needs of the state,

local, and federal entities for agricultural products. Special

emphasis shall be given by the program for the development of

opportunities for distribution and sale of surplus and oversupply of

perishable products.

C. The Department, the Office of Management and Enterprise

Services, and the State Purchasing Director shall provide an

expeditious process for the sale to and purchase of Oklahoma grown

and produced agricultural products by state, local, and federal

entities.

D. The Department shall inform producers of the identified

needs of agricultural products by the state, local, and federal

entities and shall assist the producers in contract procedures with

or through the Office of Management and Enterprise Services and the

State Purchasing Director or directly with the state, local, or

federal entity needing the agricultural products.