Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-1-229.6: Review and approval of Invitations To Bid –

Considerations in developing State Plan and reviewing

intergovernmental contracts.

A. The State Department of Health shall review Invitations To

Bid and applications for contracts and evaluate the progress and

outcomes of tobacco use prevention and cessation programs. The

Department shall make final approval for the issuance of Invitations

To Bid for contracts for tobacco use prevention and cessation

programs.

B. An applicant or a bidder that requests funding to initiate,

continue or expand a tobacco use prevention or cessation program

shall demonstrate, by means of application, letters of

recommendation, and such other means as the Department may

designate, that the proposed tobacco use prevention or cessation

program for which it seeks funds meets the criteria set forth in the

State Plan. Previous contractors shall include recent evaluations

of their programs with their bids or applications. The Department

may not award a contract unless it makes a specific finding, as to

each applicant or bidder, that the program proposed to be funded

meets the criteria set forth in the State Plan.

C. In developing the State Plan and approving Invitations To

Bid and reviewing intergovernmental contracts the Department shall

consider:

1. In the case of applications or Invitations To Bid to fund

media campaigns directed to youth to prevent underage tobacco use,

whether the campaign provides for sound management and periodic

evaluation of the campaign's relevance to the intended audience,

including audience awareness of the campaign and recollection of the

main message;

2. In the case of applications or Invitations To Bid to fund

school-based education programs to prevent youth tobacco use,

whether there is credible evidence that the program is effective in

reducing youth tobacco use;

3. In the case of applications or Invitations To Bid to fund

community-based youth programs involving youth tobacco use

prevention through general youth development, whether the program:

a. has a comprehensive strategy with a clear mission and

goals,

b. has professional leadership,

c. offers a diverse array of youth-centered activities in

youth-accessible facilities,

d. is culturally sensitive, inclusive and diverse,

e. involves youth in the planning, delivery, and

evaluation of services that affect them, and

f. offers a positive focus including all youth;

4. In the case of applications or Invitations To Bid to fund

enforcement and administration of the Prevention of Youth Access to

Tobacco Act and related retailer education and compliance efforts,

whether such activities and efforts can reasonably be expected to

reduce the extent to which tobacco products are available to

individuals under eighteen (18) years of age;

5. In the case of applications or Invitations To Bid to fund

youth cessation, whether there is credible evidence that the program

is effective in long-term tobacco use cessation; and

6. In the case of applications or Invitations To Bid to fund

adult programs, whether there is credible evidence that the program

is effective in decreasing tobacco use.

D. State and local government departments and agencies shall be

eligible for contracts provided pursuant to this act.