Okla. Stat. tit. 72, § 72-63.22: Preference for veteran vendors

A. The Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs may grant a

preference, for purposes of the expenditure of funds for tangible or

intangible personal property or services to be acquired by the

agency, to an honorably discharged veteran or to a lawfully

recognized business entity having a majority ownership of fifty-one

percent (51%) or more of the business that is held by an honorably

discharged veteran at the time the contract is awarded.

B. No individual veteran or veteran-owned business entity, as

defined in subsection C of this section, shall be eligible for

consideration as a veteran vendor pursuant to this section unless

the individual veteran or veteran-owned business entity has

registered with the federal System for Award Management (SAM.gov) in

the same manner as required to do business with the federal

government or has met alternative requirements for qualification or

substantiation as established by the Oklahoma Department of Veterans

Affairs.

C. As used in this section, the term "veteran" shall be defined

in accordance with Section 2 of Title 72 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

D. The Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs may promulgate

rules for implementing the provisions of this section.