Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-5158: Services from outside providers to carry out the

Director's powers and duties.

The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services

(OMES), in consultation with the responsible state agency, may

retain or contract for the services of commercial appraisers,

engineers, investment bankers, financial advisers, accounting

experts and other consultants, independent contractors or providers

of professional services as are necessary in the judgment of the

Director to carry out the Director's powers and duties under this

act. This may include the identification of public services and any

related projects to be subject to invitations for qualifications or

proposals under this act, the development of those invitations and

related evaluation criteria, the evaluation of those invitations and

the negotiation of any contract under this act.