Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-85.44E: Disabled Veteran Businesses – Bonus preference

A. Disabled Veteran Businesses.

As used in this section:

1. "Service-disabled veteran" means any individual that is

disabled as certified by the appropriate federal agency responsible

for the administration of veterans' affairs; and

2. "Service-disabled veteran business" means a business:

a. not less than fifty-one percent (51%) of which is

owned by one or more service-disabled veterans or, in

the case of any publicly owned business, not less than

fifty-one percent (51%) of the stock of which is owned

by one or more service-disabled veterans, and

b. the management and daily business operations of which

are controlled by one or more service-disabled

veterans.

B. In awarding contracts for the performance of any job or

service, all agencies, departments, institutions and other entities

of this state and of each political subdivision of this state shall

give a three-percentage point bonus preference to service-disabled

veteran businesses doing business as Oklahoma firms, corporations or

individuals, or which maintain Oklahoma offices or places of

business.

C. In implementing the provisions of subsection B of this

section, the following shall apply:

1. The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise

Services shall have the goal of three percent (3%) of all such

contracts described in subsection B of this section to be awarded to

such veterans; and

2. If an insufficient number of such veterans doing business in

this state submit a bid or proposal for a contract by an agency,

department, institution or other entity of the state or a political

subdivision, such goal shall not be required and the provisions of

paragraph 1 of this subsection shall not apply.

D. The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise

Services may promulgate rules in order to implement the provisions

of this section.