Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-85.45e: Certification as minority business enterprise

A. Any minority business enterprise that desires to participate

in the minority bid preference program and to bid upon any state

contract within the purview of the State Purchasing Director of the

Office of Management and Enterprise Services or any other state

contract to be let by any state agency not subject to The Oklahoma

Central Purchasing Act shall first apply to the State Purchasing

Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for

certification.

B. The State Purchasing Director of the Office of Management

and Enterprise Services shall certify a business which meets the

eligibility requirement of this section to qualify as a minority

business enterprise. To qualify as a minority business enterprise,

the business shall:

1. Be a minority business enterprise;

2. Submit any documentary evidence required by the rules and

regulations of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services to

support its status as a minority business enterprise;

3. Sign an affidavit stating that it is a minority business

enterprise;

4. Be qualified to bid pursuant to the provisions of The

Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act; and

5. Present:

a. an application including the entire business history of

the operation,

b. birth certificates for all minority principals,

c. if Native American, tribal registration

card/certificate,

d. current resumes on all principals, key managers and

other key personnel,

e. a current financial statement,

f. proof of investment by principals,

g. loan agreements,

h. lease/rental agreement for space, equipment,

i. evidence of latest bond,

j. if the applicant is a sole proprietor, he shall also

include: a copy of a bank signature card,

k. if the applicant is a partnership a copy of the

partnership agreement shall also be included, and

l. if the applicant is a corporation it shall also

include: articles of organization, corporation bylaws,

copies of all stock certificates, minutes of the first

corporate organizational meeting, bank resolution on

all company accounts, and a copy of the latest U.S.

corporate tax return.

C. The State Purchasing Director of the Office of Management

and Enterprise Services shall prepare and maintain a list of

certified minority business enterprises.

D. The State Purchasing Director of the Office of Management

and Enterprise Services may deny certification to any minority

business enterprise in accordance with the provisions of this act

and the rules and regulations of the Office of Management and

Enterprise Services. Any person adversely affected by an order of

the State Purchasing Director of the Office of Management and

Enterprise Services denying certification as a minority business

enterprise may appeal as provided in the Administrative Procedures

Act.