Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-85.45p: Intent of act

The intent of the Oklahoma Online Bidding Act is:

1. To provide increased economy in state government procurement

activities and to maximize to the fullest extent practicable the

purchasing value of state monies while ensuring that procurements

are the most advantageous to state agencies;

2. To foster effective broad-based competition for state

procurement within the free enterprise system;

3. To modernize state statutes governing state government

procurement and permit the continued development of explicit and

thoroughly considered procurement policies and practices;

4. To ensure the fair and equitable treatment of all persons

who deal with state government procurement processes and to promote

increased public confidence in state government procurement

procedures; and

5. To provide an ongoing funding source for new and innovative

electronic procurement practices that would otherwise not be

possible due to previous funding practices and guidelines.