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Okla. Stat. tit. 3A, § 3A-715

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Submission of bids, proposals, or offers - Investigation

Official statutory text

of vendors – Disclosures – Restrictions on entry into contracts –

Gifts, loans, etc.

A. The Oklahoma Lottery Commission shall investigate the

financial responsibility, security, and integrity of any lottery

system vendor who is a finalist in submitting a bid, proposal, or

offer as part of a major procurement. At the time of submitting

such bid, proposal, or offer to the Commission, the Commission may

require the following items:

1. A disclosure of the name and address of the vendor and, as

applicable, the names and addresses of the following:

a. if the vendor is a corporation, the officers,

directors, and each stockholder of the corporation.

In the case of owners of equity securities of a

publicly traded corporation, only the names and

addresses of those known to the corporation to own

beneficially five percent (5%) or more of such

securities need be disclosed,

b. if the vendor is a trust, the trustee and all persons

entitled to receive income or benefits from the trust,

c. if the vendor is an association, the members,

officers, and directors, and

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d. if the vendor is a partnership, limited liability

company or joint venture, all of the general partners,

limited partners, members or joint venturers;

2. A disclosure of all the states and jurisdictions in which

the vendor does business and the nature of the business for each

such state or jurisdiction;

3. A disclosure of all the states and jurisdictions in which

the vendor has contracts to supply gaming goods or services,

including, but not limited to, lottery goods and services, and the

nature of the goods or services involved for each such state or

jurisdiction;

4. A disclosure of all the states and jurisdictions in which

the vendor has applied for, has sought renewal of, has received, has

been denied, has pending, or has had revoked a lottery or gaming

license of any kind or had fines or penalties assessed to the

license, contract, or operation of the vendor and the disposition of

such in each such state or jurisdiction. If any lottery or gaming

license or contract has been revoked or has not been renewed or any

lottery or gaming license or application has been either denied or

is pending and has remained pending for more than six (6) months,

all of the facts and circumstances underlying the failure to receive

such a license shall be disclosed;

5. A disclosure of the details of any finding, conviction, or

adjudication of guilt of the vendor, or a person named pursuant to

the provisions of paragraph 1 of this subsection with respect to

such vendor, in a state or federal court for any felony or any other

criminal offense other than a traffic violation. If the vendor, or

a person named pursuant to the provisions of paragraph 1 of this

subsection with respect to such vendor, is awaiting sentencing on a

plea of guilt or nolo contendere to a felony or any other criminal

offense other than a traffic violation, disclosure of the details of

any such plea shall also be made pursuant to the provisions of this

paragraph;

6. A disclosure of the details of any bankruptcy, insolvency,

reorganization, or corporate or individual purchase or takeover of

another corporation, including bonded indebtedness, or any pending

litigation of the vendor, or a person named pursuant to the

provisions of paragraph 1 of this subsection with respect to such

vendor; and

7. Such additional disclosures and information as the

Commission may determine to be appropriate for the procurement

involved.

All disclosures provided by this section shall be furnished to

the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation at least fourteen (14)

days prior to the awarding of the contract and any analysis of the

disclosures provided by the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation

shall be considered by the Commission.

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for the procurement

involved.

All disclosures provided by this section shall be furnished to

the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation at least fourteen (14)

days prior to the awarding of the contract and any analysis of the

disclosures provided by the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation

shall be considered by the Commission.

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If at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the cost of the

contract of a vendor is subcontracted, the vendor shall disclose all

of the information required by this subsection for the subcontractor

as if the subcontractor were itself a vendor.

B. A lottery procurement contract shall not be entered into

with any lottery system vendor who has not complied with the

disclosure requirements described in subsection A of this section,

and any contract with such a vendor is voidable at the option of the

Commission. Any contract with a vendor who does not comply with the

requirements for periodically updating the disclosures during the

tenure of contract as may be specified in the contract may be

terminated by the Commission. The provisions of this section shall

be construed broadly and liberally to achieve the ends of full

disclosure of all information necessary to allow for a full and

complete evaluation by the Commission of the competence, integrity,

background, and character of vendors for major procurements.

C. A major procurement contract shall not be entered into with

any vendor if the vendor or a person associated with the vendor

named pursuant to the provisions of paragraph 1 of subsection A of

this section has been found guilty of a felony related to the

security or integrity of the lottery in this or any other

jurisdiction, or is awaiting sentencing on a plea of guilt or nolo

contendere to the same type of felony.

D. A major procurement contract shall not be entered into with

any vendor that has an ownership interest in an entity that had

supplied consultation services under contract to the Commission

regarding the request for proposals pertaining to those particular

goods or services.

E. No lottery system vendor nor any applicant for a major

procurement contract may pay, give, or make any economic

opportunity, gift, loan, gratuity, special discount, favor,

hospitality, or service, to the executive director, any member of

the board of trustees of the Oklahoma Lottery Commission, or any

employee of the Commission, or to any person related to any such

person within the third degree of consanguinity or affinity.

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