Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-85.22
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Competitive bid or contract for goods or services – Form
Official statutory text
of certification.
Any competitive bid submitted to this state or contract executed
by the state for an acquisition in excess of the fair and reasonable
acquisition threshold amount shall contain a certification, dated
and in substantially the following form:
A. I certify:
1. I am the duly authorized agent of _____________, for the
purpose of certifying facts pertaining to the existence of collusion
among and between bidders and suppliers and state officials or
employees, as well as facts pertaining to the giving or offering of
things of value to government personnel in return for special
consideration in connection with the prospective acquisition;
2. I am fully aware of the facts and circumstances surrounding
the acquisition or making of the bid to which this statement relates
and have been personally and directly involved in events leading to
the acquisition or submission of such bid; and
3. Neither the business entity that I represent in this
certification nor anyone subject to the business entity's direction
or control has been a party:
a. to any collusion among bidders or suppliers in
restraint of freedom of competition by agreement to
bid or contract at a fixed price or to refrain from
bidding or contracting,
b. to any collusion with any state official or employee
as to quantity, quality or price in the prospective
contract, or as to any other terms of such prospective
contract, nor
c. to any discussions between bidders or suppliers and
any state official concerning exchange of money or
other thing of value for special consideration in
connection with the prospective contract.
B. I certify, if awarded the contract, whether competitively
bid or not, neither the business entity I represent nor anyone
subject to the business entity's direction or control has paid,
given or donated or agreed to pay, give or donate to any officer or
employee of this state any money or other thing of value, either
directly or indirectly, in procuring the contract to which this
statement relates.
Any competitive bid submitted to this state or contract executed
by the state for an acquisition in excess of the fair and reasonable
acquisition threshold amount shall contain a certification, dated
and in substantially the following form:
A. I certify:
1. I am the duly authorized agent of _____________, for the
purpose of certifying facts pertaining to the existence of collusion
among and between bidders and suppliers and state officials or
employees, as well as facts pertaining to the giving or offering of
things of value to government personnel in return for special
consideration in connection with the prospective acquisition;
2. I am fully aware of the facts and circumstances surrounding
the acquisition or making of the bid to which this statement relates
and have been personally and directly involved in events leading to
the acquisition or submission of such bid; and
3. Neither the business entity that I represent in this
certification nor anyone subject to the business entity's direction
or control has been a party:
a. to any collusion among bidders or suppliers in
restraint of freedom of competition by agreement to
bid or contract at a fixed price or to refrain from
bidding or contracting,
b. to any collusion with any state official or employee
as to quantity, quality or price in the prospective
contract, or as to any other terms of such prospective
contract, nor
c. to any discussions between bidders or suppliers and
any state official concerning exchange of money or
other thing of value for special consideration in
connection with the prospective contract.
B. I certify, if awarded the contract, whether competitively
bid or not, neither the business entity I represent nor anyone
subject to the business entity's direction or control has paid,
given or donated or agreed to pay, give or donate to any officer or
employee of this state any money or other thing of value, either
directly or indirectly, in procuring the contract to which this
statement relates.
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