A. No state agency shall contract for the purchase of covered electronic devices manufactured by any manufacturer that is not on the Department of Environmental Quality's list of registered manufacturers or that has been otherwise determined noncompliant with the provisions of this act.
B. Any person who submits a bid for a contract with a state agency for the purchase or lease of covered devices must show that the manufacturer of the brand of covered device is in compliance with the Oklahoma Computer Equipment Recovery Act.
C. A state agency that purchases or leases covered devices shall require each prospective bidder to certify compliance with this act. Failure to provide such certification shall render the prospective bidder ineligible to bid on the procurement of covered devices.
D. In the case of contracts for the purchase of covered electronic devices through a competitive process, in the event that the bidder having the lowest price or best value offer will supply covered electronic devices manufactured by a manufacturer that is not included on the Department's list of manufacturers with beyond-brand collection plans under subsection B of Section 2-11-607 of this title and one or more other bidders will supply covered electronic devices manufactured by a manufacturer that is included on that list, the contracting entity shall award such contract to the lowest price or best value bidder that will supply covered electronic devices manufactured by a manufacturer that is included on that list.
E. The Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall promulgate rules to implement the provisions of this section.
F. Financial or proprietary information submitted to the Department under this act is exempt from public disclosure, in accordance with state law.
Added by Laws 2008, c. 164, § 10, eff. Jan. 1, 2009. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 106.