(a) The legal basis for establishing fixed and uniform rates is the Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act found at Section 85.1 et. seq. of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes. 

(b) The statute requires that any agency desiring to have a service qualified for a fixed and uniform rate, or an established rate modified, submit a written request and all supporting documentation to the Department of Central Services (DCS).  If DCS qualifies such service for a fixed and uniform rate, the rate must then be approved in a public hearing before a contract can be legally entered into by the agency. 

• (1) The agency notifies the Director of DCS at least 30 days in advance of the scheduled hearing.  Along with the notice the agency delivers a copy of the agenda items relating to the proposed rate with all supporting documentation. 
• (2) The Director of DCS communicates a recommendation to the agency either in advance of the hearing or at the time of the hearing.  Whether made in person or in writing, any comment made by the Director of DCS is, by law, included in the minutes of the hearing. 

(c) Within two weeks after the convening of the Legislature, the administrative officer of each state agency furnishes to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate a complete list of all the types of services paid for by uniform fixed rates and the number of contracts in existence for each type of service.