A designated opening and closing date and time. At the opening date and time, state agencies shall begin accepting online bids. Online bids shall be accepted until the designated closing date and time, except as provided by paragraph 6 of this subsection;
The posting of all online bids electronically and updating of bids on a real-time basis by state agencies;
The authorization for state agencies to require bidders to register before the opening date and time and, as part of that registration, require bidders to agree to any terms, conditions or other requirements;
The authorization for state agencies to also require potential bidders to prequalify as bidders and to restrict solicitations to prequalified online bidders for bids submitted pursuant to the Public Facilities Act;
The retention of the authority of state agencies to determine the criteria that will be used as the basis for making awards; and
The authorization for the State Purchasing Director, under the Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act or the State Facilities Director under the Public Facilities Act, in the event the state agency determines that a significant error or event occurred that affected the electronic receipt of any online bid by the agency, to determine it is in the best interest of the state to allow the agency to accept an electronic bid after the specified official closing date and time.
