Publishers with state-approved programs interested in presenting at the Textbook Caravan should contact the Oklahoma Educational Publishers Association at http://www.okedpublishers.com/Contact.
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Letters of intent to bid from publishers must state the book or series of books the publishing company intends to bid in the appropriate subject area and grade level. Additions to the letter of intent will be accepted only until the deadline for the receipt of publishers' bids and only if submitted in writing.
a. Any person, firm, corporation or organization may register with the Secretary of the State Textbook Committee. No more than two (2) names and addresses may be designated to receive mail-outs, although up to four (4) authorized agents or representatives may be listed at any one time for any one person, firm, corporation or organization. The Secretary of the State Textbook Committee shall be notified immediately, in writing, of changes in agents or representatives, addresses or phone numbers.
b. Registration must be in written form to the office of the Secretary of the State Textbook Committee. Included in registration requests will be:
i. name of person, firm, corporation or organization;
ii. addresses of main office, regional/area offices and local offices or representatives;
iii. names of contact person(s) at each location;
iv. names of up to four (4) in-state agents or representatives;
v. phone numbers for each person and place;
vi. two (2) addresses where mail-outs should be addressed.
a. The Secretary of the Committee shall instruct all publishers to indicate whether each item bid is submitted to be adopted and listed in the Official List and Textbook Requisition as a comprehensive program, ancillary item, or supplementary item.
b. The Secretary of the Committee shall instruct all publishers to include in their bids, for the purpose of securing a selection or adoption, the price delivered to the ordering district.
c. The publisher shall stipulate in the contract that the price for which the textbook is to be furnished will be the lowest at which the same textbook will be sold or offered for sale for the purpose of securing a state or local selection or adoption elsewhere in the United States during the six (6) months prior to the date of execution of the contract; that the publisher will reduce the contract price of the textbook if the price of the same textbook is reduced below such contract price elsewhere in the United States, and will file with the Secretary of the Committee a sworn statement of such reduction made elsewhere.
d. Publisher will establish and maintain, or operate jointly with other contractors, a suitable and convenient depository in the State of Oklahoma where a stock of the state adopted instructional materials to supply all immediate demands will be kept. Publisher will maintain at its depository a sufficient supply of such textbooks or other physical products for individuals or boards of education desiring to purchase the same, and will sell any such book to any individual or board of education at the same price at which such instructional material is sold to the State of Oklahoma, plus cost of transportation to the individual or board of education purchasing the instructional materials. If the Publisher fails to carry a sufficient stock of such books at its depository to take care of all immediate demands of the State of Oklahoma and others requesting the same, or to furnish such books as required by law or by the contract entered into by the Publisher and the State Textbook Committee, the State Board of Education may recover on the bond of the publisher for the full value of the books not furnished as required, by the contract. [70 O.S., §16-115] The contract between the publishers and the State Textbook Committee may also require the payment of an additional sum of $100.00 for each day such books are not furnished. In addition, the State Board of Education may terminate the Contract.
e. All contracts shall include the important principles of the rules and regulations or agreements which bidders sign before or at the time of filing their bid.
f. In addition to subsections (a) through (e) of this Section, the publisher is bound by all provisions of the State Textbook Law.
a. One copy of each textbook and one sample of each learning package, kit, or other comprehensive review materials shall be filed with the office of the Secretary of the State Textbook Committee on or before the date specified in the schedule for the textbook adoption process. Textbooks must be in final form.
b. One copy of each textbook and one sample of each learning package, kit, or other comprehensive review material and materials not listed as free shall be provided to each member of the State Textbook Committee, review teams, and to each Congressional District Review Center. Failure to deliver samples by the date established by the State Textbook Committee calendar will result in a bid rejection.
c. Samples of textbooks provided to the State Textbook Committee members and their advisors may be returned to the publishers, donated to a school district, or donated to a college or university. Under no circumstances shall the samples become the personal property of the committee member or the review team members. Under no circumstances shall the samples be sold or donated for resale purposes.
d. In order for a library or university to be designated by the State Textbook Committee as a Congressional District Review Center the library or university must agree to the following conditions:(1) conveniently display materials immediately upon the receipt of materials and maintain the display until such date adopted by the State Textbook Committee; (2) obtain approval of the State Textbook Committee before disposing or distributing the materials to any other person or entity; and remove materials from public access once they are adopted. Materials may remain accessible for on-site use to a limited audience (education professionals and pre-service teachers); and (3) sample materials may be returned to the publisher or may be disposed of with the approval of the State Textbook Committee.
e. Highly-visible, permanent labels stating, "sample not to be sold" must be attached to each item furnished as a sample to the State Textbook Committee, review teams, Congressional Review Centers, and the office of the Secretary of the State Textbook Committee.
f. Consumable materials must be clearly marked as consumable.
g. Each publisher must warrant that all books adopted shall comply with the standards in the Manufacturing Standards and Specifications for Textbooks approved by the National Advisory Commission on Textbook Standards.
h. The State Textbook Committee favors regular editions, but special editions may be considered provided the differences between the two (2) editions are set forth with the bid.
i. Digital content and related materials will be considered for adoption.
j. Teacher materials will be adopted as separate items only at the kindergarten level and ESL.
k. Instructional Materials shall be adopted in no more than one (1) core subject cycle.
l. A book which has been bid and rejected by the State Textbook Committee cannot be bid again for the subject contract cycle.
m. Technology components of instructional materials, including, but not limited to applications using computer-assisted instruction, Web 2.0 Tools, Saas (Software as a Service) and other Cloud-based technologies, shall include comprehensive teacher materials listing special requirements for the respective subject or course along with(1) instructions on how to use the technology components;(2) an inventory of the components of the program;(3) specifications for the hardware necessary to operate the system;(4) on-demand technical support.
n. Specifications for the hardware necessary to operate the instructional computer software system must be identified. If the hardware and equipment essential for review of the materials bid in any category is not available, it shall be supplied to the State Textbook Committee, Congressional District Review Centers, and the State Department of Education for the duration of the review process.
o. Publishers may not pilot programs to be bid for adoption without explicit written permission from the district superintendent and site administrator. Pilots must be completed no later than the date of the call for bids one adoption cycle year prior to the opening and consideration of bids in that subject area. Violation of this rule will result in immediate removal from the state textbook list.
a. Any ancillary items listed with textbooks in the annual requisition must be approved by the State Textbook Committee with the corresponding comprehensive materials or programs being bid unless designated as free. If ancillary materials are not available at the time of the initial adoption, but subsequently become available, publishers may submit the ancillary materials out of cycle. When the Call for Bids is mailed each year, publishers can submit letters of intent to present ancillary materials. Samples must be sent to all members of the State Textbook Committee and review team members, to the regional review centers and to the office of the Secretary of the State Textbook Committee. The ancillary item(s) will be considered for adoption at the regular adoption meeting. The adopted ancillary will be listed in the next annual requisition.
b. Supplementary materials are not reviewed or approved by the State Textbook Committee. Supplementary materials purchased with State Textbook funds should undergo a rigorous local review process with the local district textbook committee prior to selection. Supplementary materials should supplement adopted comprehensive materials or programs but not replace them. Supplemental materials must be listed on the Supplemental Materials Form of the bid and additionally labeled, "Supplemental Materials not reviewed or approved by the State Textbook Committee".
a. Free materials must be listed on the Free Materials Form of the Bid and additionally labeled, "Free Material not reviewed or approved by the State Textbook Committee".
b. Free Material will not be submitted to the State Textbook Committee for consideration for adoption purposes. Samples of any items listed on the Free Materials Form shall be listed at the same time and in the same manner as the textbooks which they accompany. Materials listed as give free items must not be from another bid area. Materials listed as free items must be for the duration of the contract period.
c. All items that are not listed on the bid form as given free cannot be provided free. Doing so may jeopardize the textbook contract.
d. Comprehensive teacher materials will be furnished free to school districts based upon a minimum ratio of one (1) teacher set to 20 textbooks purchased by the district and will be submitted with bids for review.
e. Items that are integral to the educational material may be offered free as part of the bid. These include software that supplements, complements, or is a digital version of the textbook; consumables or kits that are essential to the use of the educational material, teacher manuals, test banks, study guides, and supplementary material.
f. Nonessential items that shall not be offered free include: lab equipment such as microscopes, carts, and other hardware; standard electronic equipment such as DVD players, overhead projectors, phone/music/data transmitting and listening devices, cameras, televisions, computers, media carts, calculators; educational materials that are not related to the subject areas of the items that are offered in the bid.
The publisher registration information below is provided on an "as-is" basis with no guarantee of completeness, accuracy, usefulness, or timeliness. This information is provided for convenience and transparency and does not indicate the publisher has an existing instructional material contract with Oklahoma. Please refer to the State-approved lists to confirm the publisher has a current instructional material contract with Oklahoma. Additional information may be found at the Oklahoma Educational Publishers Association.
