Common use of Purchasing Entity Clause in Contracts

Purchasing Entity. The term (“Purchasing Entity”) shall include the State of Oklahoma (the “State”) and (a) any board, commission, committee, department or other instrumentality or entity designated to act on behalf of the State of Oklahoma or a political subdivision thereof; (b) any governmental entity specified as a political subdivision of the State of Oklahoma pursuant to the Governmental Tort Claims Act, including, without limitation, (i) any associated institution, instrumentality, board, commission, committee department, or other entity designated to act on behalf of the political subdivision; and (ii) a county or local governmental entity; and (c) entities authorized to utilize contracts awarded by the State of Oklahoma via a multistate or multi-governmental contract.