Common use of Selection of Vendors Clause in Contracts

Selection of Vendors. 1. The State Agency shall select Vendors for participation in the program. Retail grocery stores that carry authorized WIC Foods, dairy, meat, produce products, and household items and do not have any unresolved WIC sanctions and meet the Vendor Selection Criteria shall be eligible for participation, while stores with the WIC logo/service mark in the store names, WIC only stores and mobile stores are specifically ineligible. 2. The State Agency shall certify WIC eligible participants in accordance with the provisions of 7 CFR 246.7 and shall provide such participants with WIC food benefit packages accessible through the participant’s eWIC card and their selected PIN. 3. The State Agency shall not authorize a Vendor that cannot successfully demonstrate eWIC capability in accordance with State Agency requirements, unless the State Agency determines the Vendor is necessary for participant access. Therefore, after three attempts to certify a Vendor without success, the authorization shall be denied. 4. A Vendor authorized for more than 6 months must redeem at least an average of $1,000 in WIC food benefits per month within any consecutive 6-month period during the term of the Vendor Agreement. (See Vendor Selection Criteria, Appendix E)

Selection of Vendors. 1. The State Agency shall select Vendors for participation in the program. Retail grocery stores that carry authorized WIC Foods, dairy, meat, produce products, and household items and do not have any unresolved WIC sanctions and meet the Vendor Selection Criteria shall be eligible for participation, while stores with the WIC logo/service mark ▇▇▇▇ in the store names, WIC only stores and mobile stores are specifically ineligible. 2. The State Agency shall certify WIC eligible participants in accordance with the provisions of 7 CFR 246.7 and shall provide such participants with WIC food benefit packages accessible through the participant’s eWIC card and their selected PIN. 3. The State Agency shall not authorize a Vendor vendor that cannot successfully demonstrate eWIC capability in accordance with State Agency requirements, unless the State Agency determines the Vendor vendor is necessary for participant access. Therefore, after three attempts to certify a Vendor vendor without success, the authorization shall be denied. 4. A Vendor vendor authorized for more than 6 months must redeem at least an average of $1,000 in WIC food benefits per month within any consecutive 6-month period during the term of the Vendor Agreementbenefits. (See Vendor Selection Criteria, Appendix E)