Vendor Authorization Criteria Sample Clauses
The Vendor Authorization Criteria clause defines the specific requirements and standards a vendor must meet to be approved or authorized to provide goods or services under the agreement. Typically, this clause outlines necessary qualifications, certifications, compliance with laws, or performance benchmarks that vendors must demonstrate before commencing work. By establishing clear criteria, the clause ensures that only qualified and reliable vendors are engaged, thereby reducing risk and maintaining quality standards for the contracting party.
Vendor Authorization Criteria. (1) Only a vendor authorized by the state WIC agency shall redeem a food instrument.
(2) Each store operated by a business entity shall be authorized separately from other stores operated by the business entity.
(3) Each store shall have a single, fixed location and redeem the WIC food instruments and provide the WIC foods within the four (4) walls of the establishment.
(4) A retailer authorized as a pharmacy shall only redeem food instruments for exempt infant formulas and medical foods.
(5) Food vendors shall be authorized in sufficient numbers and with distribution adequate to ensure:
(a) Participant convenience and access; and
(b) Effective management of vendor review by the cabinet and the local agency.
(6) In order to be an authorized WIC vendor, a vendor shall:
(a) Complete the application process, meet authorization criteria, and be approved by the state agency in accordance with the Kentucky WIC Manual for Applying Retailers;
(b) Provide information required by the WIC Manual, including sales volume and an updated application, requested by the state WIC agency;
(c) Stock, at all times, minimum inventory in accordance with the Quantified Minimum Inventory Requirements outlined in the Kentucky WIC Manual for Applying Retailers:
1. The stock shall be in the store or in the store’s stockroom;
2. Expired foods shall not count towards meeting the minimum inventory requirement; and
3. A pharmacy shall supply exempt formula or medical foods within forty-eight (48) hours of the state WIC agency request;
(d) Obtain infant formula only from the listing of Kentucky WIC Program Authorized Suppliers of WIC Approved Infant Formulas, ▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇▇.▇▇.▇▇▇/dph/mch/Vendor+Management.htm;
(e) Except for a pharmacy, be in compliance with the Kentucky Food Code, 902 KAR 45:005, and have a valid retail food establishment or retail food store permit in the current owner’s name;
(f) Except for a pharmacy, be an authorized SNAP retailer;
(g) Have competitive prices with other authorized WIC vendors in the area, compared according to the policy outlined in the WIC Manual for Applying Retailers and the Manual for Contracted WIC Vendors;
(h) Display the prices of WIC approved food items on each item or on the shelf or display case where the items are located. A cost plus ten (10) percent store shall post the final price (WIC price) on the shelf or on the signage in aisle;
(i) Be in compliance with the other Food and Nutrition Service programs or the Medicaid program, including:...
Vendor Authorization Criteria. (1) Only a vendor authorized by the cabinet shall redeem a food instrument. Each store operated by a business entity shall be authorized separately from other stores operated by the business entity.