Common use of Vendor Lane Coverage Clause in Contracts

Vendor Lane Coverage. 1. Minimum lane coverage. The Point of Sale (POS) terminals, whether stand-beside equipment or integrated equipment, shall be deployed as follows: 2. Peer Groups one through three. There will be one POS terminal for every $11,000 in monthly WIC redemption up to a total of four POS terminals, or the number of lanes in the location, whichever is less. At a minimum, terminals shall be installed for monthly WIC redemption threshold increments as follows: one terminal for $0 to $11,000; two terminals for $11,001 to $22,000; three terminals for $22,001 to $33,000; and four terminals for $33,001 and above. The monthly redemption levels used for the installation formula shall be the average redemptions based on a period of up to 12 months of prior redemption. The SA may remove any State Agency provided POS terminals in accordance with redemption thresholds. 3. Peer Groups four through nine. One POS terminal for every $8,000 in monthly redemption up to a total of four POS terminals, or the number of lanes in the location; whichever is less. At a minimum, terminals shall be installed for monthly WIC redemption thresholds as follows: one terminal for $0 to $8,000; two terminals for $8,001 to $16,000; three terminals for $16,001 to $24,000; and four terminals for $24,001 and above the monthly redemption levels used for the installation formula shall be the average redemptions based on a period of up to 12 months of prior redemption. The SA may remove any State Agency provided POS terminals in accordance with redemption thresholds. 4. All Vendors will be required to maintain a certified Point of Sale (POS) system in a manner necessary to ensure system availability for eWIC processing during all hours the store is open for business and must maintain and provide availability to at least one checkout lane equipped to process New Jersey eWIC transaction during the store’s operational hours. Exceptions will be made for system disruptions outside of a Vendors control. eWIC minimum lane coverage is the minimum number of checkout lanes in the store that must be equipped with a POS terminal that is capable of process New Jersey eWIC transactions. Minimum lane coverage as required by FNS is defined in 7 CFR § 246.12(z)(2)ivii. (See Vendor Selection Criteria, Appendix E). 5. Any authorized Vendor who has been equipped with a POS terminal by the State Agency may submit evidence additional terminals are necessary after the initial POS terminals are installed. 6. The State Agency may provide authorized Vendors with additional POS terminals above the minimum number required lane coverage the above defined criteria in order to permit WIC participants to obtain a shopping list or check their benefit balance, as long as the number of terminals provided does not exceed the number of lanes in the Vendor location. 7. The State Agency may remove excess POS terminals if actual redemption activity warrants a reduction consistent with the redemption levels outlined in items 2 through 4 of this section. 8. Imposition of costs on Vendors. Cost prohibition. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a State Agency shall not impose the costs of any stand-beside equipment or system required for eWIC on any authorized Vendor, to transact eWIC.

Vendor Lane Coverage. 1. Minimum lane coverage. The Point of Point-of-Sale (POS) terminals, whether stand-beside equipment or integrated equipment, shall be deployed as follows: 2. Peer Groups one through three. There will be one POS terminal for every $11,000 in monthly WIC redemption up to a total of four POS terminals, or the number of lanes in the location, whichever is less. At a minimum, terminals shall be installed for monthly WIC redemption threshold increments as follows: one terminal for $0 to $11,000; two terminals for $11,001 to $22,000; three terminals for $22,001 to $33,000; and four terminals for $33,001 and above. The monthly redemption levels used for the installation formula shall be the average redemptions based on a period of up to 12 months of prior redemption. The SA may remove any State Agency provided POS terminals in accordance with redemption thresholds. 3. Peer Groups four through nine. One POS terminal for every $8,000 in monthly redemption up to a total of four POS terminals, or the number of lanes in the location; whichever is less. At a minimum, terminals shall be installed for monthly WIC redemption thresholds as follows: one terminal for $0 to $8,000; two terminals for $8,001 to $16,000; three terminals for $16,001 to $24,000; and four terminals for $24,001 and above the monthly redemption levels used for the installation formula shall be the average redemptions based on a period of up to 12 months of prior redemption. The SA may remove any State Agency provided POS terminals in accordance with redemption thresholds. 4. All Vendors vendors will be required to maintain a certified Point of Sale (POS) system in a manner necessary to ensure system availability for eWIC processing during all hours the store is open for business and must maintain and provide availability to at least one checkout lane equipped to process New Jersey eWIC transaction during the store’s operational hours. Exceptions will be made for system disruptions outside of a Vendors control. eWIC minimum lane coverage is the minimum number of checkout lanes in the store that must be equipped with a POS terminal that is capable of process New Jersey eWIC transactions. Minimum lane coverage as required by FNS is defined in 7 CFR C.F.R. § 246.12(z)(2)ivii. (See Vendor Selection Criteria, Appendix E). 5. Any authorized Vendor vendor who has been equipped with a POS terminal by the State Agency may submit evidence additional terminals are necessary after the initial POS terminals are installed. 6. The State Agency may provide authorized Vendors vendors with additional POS terminals above the minimum number required lane coverage the above defined criteria in order to permit WIC participants to obtain a shopping list or check their benefit balance, as long as the number of terminals provided does not exceed the number of lanes in the Vendor vendor location.; 7. The State Agency may remove excess POS terminals if actual redemption activity warrants a reduction consistent with the redemption levels outlined in items 2 through 4 of this section. 8. Imposition of costs on Vendors. Cost prohibition. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a State Agency shall not impose the costs of any stand-beside equipment or system required for eWIC on any authorized Vendor, to transact eWICvendors.