Ala. Admin. Code tit. 420, ch. 420-10-2, app A
Data Sources and Methodologies for Determining if a Vendor is Expected to Meet the More Than 50 Percent Criterion
Indicator | Data Sources and Methodologies |
The vendor applicant currently has one or more WIC-authorized stores where WIC food sales are more than 50 percent of total annual food sales. | 1) Compare WIC redemptions and food sales in existing stores owned by applicant vendor as reported by applicant, documented in tax records or other verifiable source. |
2) Compare WIC redemptions to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) redemptions in existing stores owned by applicant vendor. If WIC redemptions are greater than SNAP redemptions, WIC revenue may exceed the more than 50 percent criterion. In this case, the state agency must consider documentation that shows the amount of revenue that the vendor obtained from other sources (e.g., cash and credit sales). | |
3) If vendor applicant is currently authorized in another state, contact state to determine if vendor applicant meets the more than 50 percent criterion in that state. | |
The vendor applicant is expected to accept WIC as the primary form of payment for the sale of supplemental food items. | 1) Request percentage of anticipated food sales by type of payment, i.e., cash, SNAP, WIC, credit/debit, etc. |
2) To the extent possible, validate information against other data sources. | |
The vendor applicant is expected to or currently offers for sale primarily WIC-authorized food items (i.e., does not offer a variety of foods in the staple food groups-meat, poultry, or fish; bread or cereal; vegetables or fruits; and dairy). | 1) Request inventory invoices to substantiate foods that have been purchased for sale. |
2) Determine if a variety of foods in each of the following staple food groups will be or are currently offered for sale on a continuous basis: meat, poultry or fish; bread or cereal; vegetables or fruits; and dairy. (Continuous basis means that on any given day of operation, a store must offer for sale and normally display in a public area, qualifying staple food items, with no fewer than three different varieties of food items in each of the four staple food categories.) 3) Request percentage of foods intended to be offered for sale in each category, i.e., 40 percent dairy, 2 percent meat, poultry or fish, etc. | |
The vendor applicant is dependent upon WIC authorization before the store can open for business. | Request date the store will open for continuous business on vendor application. |
Ala. Admin. Code tit. 420, ch. 420-10-2, app A
Authors: James M. Richard ; Wendy Blackmon; D ana Driscol l; Carolyn Battle; Stacey Neumann
Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, 22-2-2(6), 22-12C-2 and 3; 7 CFR §§ 246.12, 246.18.