Georgia WIC Program Vendor Management

Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program Vendor Moratorium Announcement Effective March 18, 2013

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has formally notified the Department of Public Health (DPH) that effective March 18, 2013 the USDA will not allow the Georgia Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program to authorize any new vendors to participate in the program regardless of size, peer group, or application status. This moratorium shall apply to all new vendor applications and additions of new stores to current agreements. Any applications received after March 18, 2013 will be returned to the applicant unprocessed. In addition, any application not processed by March 18, 2013 will not be approved as directed by the USDA.  

• Average Shelf Price per Food Item by Peer Group Effective April 15, 2013
• Price per Voucher Code Effective April 15, 2013

Re-Authorization Training Documents– 2013
(For current authorized vendors only)

• Vendor Application and Instructions
• Corporate Attachment Form
• Corporate Vendor Training Checklist
• Corporate Information Form

New Applicant Vendors

Georgia WIC is not accepting applications at this time. Please see vendor moratorium announcement notice above.

WIC Vendor Application Documents

FFY 2013 Vendor Documents

Please print the following documents and read them in their entirety before applying to the program.

• Active Vendor Listing (as of January 2013)
• Approved Infant Formula Suppliers
• Incident/Complaint Form
• FFY 2013 Georgia WIC Program Vendor Handbook
• FFY 2013 Selection Criteria for Vendor Authorization
• WIC Approved Foods
• WIC Minimum Inventory Requirements
• FFY 2011 English WIC Approved Foods List Photo Layout
  (Prints on 8.5 x 11 paper)
• FFY 2011 Spanish WIC Approved Foods List Photo Layout
  

Non-Corporate Vendor Documents
(A single store or several stores with a different FEIN)

• ACH Form (to be completed within five (5) days of authorization)

Corporate Vendor Documents

• ACH Form (to be completed within five (5) days of authorization)

Pharmacy Resources/Peer Group F (Updated December 2012)

Pharmacy Vendor Food Instrument Resource

• Clarifies what type of food instruments a Pharmacy Vendor can accept
• Contains a list of approved and non approved WIC foods, formulas and medical foods for Pharmacy
  Vendors (Peer Group F)
• The attached document is revised quarterly or as needed
• Pharmacy Vendor Handouts (Updated December 2012)

Vendor Updates

• Policy Change of Issuance of Non-Contract Infant Formulas
• PediaSure SideKicks

Office of Nutrition and WIC
Vendor Management Unit
2 Peachtree Street NW, Suite 10-476
Atlanta, Georgia 30303-3142