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State Plan Checklist - FOOD DELIVERY 8/14/2026 Page 23

Vendor Exemptions

22. If the State agency has no peer group system, and instead uses an alternative cost containment system:

a. Has the State agency received approval for an exemption from the vendor peer group system requirement (7 CFR 246. 12(g)(4)(v))? This is not applicable for my state agency Yes No

b. Describe the State agency s alternative system for comparing the prices of new vendor applicants and currently authorized vendors and selecting for authorization or reauthorization vendors that offer the program the most competitive prices: This is not applicable for my state agency

23. Does the State agency exempt from competitive price criteria pharmacies that provide only exempt infant formula or WIC-eligible medical foods to participants? This is not applicable for my state agency

Yes No

24. Does the State agency exempt non-profit WIC vendors (other than health or human services agencies that provide food under contract with the State agency) from competitive price criteria? This is not applicable for my state agency

Yes No

a. Describe any other food cost containment systems (e.g., juice and cereal rebates, food item restrictions).

Refer to Food Funds Management Checklist A.4.c. for a list of limited authorized foods/container sizes/types to contain food costs.