Common use of Federal Program Sanctions Clause in Contracts

Federal Program Sanctions. 11.1 Permanent disqualification from participation in the WIC program for vendors convicted of trafficking or engaged in other illegal sales of WIC benefits (buying or selling WIC benefits for cash or other considerations). The State Agency may impose a CMP in lieu of a disqualification for this violation when it determines, in the State Agency’s sole discretion, that disqualification of the vendor would result in inadequate client access or that the vendor had, at the time of the violation, an effective policy and program in effect to prevent trafficking, and the ownership of the vendor was not aware of, did not approve of, and was not involved in the conduct of the violation. 11.2 Six (6) year disqualification from participation in the WIC program for vendors found trafficking or engaged in other illegal sales of WIC benefits (buying or selling WIC benefits for cash or other considerations) as a result of a WIC program investigation. 11.3 Three (3) year disqualification from participation in the WIC program for the following violations:

Federal Program Sanctions. SAMPLE 11.1 Permanent disqualification from participation in the WIC program for vendors convicted of trafficking or engaged in other illegal sales of WIC benefits (buying or selling WIC benefits for cash or other considerations). The State Agency may impose a CMP in lieu of a disqualification for this violation when it determines, in the State Agency’s sole discretion, that disqualification of the vendor would result in inadequate client access or that the vendor had, at the time of the violation, an effective policy and program in effect to prevent trafficking, and the ownership of the vendor was not aware of, did not approve of, and was not involved in the conduct of the violation. 11.2 Six (6) year disqualification from participation in the WIC program for vendors found trafficking or engaged in other illegal sales of WIC benefits (buying or selling WIC benefits for cash or other considerations) as a result of a WIC program investigation. 11.3 Three (3) year disqualification from participation in the WIC program for the following violations: