1. The Long and Winding Road

2. To Do List Find the best people for your team Learn from other states Engage your stakeholders Work with your state SNAP program

3. Who was involved WIC Technology Service Unit Manager WIC Assistant Director WIC Nutrition Services Unit Manager WIC Vendor Unit Manager Project Coordinator Health Application Development Manager Statewide Client Information System Manager

4. Project Plan & Project Schedule Cost Evaluation MIS (CARES) Evaluation Analyze Requirements Assess Other SA Approaches Evaluate EBT Alternatives IAPD IRFP Final Report Deliverables

5. South Carolina’s RFP http://webprod.cio.sc.gov/SCSolicitationWeb/so licitationAttachment.do?solicitnumber=5400006 976 Documents worth looking at: Solicitation – the RFP Amendment 1 – the state’s questions and answers that amend the RFP

7. WIC State Agencies organized by FNS region as of September 27, 2013 http://www.fns.usda.gov/wic/contacts/state.HTM

8. Where we are today We have awarded the RFP Award went to Burger Carroll and Associates effective June 10, 2014 Submitted the contract to FNS for review Received comments from FNS and responded to comments Final approval of contractor received July Project Initiation Meeting Scheduled for Aug 26

9. Lessons Learned in SC Set a reasonable timeframe to get started then double it and double that Use the resources that are out there take a look at the WIC EBT Activity Map then contact the states that have been where you are going Make sure you include what you need in the RFP Make sure the right people are on your procurement team

10. Contact Info Project Coordinator: Kendall Quinton quintokf@dhec.sc.gov 803-898-1164 Technology Services Manager: Shey Walley walleysw@dhec.sc.gov 803-898-0394