Specifications include, but are not limited to: Perform investigative services/activities of a covert nature at WIC authorized retail vendors or pharmacies in all eighty-eight (88) counties in Ohio. Covert buys can be done in any county with limited advanced notice. Undercover compliance buys are conducted by investigators that act as WIC participants. These compliance buys are done to ensure retail vendors/pharmacies are compliant with state and federal regulations. When a vendor is found to be non-compliant, Ohio WIC must act in accordance with Ohio Administrative Code (OAC) and federal regulations. These actions can include warnings, civil money penalties and up to, and including disqualifications from the Ohio WIC program.