By
Daisy Luther
Sometimes, we can get a hint of things that are to come by watching
what the government is doing to prepare. After all, their intel is way
better than ours, and they do have a tendency to keep secrets. Of
special interest to anyone who like to don the tinfoil and try to figure
out what may be coming down the pipe are the actions of FEMA, the
agency which is in charge of
“managing” emergencies here in the US.
So when they place a large order for something that they want absolutely immediately, I pay attention.
A few days ago, FEMA put out a solicitation for 5 million bottles of
water, to be delivered within 2 days. It said they had an “urgent
requirement” for this water.
From
FedBizOpps:
Bottled Water
Solicitation Number: HSFE70-16-Q-0034
Agency: Department of Homeland Security
Office: Federal Emergency Management Agency
Location: Response Branch
Solicitation Number:
HSFE70-16-Q-0034
Notice Type:
Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Synopsis:
Added: Aug 24, 2016 8:16 pm
FEMA has an Urgent requirement for bottled water.
Quantity up to 5,000,000
Bottled Water must be delivered in 1/2 or 1 liter bottles only
All Trailers are required to be dropped at delivery location for up to 30 days
All bottled water must be received by Friday, August 26, 2016
Delivery Hours 1300 – 2000
Delivery Location
ISB Maxwell AFB
55 Lemay Plaza
Montgomery, AL 36112
That sounds like a heck of an emergency, and one that might be
approaching quite rapidly. Soliciting a supplier to deliver 5 million
bottles of water with 48 hours notice doesn’t seem to be the normal way
of doing business for FEMA, does it?
And why are the trucks to be left there for 30 days? That’s another thing that strikes me as interesting.
One possibility is that they are getting ready for the potential
hurricanes headed for parts of the United States, but whether the
pending emergency is that or something more sinister, we’d all do well
to make sure our own water preparedness is up to speed.
What can we learn from this?