Correous sent me a link for an interesting project DHS is putting out.

Read this

Solicitation Number:
HSFEHQ-11-R-Meals Notice Type:
Sources Sought Synopsis:
Added: Jan 20, 2011 11:54 am
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) procures and stores pre-packaged
commercial meals to support readiness capability for immediate distribution to disaster
survivors routinely. The purpose of this Request for Information is to identify sources of
supply for meals in support of disaster relief efforts based on a catastrophic disaster event within the New Madrid Fault System for a survivor population of 7M to be utilized for the
sustainment of life during a 10-day period of operations. FEMA is considering the following specifications (14M meals per day):

- Serving Size - 12 ounce (entree not to exceed 480 calorie count);
- Maximum calories - 1200 and/or 1165 per meal;
- Protein parameters - 29g-37g kit;
- Trans Fat - 0;
- Saturated Fat - 13 grams (9 calories per gram);
- Total Fat - 47 grams (less than 10% calories);
- Maximum sodium - 800-930 mg;


Requested Menus to include snacks (i.e. fruit mix, candy, chocolate/peanut butter squeezers, drink mix, condiments, and utensils). All meals/kits must have 36 months of remaining shelf life upon delivery. Packaging should be environmentally friendly.


- Homestyle Chicken Noodles
- Potatoes
- Vegetarian Pasta
- Green Pepper Steak w/Rice
- BBQ sauce w/Beef and diced
- Chicken w/Rice and Beans
- Chicken Pasta

The following questions are put forward to interested parties:

1. Please specify the type of organization responding to the questions (i.e. small business, large business, industry association, etc.) If a small business, please specify all Small Business Administration socioeconomic programs under which your organization qualifies.

2. Does your organization have a product available that meets all the specifications above?
If the answer is "Yes:" What is the country of origin?
If the answer is "No:" (a) Can your organization produce such a product? (b) What would be the product lead time? (c) What country are the manufacturing plants located in?

3. Can your organization delivery the product to a specified location within a 24 hour period

4. Please provide an implementation plan for critical delivery orders and delivery surge orders.


5. What states do you already have contracts in place with to provide these types of products?


6. Please detail the type of meals and quantities you can provide for each day following a disaster.


7. Please provide alternatives to the meal specifications that your organization can provide.


8. What type of delivery schedule would your organization recommend for the meals?


9. Does your organization have the capabilities to deliver products directly to FEMA's CONUS Distributions Centers?


10. Can your organization track deliveries from point of origin to point of delivery?


11. What is your lead time for delivery once FEMA has placed an order?


Interested parties may also provide brochures, web links, or other literature about their cots available for the specified users. Responses to this RFI are not considered offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract.


Vendors are encouraged to ask the Government questions regarding this potential requirement. Questions must be submitted in writing to Julieann L. Phillips at julieann.phillips@dhs.gov not later than 2:00PM, 26 January 2011 to be answered. Responses to questions will be provided not later than 2:00PM, 03 February 2011. Request for Information closing date is 03 February 2011.
Contracting Office Address:
500 C Street SW
Patriots Plaza -- 5th Floor
Washington, District of Columbia 20472

Primary Point of Contact.:
Julieann L. Phillips,
CONTRACTING OFFICER
Julieann.phillips@dhs.gov
Phone: 202-646-3234
Fax: 202.646.1765

The fault line they are talking about is bigger than any of those in California. It has been 'silent' for close to 200 years.

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STRATIOTES - not really on topic, but here is some further info.

Chinese in Idaho

I think what the guy says at the end is good advice.

So 140 million meals...............

That brings a whole lot of WTF to mind

Let's take this out a new door!
When the government buys food on the economy like this the price of food jumps. When the Government mentions a catastrophe in a specific area the value of homes drops like a rock and industry begins to move out with their jobs.
In a recent online radio show it was mentioned about a rise in the oceans to about 100 miles from the coast. In that scenario they told how the navy had been letting their seniors know that life east of the Appalachians would soon be very hard due to the rising Atlantic. They mentioned that many were moving to the Arkansas Oklahoma border in the Ozarks.
There has also been tales of extremely large homes being built there for after 2012.
The CIA has moved to the Bolder Colorado area. This may be the stocking of the shelters for the rich and the government.
Either way it will drive up the emergency food stores your family will need.

There's a reason they're attempting to store supplies for the New Madrid fault area. Another earthquake is "due" anytime.

Due to the geology in that area, an earthquake is much more devastating than one on the west coast. An earthquake like the one we had in 1811 would wipe out half of the State of Tenn. as well as several other states. Estimates are that the death toll will be in the millions.

Wow, I was unaware of that fault.... It looks like it has a history of "Burst" quakes for the lack of better terms. It seems to hit with massively large EQ's and hits several times in the period of a month. And it is over due, the area's around it I would imagine are not built like the structures of the left coast.

stan, the more you look into the ramifications of a massive quake in that area the worse it gets.

Take Memphis for example. Millions of people live there. Most of the buildings are unreinforced brick which will crumble like powder. It is a major gateway to the west. Huge amounts of commercial traffic must pass through there to cross the Miss. river. Also many major oil pipelines that feed large sections of the US run through the area.

All of this infrastructure will be destroyed.

Have you seen this?

Quake Threat Discovered Under Rockies

http://www.aolnews.com/2010/11/19/new-seismic-fault-could-spur-big-quake-in-rockies/

Ark. cities feel unexplained surge in earthquakes

Unexplained Surge in AR Earthquakes

If FEMA is seriously prepping, so should you!