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FEMA requests even more emergency food
2 Sept 2012
By James Smith
On the 31st of August, 2012, FEMA requested 1.1 Million low sodium MRE’s to help with the demands from Hurricane Isaac. They needed shipped on the September 1st.
On September 1st, at 10:18 PM ET, FEMA transmits another solicitation for MRE’s. This time, the standard “Commercial Meal” MRE for those not on a restricted diet.
“This Request for Quote is for a commercial Meals Buy and does not include reduced-sodium meals. The purpose of this RFQ is to request for unit prices of commercial meals only, and all other related costs like frieght <sic>costs will be determined at the time of order.”
The response dead-line on this RFQ is 2 September 2012, later than 4.00 PM ET, less than 18 hours after the request was made.
What are commercial meals? According to associated document, they are meals that fall under these guidelines:
