The agency appears to have been completely unprepared to distribute bottled water to Hurricane Sandy victims when the storm hit this Monday. In contrast to its stated policy, FEMA failed to have any meaningful supplies of bottled water -- or any other supplies, for that matter -- stored in nearby facilities as it had proclaimed it would on its website. This was the case despite several days advance warning of the impending storm.

FEMA only began to solicit bids for vendors to provide bottled water for distribution to Hurricane Sandy victims on Friday, sending out a solicitation request for 2.3 million gallons of bottled water at the FedBizOpps.gov website.

Hey, instead of bidding on a federal contract, how about you suspend "anti-gouging" laws and let people charge what they want for water? The price incentives will cause people to truck it in by the ton, in hopes of making a profit. Via FEMA Taps Private Vendors to Meet Sandy Victim's Needs.