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Pobeka

(4,999 posts) Fri Apr 3, 2020, 04:34 PM Apr 2020

States should form a purchasing consortium to buy PPE ...

and stop bidding against each other. If the feds can't do it right, the states could.

That is all.

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States should form a purchasing consortium to buy PPE ... (Original Post) Pobeka Apr 2020 OP

I suggested this on another thread. MontanaMama Apr 2020 #1

The states are mostly being run by adults. Let them handle it, anything is better than feds now Pobeka Apr 2020 #4

True they do it for other goods and services. Thomas Hurt Apr 2020 #2

That's what Gov. Cuomo of NY wants to do - gmta! eleny Apr 2020 #3

Great to hear that! thx n/t Pobeka Apr 2020 #5

The problem is they're bidding against the whole world -- and most of our PPE's are being exported pnwmom Apr 2020 #6

I meant to reply to your post with my post (#7) Pobeka Apr 2020 #8

They can *at least* not be bidding against each other. Combine bids and have leverage... Pobeka Apr 2020 #7

Maybe we could call it.... MissB Apr 2020 #9

States forming a consortiom..... Turbineguy Apr 2020 #10

Yeah, yeah, that's it! We could call it the *United* States. Pobeka Apr 2020 #12

That's fucking brilliant! Turbineguy Apr 2020 #14

Pritzker Is ProfessorGAC Apr 2020 #11

Yay, yay!!!! thx. Pobeka Apr 2020 #13

MontanaMama

(23,313 posts)

1. I suggested this on another thread.

Reply to Pobeka (Original post)

Fri Apr 3, 2020, 04:37 PM

Apr 2020

Regional buying groups that get resources (people and supplies) where they are needed most to get the hardest hit areas taken care of first. Then those resources can move to the next area where they're needed. Problem is who coordinates it. FEMA should be able to do these tasks...SHOULD. But, they're not doing it.