Black woman hired to send 30 million meals to Puerto Rico. Delivered 50,000

[Nosmo King]

Another affirmative action contract that turned out to be another scam on the american taxpayer. Trump's fault.

Woman behind botched FEMA contract to deliver meals in Puerto Rico speaks out

feb 8 2018 ATLANTA -- More than four months after Hurricane Maria, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is still providing food and water to devastated communities in Puerto Rico. Early in the crisis, FEMA awarded a large contract to a businesswoman from Atlanta to supply millions of meals, but only a fraction were delivered.

Tiffany Brown, the one-woman operator of Tribute Contracting in Atlanta, got a Google alert about FEMA seeking bids to provide meals to Puerto Rican victims of Hurricane Maria.

Last October, Brown scored a $156 million FEMA a contract to provide 30 million meals at a cost of $5.10 each. She subcontracted the job to two companies including a caterer in Atlanta, with 11 employees.

We asked her if she really thought 11 people were going to deliver millions of meals.

"[The subcontractor] told me she was experienced with this work," Brown said. "As time went on she would be able to hire additional people to scale up."

Only 50,000 of the 30 million meals were delivered. FEMA terminated the contract "due to late delivery." FEMA says Brown's company was vetted. But she has had five previous government contracts terminated for "not delivering required food" and her "inability to ship products" -- and no experience in dealing with large-scale disasters.

"I've had challenges in that area, particularly because I'm so young and being a woman in the food industry world," Brown told us.

If only a White man had been awarded the contract! There has never EVER been an incident of fraud committed by a White man!

 

[Ronin2016]

Another affirmative action contract that turned out to be another scam on the american taxpayer. Trump's fault.

Woman behind botched FEMA contract to deliver meals in Puerto Rico speaks out

feb 8 2018 ATLANTA -- More than four months after Hurricane Maria, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is still providing food and water to devastated communities in Puerto Rico. Early in the crisis, FEMA awarded a large contract to a businesswoman from Atlanta to supply millions of meals, but only a fraction were delivered.

Tiffany Brown, the one-woman operator of Tribute Contracting in Atlanta, got a Google alert about FEMA seeking bids to provide meals to Puerto Rican victims of Hurricane Maria.

Last October, Brown scored a $156 million FEMA a contract to provide 30 million meals at a cost of $5.10 each. She subcontracted the job to two companies including a caterer in Atlanta, with 11 employees.

We asked her if she really thought 11 people were going to deliver millions of meals.

"[The subcontractor] told me she was experienced with this work," Brown said. "As time went on she would be able to hire additional people to scale up."

Only 50,000 of the 30 million meals were delivered. FEMA terminated the contract "due to late delivery." FEMA says Brown's company was vetted. But she has had five previous government contracts terminated for "not delivering required food" and her "inability to ship products" -- and no experience in dealing with large-scale disasters.

"I've had challenges in that area, particularly because I'm so young and being a woman in the food industry world," Brown told us.

Stoopid question here, but why does the title of this thread have to specify "black" woman? I hate affirmative action as much as most people do, but to call out some ones race when we have programs (F-35) that have wasted billions regardless of such...

 

[Wyatt earp]

Another affirmative action contract that turned out to be another scam on the american taxpayer. Trump's fault.

Woman behind botched FEMA contract to deliver meals in Puerto Rico speaks out

feb 8 2018 ATLANTA -- More than four months after Hurricane Maria, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is still providing food and water to devastated communities in Puerto Rico. Early in the crisis, FEMA awarded a large contract to a businesswoman from Atlanta to supply millions of meals, but only a fraction were delivered.

Tiffany Brown, the one-woman operator of Tribute Contracting in Atlanta, got a Google alert about FEMA seeking bids to provide meals to Puerto Rican victims of Hurricane Maria.

Last October, Brown scored a $156 million FEMA a contract to provide 30 million meals at a cost of $5.10 each. She subcontracted the job to two companies including a caterer in Atlanta, with 11 employees.

We asked her if she really thought 11 people were going to deliver millions of meals.

"[The subcontractor] told me she was experienced with this work," Brown said. "As time went on she would be able to hire additional people to scale up."

Only 50,000 of the 30 million meals were delivered. FEMA terminated the contract "due to late delivery." FEMA says Brown's company was vetted. But she has had five previous government contracts terminated for "not delivering required food" and her "inability to ship products" -- and no experience in dealing with large-scale disasters.

"I've had challenges in that area, particularly because I'm so young and being a woman in the food industry world," Brown told us.

Stoopid question here, but why does the title of this thread have to specify "black" woman? I hate affirmative action as much as most people do, but to call out some ones race when we have programs (F-35) that have wasted billions regardless of such...

Welcome newbie the OP is always like this , we have a few of them obsessed with race from blacks to orange oompa loopas

 

[Snouter]

Low IQ Blacks are more inclined to steal...big news!

 

[ShootSpeeders]

I have no issue with admitting when a black person does something wrong. The woman should have fulfilled her contract. And if she wasn't able to provide the meals , she shouldn't have taken the money.

But in this case it was FEMA's who was ultimately responsible for making sure Puerto Rico got their food. Leaving it into the hands of 11 people was absolutely foolish.

The govt has little choice. If you are a black female you get double affirmative action and you get the contract.

 

[ShootSpeeders]

Stoopid question here, but why does the title of this thread have to specify "black" woman? ...

Because that explains why she got the contract. She's a black female and gets double affirmative action. Ability never entered into it.