I would say this...they all knew in July that the vaccine would arrive sooner or later. They all should have sat down then...crafting their vaccination priorities and the reservation system. Instead, they’ve wasted six months doing nothing.
It’s like you hired ten guys to redo your house-roof, and they all arrive today but there’s no hand-tools, no new roof materials, and no ladders.
Why did they fail?
They believed Fauci and the rest of the left honkers shaking their heads in laughing disbelief that there wouldn’t be a vaccine until summer 2021. They all sat on their hands, procrastinated and are now caught with their pants down.
I think what we have seen in the Fed side is implementation of a preexisting plan that probably was pulled off the shelf, implemented and is ongoing. This plan is probably updated periodically and when put into action tweaked to account for facts on the ground as they arise. Major players at the Fed level would be the NIH, CDC, surgeon general, 2 or 3 cabinets, the military and a couple of the largest pharmaceutical companies.
So, on day 1 of implementing the vaccination chapter of the pandemic response plan, line item 1 was yes/no is an existing vaccine available. The answer was no so the decision tree branched to expedite development.
One step in this process heavily involved the FDA and note how PDJT had to personally and repeatedly kick them in the butt to not dither around. Another aspect was production capacity once a vaccine was qualified. Actually, production capacity for several hundred million doses was lined up well before it was known which vaccine would be produced. Pfizer for example would be arranging for use of their internal capacity but this is likely supplemented by capacity in other pharmaceutical companies on a tolling basis. Other supply chains would also be involved such as specialty equipment and chemical manufacturers. There are a very small number of these specialty manufacturers worldwide.
Logistics.... The US Military is master of logistics and everything they did directly or were involved in coordinating has been terrific. Fed involvement pretty much ends when the vaccine transfers from the Feds to the States. This is where it gets goofy.
The Fed master plan has recommendations but no control of the State level implementation. Some State and locals are doing great (mainly R) and some are screwing up (mostly D).