Department of Agriculture Solicitation Number: USDAOIGWEA-5-7-14

Department of Agriculture Solicitation Number: USDAOIGWEA-5-7-14

"commerical acquisition of submachine guns"

https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportun...=core&_cview=0

Synopsis:
Added: May 07, 2014 2:03 pm

The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Inspector General, located in Washington, DC, pursuant to the authority of FAR Part 13, has a requirement for the commerical acquisition of submachine guns, .40 Cal. S&W, ambidextrous safety, semi-automatic or 2 shot burts trigger group, Tritium night sights for front and rear, rails for attachment of flashlight (front under fore grip) and scope (top rear), stock-collapsilbe or folding, magazine - 30 rd. capacity, sling, light weight, and oversized trigger guard for gloved operation. NO SOLICITATION DOCUMENT EXISTS. All responsible and/or interested sources may submit their company name, point of contact, and telephone. If received timely, shall be considered by the agency for contact to determine weapon suitability.

Agency: Department of Agriculture
https://www.fbo.gov/?s=opportunity&m...=core&_cview=0
Solicitation Number: USDAOIGVEST-5-7-14

Ballistic Vests

Synopsis:
Added: May 07, 2014 2:24 pm
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Inspector General, located in Washington, DC and Regional Offices, pursuant to the authority of FAR Part 13, has a requirement for the commerical acquisition of ballist vests, compliant with NIJ 0101.06 for Level IIIA Ballistic Resistance of body armor.  Body armor is gender specific, lightweight, trauma plate/pad (hard or soft), concealable carrier, tactical vest, undergarment (white), identification patches, accessories (6 pouches), body armor carry bag, and professional measurements.  NO SOLICITATION DOCUMENT EXISITS.  All responsible and/or interested sources may submit their company name, point of contact, and telephone number.  If received timely, shall be considered by the agency for contact.

They must be expecting to run into a bunch of pretty riled up cows in their official duties......

The Battle of Bundy Ranch?

I wonder if FEMA is building any detainment camps nearby...

To clarify, the Bureau of Land Management falls within the Department of Interior. This acquisition of materials is most likely for the Law Enforcement division within the Forest Service, which is now part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Honestly, considering the huge cuts the Forest Service has been suffering over the past decade, I'm glad to see they've finally gotten the money to update their gear. I worked as a university contractor for the USDA Forest Service on a system-wide safety program, and the tales from the law enforcement division were simply scary because they were stretched so dang thin. USDA Forest Service needs law enforcement because you'd be surprised how many people try to do illegal activities on Forest Service lands, not the least of which are drug runs.

Originally Posted by snowgyre

To clarify, the Bureau of Land Management falls within the Department of Interior. This acquisition of materials is most likely for the Law Enforcement division within the Forest Service, which is now part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Honestly, considering the huge cuts the Forest Service has been suffering over the past decade, I'm glad to see they've finally gotten the money to update their gear. I worked as a university contractor for the USDA Forest Service on a system-wide safety program, and the tales from the law enforcement division were simply scary because they were stretched so dang thin. USDA Forest Service needs law enforcement because you'd be surprised how many people try to do illegal activities on Forest Service lands, not the least of which are drug runs.

This was their written response according to Politico.

USDA responded to POLITICO by explaining that there are more than 100 agents employed by the law enforcement division of the department’s Office of the Inspector General who carry such weapons because they are involved in the investigation of criminal activities, including fraud, theft of government property, bribery, extortion, smuggling and assaults on employees. From fiscal 2012 through March 2014, OIG investigations pertaining to USDA operations have netted more than 2,000 indictments, 1,350 convictions and over $460 million in monetary results, the OIG told POLITICO in a subsequent email.

Originally Posted by WebSlave

They must be expecting to run into a bunch of pretty riled up cows in their official duties......

My money is on the cow uprising. Take those utters out boys!






Or is it a sheep uprising............

Call me a crazy conspiracy loon, but I don't trust that's the whole scoop... Upgrading gear to stop drug runners in forest lands. I hope I'm wrong, but methinks there's more to it. Time will tell. In the meantime, I'm upgrading my gear too.

Originally Posted by Celtic Constrictors

Call me a crazy conspiracy loon, but I don't trust that's the whole scoop... Upgrading gear to stop drug runners in forest lands. I hope I'm wrong, but methinks there's more to it. Time will tell. In the meantime, I'm upgrading my gear too.

Yeah, but too bad that the government has all but outlawed full automatic weapons, and caused the ones that are still available (meaning transferable to citizens) to be exorbitantly expensive because of the very limited numbers.

Originally Posted by WebSlave

Yeah, but too bad that the government has all but outlawed full automatic weapons, and caused the ones that are still available (meaning transferable to citizens) to be exorbitantly expensive because of the very limited numbers.

Yes, well... There are ways around that. Did you know flame throwers are perfectly legal to own without any permits or licenses?

Did you know you can buy two Ruger .22 Rifles and a kit that turns them into a Gatling gun?

Be creative!

There's lots of legal and not so legal things you can do on the fly if the need arises.

ETA: Automatics are great for wasting ammo. I can't see their practicality unless you anticipate a full on assault of more than 4 attackers. They sure are fun to shoot though.