Thursday, May 15, 2014

Department of Agriculture Issues Request For .40 Caliber Sub-machine Guns

From FedBizOps.gov:

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From the request:
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 [sic] acquisition of submachine guns, .40 Cal. S&W, ambidextrous safety, semi-automatic or 2 shot burts [sic] trigger group, Tritium night sights for front and rear, rails for attachment of flashlight (front under fore grip) and scope (top rear), stock-collapsilbe [sic] 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.
UMP stand for Universal Machine Pistol.




This variant of the UMP is the UMP9 firing a smaller caliber cartridge of 9mm Parabellum instead of the more known UMP cartridge, the .45 ACP. Still getting the job done, only with a lighter recoil. The UMP also comes in a cartridge size of .40 S&W as well.