Old 03-17-2012, 15:56   #1
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http://thecentristpoint.wordpress.co...er-ammunition/

Not familiar with this site, but interesting read.

DHS has grown to approximately 180,000 personnel+ so that would be about 2500 per person. Not a bad train up.
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Old 03-17-2012, 16:52   #2
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That is a lot of ammo to consume in 5 years.

Of the 180K DHS HC how many are shooters?? 10K 20K 50K???

450.000.000 / 50,000 = 9k per???


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The Department of Homeland security has just executed an order for enough rounds of 40 caliber ammunition to kill every man, woman and child in the United States.

ATK Awarded Contract to Supply 450 Million Rounds of .40 Caliber Ammunition to the Department of Homeland Security
I smell a lot of pork-barrel spending...
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Old 03-17-2012, 17:02   #3
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That is a lot of ammo to consume in 5 years.

Of the 180K DHS HC how many are shooters?? 10K 20K 50K???

450.000.000 / 50,000 = 9k per???




I smell a lot of pork-barrel spending...
In this adminisration?
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Old 03-17-2012, 18:35   #4
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Interesting, maybe concerning, but not necessarrilly time to hang lanterns in the church steeple, especially WRT a 5 year contract. IDIQ contracts are written with a ceiling. They can buy up to the cap; that doesn't mean they're going to. What it does mean is there might be some surplus capacity that could flood the market and drive prices down for the rest of us.
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Old 03-18-2012, 06:35   #5
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[QUOTE=Peregrino;440534]Interesting, maybe concerning, but not necessarrilly time to hang lanterns in the church steeple, especially WRT a 5 year contract. IDIQ contracts are written with a ceiling. They can buy up to the cap; that doesn't mean they're going to. What it does mean is there might be some surplus capacity that could flood the market and drive prices down for the rest of us.[/QUOTE


The lanterns have been hung; there's no way to vote ourselves out of this political/social climate.

Instead of hoping for a financial trickle down from the state, let's remember the democratically unanimous support for the event detailed below.

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/need-to-know...-bailout/3309/

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Old 03-18-2012, 12:15   #6
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FedBizopps. December 2010

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Solicitation Number:
HSCEMS-11-Q-00002 Notice Type:
Presolicitation Synopsis:
Added: Dec 17, 2010 12:38 pm
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) intends to issue a solicitation for quotes/proposals to supply .40 S&W Caliber (180 Grain) JHP ammunition. ICE estimates this requirement to be 50 to 75 million rounds per year for 5 years. The release of the solicitation is planned to occur in early 2011. ICE is publishing the attached draft of the Statement of Work prior to release of the solicitation to allow time for industry review and to submit questions
Also, if you were curious about the handgun

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Old 03-18-2012, 15:25   #7
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Could be the Feds are trying to be ahead of the curve on a lead ban

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In a campaign lead by the Center for Biological Diversity, 100 environmental organizations have petitioned the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to place a regulation on lead ammunition that would classify it as a toxic substance.
http://www.guns.com/environmental-gr...n-hunting.html
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