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Originally Posted by pbr549xxx
BadMuther,
I spoke with a good friend of mine who is in the gear business. He said that what your buddy bought was a foriegn knock-off.
Here's what he told me.
"That guy bought some rip-off knock off stuff. SDS cannot afford to make
anything overseas because of the Barry Amendment. Less than 5% of SDS business
comes from individual sales. That means 95% comes from government contracting
and direct sales. It is illegal to do what this cat is saying, hence BHI being
removed from the GSA schedule. They would be finished if they sold overseas
gear to the Gov."
Hope this makes everyone feel good about SDS again. He gave me a little history on SDS. He said that prior to getting the MOLLE contract from the govt., they made stuff like duffle bags and aviators kits bags. Now they are really getting into making some quality tactical gear.
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BlackHawk is NOT removed from the GSA purchasing system. I got this straight from the GSA Contract holder for Blackhawk today (20 September 2004) that handles Blackhawk gear. Also of note, I believe Vietnam is a LEGAL country of trade with the United States.