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Archive for August, 2019
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Friday, August 2nd, 2019Wild Things Limited Time Offer: 30% Off GEN III Level VII
Friday, August 2nd, 2019
For a limited time, Wild Things GEN III Level VII Parka and Trousers are 30% off on WILDTHINGSGEAR.COM. No code needed add to your cart and the discount is automatically applied at checkout!
100% Made in U.S.A., the Wild Things Gen III Level VII layers are an insulation layer and the outermost layer of protection of the Gen III Extreme Cold Weather System (ECWS). Combine the Gen III Level VII Parka and Trousers for use during extreme cold and dry conditions. Wild Things Level VII is highly durable and breathable, featuring outer shell fabric with DWR and with PrimaLoft® Sport high-loft insulation. The Parka and Trousers maintain warmth even when wet and provide protection in extreme cold conditions during static operations.
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Limited time offer, applies to in-stock items only.
TacJobs – US Army Ranger
Friday, August 2nd, 2019NOW HIRING: Physically fit and mentally unbreakable Americans willing to jump out of airplanes and work variable hours (to include nights and weekends) in hostile combat environments around the globe to execute special operations missions of strategic national importance.
– Must be a team player
– Must be a self-starter
– Must not be someone who settles for mediocrity
– Must be in the Active Duty Army
– Must have a 105 or above GT Score (waiverable on case-by-case basis)
– Must be a U.S. Citizen
– Must not have any drug or alcohol related incidents within the past 24 months
Here’s how to apply:
In the Active Duty Army? Send your SRB to 75recruit@socom.mil from your .mil email address.
Not in the Active Duty Army? Go tell your local Active Duty Army Recruiter that you want to serve in the 75th Ranger Regiment. @goarmy @usarec
FirstSpear Friday Focus – Tactical Patrolling Harness NSNS
Friday, August 2nd, 2019
All new in the Non-Stocking Non-Standard section of the FirstSpear web store is the FirstSpear 6/12 Laser Cut, Tactical Patrolling harness. Classic patrolling harness design with modern construction techniques and materials including FirstSpear 6/12 and FirstSpear quick-relase Tubes technology. Large padded shoulder straps, drag handle and 6/12 back panel allow the user to mount 6/9, 6/12, and molle style pockets. Available in small/medium and large/ extra large. Limited colors and sizes available.
Non-Stocking Non-Standard items were built at the request of FirstSpear professional users and contract overruns. 100% 1st quality goods. Colors, sizes, and quantities are limited. When they are gone they are gone, No back-orders will be filled. No Returns No Exchanges.
FRAG OUT! #25 Is Now Available
Friday, August 2nd, 2019
Coming Soon To A Foot Near You
Thursday, August 1st, 2019
This is the final draft of the upcoming Altama Maritime Assault Shoe in M81 Woodland, before the confirmation samples are made and production begins. They will be available in Mid and Low, in whole and half sizes.
Leupold & Stevens Submits GAO Protest On USSOCOM’s S-VPS Program
Thursday, August 1st, 2019Earlier this week, optics manufacturer Leupold & Stevens submitted a GAO protest of the U.S. Department of the Navy Surface Warfare Center Crane Division’s recent contract modification published on 18 July 2019, to the internal reticle under Solicitation No. N00164-18-R-JQ30 (“the Solicitation”) and Contract No. N00164-18-D-JQ30 (“the Contract”) for Miniature Aiming Systems-Day Squad-Variable Power Scopes (Second Focal Plane) to Sig Sauer, Inc. For this solicitation, Crane is working on behalf of United States Special Operations Command as their office of primary responsibility for lethality. SOF weapons and accessories as well as Visual Augmentation Systems are procured by Crane.
Leupold asserts that Crane improperly modified its contract with Sig Sauer and that the changes made to the contract were so substantial that the contract should be terminated and a new competition conducted for the modified requirements. The additional funding of the contract modification is so much when added to SIG’s winning bid that Leupold feels someone else would have been awarded the contract instead of SIG.
While the SIG Optics TANGO6T is at the heart of this action, it’s important to point out that the protest has nothing to do with performance. That hasn’t even been actually assessed yet as neither SIG nor Nightforce have delivered any production samples to the government. This is because USSOCOM decided to integrate a new reticle into S-VPS, the Tremor8.
When the program was created, a different reticle had initially been considered, but due to the adoption of 6.5 Creedmoor, SOCOM decided they wanted a bullet drop compensator reticle. Todd Hodnett had envisioned a new Tremor reticle and this was adopted, but in concept only. The reticle was sketched out on a napkin and included settings for 5.56 M855A1 as well as the new 6.5 CM round. Even when the optics had been selected and contracts awarded, the Tremor8 still did not exist. Just recently, months later, the reticle has finally been certified. Now that it has been certified, Nightforce and SIG can integrate the reticle into their scopes and deliver samples to the government for acceptance testing.
Both Nightforce and SIG will have to pay a license fee to include that reticle in the scopes the government will purchase, even though Nightforce shares an owner with Tremor8 creator Horus.
SIG’s winning submission to S-VPS (SFP) incorporated a proprietary wire reticle. While this was selected, SOCOM later decided they wanted an etched, illuminated Tremor8 reticle.
The additional cost of the integration of the Tremor8 into the SIG TANGO6T is what Leupold is protesting. Did the government violate its own requirement when it selected the SIG optic as submitted, or did the government select a product based on its own requirement and then direct the vendor to make changes which were costly? That is the heart of the question at hand. GAO will investigate the matter and make a determination. Possible outcomes are the status quo, a new solicitation, no procurement at all, or SIG being paid for at least a portion of the contract and a new solicitation being issued.
Read the redacted protest letter
here.
US Secret Service Adopts Glock 19 MOS Gen 5 in 9mm
Thursday, August 1st, 2019Earlier today in an internal message to the Secret Service, Director James Murray announced the adoption of the same technology as recently selected by the US Customs and Border Protection, the 9mm Glock 19 MOS Gen 5.
Everyone in Secret Service, including uniformed division members, will be issued the G19 MOS Gen 5 9mm to replace their current SIG 229 pistol in .357.
Additionally, SOD will issue the G47 MOS Gen 5 and G26 Gen 5 in 9mm.
Members will receive new equipment training and be issued the new sidearm along with Pistol light and Holster.
The weapons will be purchased off of the CBP contract and transition will be completed by 2021.
