The U.S. Army Contracting Command – New Jersey (CC-NJ), on behalf of Project Manager – Soldier Lethality, awarded a fixed amount Follow-on Production, Other Transaction Agreement W15QKN-22-9-P0001, in accordance with 10 U.S.C. § 2371b(f) to Sheltered Wings, Inc. d/b/a Vortex Optics. The contract ceiling is $2,700,000,000.00.
The Next Generation Squad Weapons – Fire Control (NGSW-FC) Production Other Transaction Agreement will provide the U.S. Government the ability to procure fire controls, supporting accessories, contractor support, spare parts, repairs, and engineering efforts to support the National Defense Strategy, to include other Department of Defense Services and potential Foreign Military Sales. The NGSW-FC is the planned fire control for the Next Generation Squad Weapons – Rifle and Next Generation Squad Weapons – Automatic Rifle. The NGSW-FC is the planned replacement for the Close Combat Optic, Rifle Combat Optic, and Machine Gun Optic within the Close Combat Force.
Next up are the weapons.
Is that $2.7bn figure accurate?
Yes, but it’s a ceiling.
“Next up are the weapons.”
Does that mean that an announcement is coming soon?!
It’s still at least 6 months out and I suspect longer.
More expensive shit for grunts to break.
That sounds about right. A quarter million high end scopes. If $10K each, that’s about 2.5 billions. Congrats Vortex!
Keep in mind that’s the ceiling, not necessarily the actual current cost.
Proofreading is a skill. Voretex ? $2700,000,000
I know it’s a Friday, but…
Two Thousand Seven Hundred Million Dollars!
Is it going to be for sale for the public
Most “public” is not going to be able to afford it.
If it does what it says it does I’ll make it happen but will we be allowed to buy it?