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I copied and pasted the US Govt Synopsis Notice below that was posted last Friday by the US Army. Very Interesting development. 8)
If I was a gambler, I'd put all my money on a FN product, maybe the FS2000 has a future.... :shock:
W15QKN-07-X-0448
Date: 2007-09-14
Description:
The U.S. Army Joint Munitions and Lethality Life Cycle Command, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ
is interested in determining the state of the art/state of the practice of commercially
available firearms that could serve as Personal Defense Weapons (PDW) for individual
soldiers. The purpose of conducting this survey as part of a research effort is to
identify potential sources of different types of PDW candidate weapons. In addition,
the government seeks to characterize the effects of changes in weapon size, weight,
design, controllability and portability. Potential PDW candidates should not exceed
the size and weight of the M4 carbine currently used by the U.S. Army; furthermore,
they should be no smaller or lighter than the current M9 9mm Army pistol. In addition,
these weapons should be capable of firing NATO standard 5.56mm ammunition. This survey
will provide insight to the government on the trade-offs associated with PDW design.
Interested responders should provide a description of their weapon system(s) including
technical specifications e.g., overall length, barrel length, loaded/unloaded weight,
firing rate, etc. along with any additional information the responder deems necessary
to describe the physical characteristics and performance of the system.
This is a market survey only. This is not a request for proposal. This is not to be
construed as a commitment by the government to procure these items, nor does the
Army intend to award on the basis of this sources sought or otherwise pay for the
information requested. There is no formal solicitation available at this time.
All information will be submitted at no cost or obligation to the U.S. government.
See numbered note 25.
Vendor Questionnaire Form
Personal Defense Weapons (fill in and send in with information)
The purpose of this form is to obtain information from industry to assist in the market
research. Government encourages all interested vendors to submit any comments that they
might have.
Please review the form and submit it to above address.
1. Company Name
2. Company Address
3. Company point of contact and phone number
4. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this effort is 332994.
with small business size standard of 500 employees. Based on this information is your
business considered a small business?
5. Commerciality:
( ) Our product as described above, has been sold leased or licensed to the general
public
( ) Our product as described above, has been sold in substantial quantities, on a
competitive basis to multiple state and local government. The development of the product
was done exclusively at private expense
( ) None of the above applies. Explain.
6. Please provide any additional comments
If I was a gambler, I'd put all my money on a FN product, maybe the FS2000 has a future.... :shock:
W15QKN-07-X-0448
Date: 2007-09-14
Description:
The U.S. Army Joint Munitions and Lethality Life Cycle Command, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ
is interested in determining the state of the art/state of the practice of commercially
available firearms that could serve as Personal Defense Weapons (PDW) for individual
soldiers. The purpose of conducting this survey as part of a research effort is to
identify potential sources of different types of PDW candidate weapons. In addition,
the government seeks to characterize the effects of changes in weapon size, weight,
design, controllability and portability. Potential PDW candidates should not exceed
the size and weight of the M4 carbine currently used by the U.S. Army; furthermore,
they should be no smaller or lighter than the current M9 9mm Army pistol. In addition,
these weapons should be capable of firing NATO standard 5.56mm ammunition. This survey
will provide insight to the government on the trade-offs associated with PDW design.
Interested responders should provide a description of their weapon system(s) including
technical specifications e.g., overall length, barrel length, loaded/unloaded weight,
firing rate, etc. along with any additional information the responder deems necessary
to describe the physical characteristics and performance of the system.
This is a market survey only. This is not a request for proposal. This is not to be
construed as a commitment by the government to procure these items, nor does the
Army intend to award on the basis of this sources sought or otherwise pay for the
information requested. There is no formal solicitation available at this time.
All information will be submitted at no cost or obligation to the U.S. government.
See numbered note 25.
Vendor Questionnaire Form
Personal Defense Weapons (fill in and send in with information)
The purpose of this form is to obtain information from industry to assist in the market
research. Government encourages all interested vendors to submit any comments that they
might have.
Please review the form and submit it to above address.
1. Company Name
2. Company Address
3. Company point of contact and phone number
4. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this effort is 332994.
with small business size standard of 500 employees. Based on this information is your
business considered a small business?
5. Commerciality:
( ) Our product as described above, has been sold leased or licensed to the general
public
( ) Our product as described above, has been sold in substantial quantities, on a
competitive basis to multiple state and local government. The development of the product
was done exclusively at private expense
( ) None of the above applies. Explain.
6. Please provide any additional comments
