Department Of Agriculture Buying Unknown Amount Of Submachine Guns And High-Capacity Magazines

[Purveyor]

The United States Department of Agriculture is probably one of the last federal agencies you’d expect to request a substantial amount, if any, of firearms, but that’s precisely what it did last week.

In a solicitation posted on the government’s Federal Business Opportunities website on May 7, the Agriculture Department requested an unknown number of submachine guns. The department also states it wants to get its hands on weapons with night sights in the front and the rear and magazines with a 30-round capacity.

The solicitation, which also calls for the submachine guns to be lightweight and feature slings, says:

“The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Inspector General, located in Washington, DC, pursuant to the authority of FAR Part 13, has a requirement for the commerical [sic] acquisition of submachine guns, .40 Cal. S&W, ambidextrous safety, semi-automatic or 2 shot burts [sic] trigger group, Tritium night sights for front and rear, rails for attachment of flashlight (front under fore grip) and scope (top rear), stock-collapsilbe [sic] or folding, magazine - 30 rd. capacity, sling, light weight, and oversized trigger guard for gloved operation.”

Exactly why the USDA wants or needs to acquire multiple submachine guns is unclear, as the solicitation does not go into much detail regarding the purpose. RT attempted to reach both of the individuals listed as contacts on the USDA solicitation to learn more about the request, but was unable to immediately obtain a response from either.

The request has captured the attention of many conservative, pro-gun websites, though, which have raised questions about it.

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http://rt.com/usa/159240-department-agriculture-seeks-machine-guns/

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https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=9fc3a01217d03b0354e1e18b69aa7bad&tab=core&tabmode=list&=

Firearms
Solicitation Number: USDAOIGWEA-5-7-14
Agency: Department of Agriculture
Office: Office of the Inspector General
Location: Procurement Branch


Solicitation Number:
USDAOIGWEA-5-7-14
Notice Type:
Sources Sought
Synopsis:
Added: May 07, 2014 2:03 pm

The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Inspector General, located in Washington, DC, pursuant to the authority of FAR Part 13, has a requirement for the commerical acquisition of submachine guns, .40 Cal. S&W, ambidextrous safety, semi-automatic or 2 shot burts trigger group, Tritium night sights for front and rear, rails for attachment of flashlight (front under fore grip) and scope (top rear), stock-collapsilbe or folding, magazine - 30 rd. capacity, sling, light weight, and oversized trigger guard for gloved operation. NO SOLICITATION DOCUMENT EXISTS. All responsible and/or interested sources may submit their company name, point of contact, and telephone. If received timely, shall be considered by the agency for contact to determine weapon suitability.

Contracting Office Address:
1400 Independence Ave., SW, Room 40-E J.L. Whitten Fed Bldg
Washington, District of Columbia 20250

[former9thward]

1. Cows can get very rowdy...

[Fumesucker]

2. We have ways of making you contour plow..

[leftyohiolib]

3. purpose: for when the food is gone and the people start starving

[KoKo]

4. Interesting...does it have anything to do with future Bundy problems or

isn't Bundy responsibility of Dept. of Interior?

Sounds strange. But, then, what doesn't these days with what's going on in DC.

[sharp_stick]

5. Probably to protect themselves

from the fucking wackos that don't think the Federal Government exists.

[2pooped2pop]

6. federal pot growing planned? n/t

[William769]

7. You forgot this link also.

http://conwebwatch.tripod.com/blog/index.blog?entry_id=2330457

[NuclearDem]

8. I knew GMOs were dangerous, but...

[sufrommich]

9. This rumor was started by Alex Jones and repeated by RT.

There is absolutely no legitimate source for it.If you find one,I'd like to see it.

[Purveyor]

12. Firearms Solicitation Number: USDAOIGWEA-5-7-14

https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=9fc3a01217d03b0354e1e18b69aa7bad&tab=core&tabmode=list&=

[Demo_Chris]

10. The militarization of our police continues unchecked...

But then, who is there to check it?

Some here lament America's gun culture, yet this kind of thing (along with the NAA and all the rest) is precisely what stokes the engine. This saga -- government and oligarchs gnawing away at liberties, amassing power, increasingly ignoring the civil rights of the people until they eventually see themselves as a separate and superior species -- has played out a thousand times. The END is as ugly as it is inevitable. But this time it will be different. This time, when the jackboot stomps on that human face, it will be backed by an information system so oppressive and intrusive that it would make Big Brother sigh with longing.

And OUR party is the one putting the pedal to the floor now.

Nothing you can do though. They really don't care what you want. Only what you THINK, and very soon they will know that better than you do yourself. I've seen the future brother, and it's murder.

[hatrack]

11. Forest Service, I'd bet . . . APHIS also has emergency response duties . . .

And NRCS also spends lots of time in the field.