Contract extension?

[Radioactive]

https://www.armyrecognition.com/defense_news_september_2020_global_security_army_industry/knight_s_armament_awarded_us_army_contract_for_m110_sniper_rifles.amp.html
 

cruising around and found this.

I thought they already had the contract.

[shooterrex]

They just ordered more rifles is all.

[98Z5V]

Yep, that $13,480,110.00 contract equals 1,000 more M110s. 

[DNP]

We’re in the wrong damn business. Hurry and get rich Robo. 

Edited September 27, 2020 by DNP

[Radioactive]

13+ grand a piece not bad if you can get the supply contract. I remember when it was discovered that toilet seats were costing $ 600 and how monkeys flew out of a$$es over that. I know a war machine is expensive but damn!

[shooterrex]

5 hours ago, Radioactive said:

13+ grand a piece not bad if you can get the supply contract. I remember when it was discovered that toilet seats were costing $ 600 and how monkeys flew out of a$$es over that. I know a war machine is expensive but damn!

I didn't read the bid proposal but that cost is usually for the whole system. Optics, case, spare parts, bipods, magazines,etc. Not just the rifle.

[Radioactive]

On 9/27/2020 at 2:01 PM, shooterrex said:

I didn't read the bid proposal but that cost is usually for the whole system. Optics, case, spare parts, bipods, magazines,etc. Not just the rifle.

Must be a hell of a spare parts list and lifetime magazine supply.

[shooterrex]

A good thermal scope will take up almost half the 13k

[Radioactive]

7 minutes ago, shooterrex said:

A good thermal scope will take up almost half the 13k

It’s all true - I’ll quit now.

[98Z5V]

On 9/27/2020 at 6:43 AM, Radioactive said:

13+ grand a piece not bad if you can get the supply contract. I remember when it was discovered that toilet seats were costing $ 600 and how monkeys flew out of a$$es over that. I know a war machine is expensive but damn!

 

On 9/27/2020 at 12:01 PM, shooterrex said:

I didn't read the bid proposal but that cost is usually for the whole system. Optics, case, spare parts, bipods, magazines,etc. Not just the rifle.

That's just for the guns, men.  The price on the whole system - to .gov - is $25k.  That $25k is the transit case, bipod, all the goodies, etc...

For real. 

So, maybe this is just 500 complete systems, instead of 1,000 guns.  That's about how it breaks down. 

This right here is $25k.