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For anyone who is interested in the history of the U.S. M16 service rifle, or who simply likes to have a handle on who is making quality equipment, you might be interested to know that Bushmaster has been awarded a firm contract by the U.S. DoD for M16A3 rifles.
Indefinite Contract/ Award Notice is here:
h t t p s://aais.ria.army.mil/aais/award_web_08/W52H0908D01200000/000000.pdf
Purchase order for the first (minimum) quantity is here:
h t t p s://aais.ria.army.mil/aais/award_web_08/W52H0908D01200001/000000.pdf
Taken from the above:
1. Delivery Order 0001 obligates a quantity of 5,631 M16A3 Rifle, NSN 1005-01-357-5112, PN 12012000 in accordance with the terms and
conditions of the basic contract W52H09-08-D-0120. As this order is in excess of the guaranteed minimum quantity of 5,630 each, the
Government is under no further obligation to place any additional orders.
2. The award is processed against Ordering Period 1 (Award through 31 December 2008) and the following CLINS are awarded:
Clin 0008AA - First Article Test for $20.000.00.
Clin 0008AB - 5,631 M16A3 Rifle, 5.56mm, NSN 1005-01-357-5112 at unit price of $715.00 each for a total of
$4,026,165.
The first order is for M16A3 rifles only. The government has the right to exercise options for more M16A3s or for M16A4s. Bushmaster has sold a fair amount of stuff to the U.S. military before, but it was all commercial, off-the-shelf stuff and was not held to all milspec requirements and the guns were not issued to regular U.S. military personnel.
This is newsworthy for several reasons.
-Bushmaster is now the fifth ever contractor for the M16 (Colt, H&R, GM-Hydramatic, FN, Bushamster)
- This is the first new contractor named in almost 20 years (FN got their first contract in 1988).
-This is the first time a company that started making AR-15 clones has been asked to make USGI, milspec rifles
- Bushmaster will be the only M16 contractor other than Colt that is selling rifles and parts to the public.
The first article test report is due Jan. 30, 2009. The first 800 rifles are expected at Crane NSWC Sept. 30, 2009.
Indefinite Contract/ Award Notice is here:
h t t p s://aais.ria.army.mil/aais/award_web_08/W52H0908D01200000/000000.pdf
Purchase order for the first (minimum) quantity is here:
h t t p s://aais.ria.army.mil/aais/award_web_08/W52H0908D01200001/000000.pdf
Taken from the above:
1. Delivery Order 0001 obligates a quantity of 5,631 M16A3 Rifle, NSN 1005-01-357-5112, PN 12012000 in accordance with the terms and
conditions of the basic contract W52H09-08-D-0120. As this order is in excess of the guaranteed minimum quantity of 5,630 each, the
Government is under no further obligation to place any additional orders.
2. The award is processed against Ordering Period 1 (Award through 31 December 2008) and the following CLINS are awarded:
Clin 0008AA - First Article Test for $20.000.00.
Clin 0008AB - 5,631 M16A3 Rifle, 5.56mm, NSN 1005-01-357-5112 at unit price of $715.00 each for a total of
$4,026,165.
The first order is for M16A3 rifles only. The government has the right to exercise options for more M16A3s or for M16A4s. Bushmaster has sold a fair amount of stuff to the U.S. military before, but it was all commercial, off-the-shelf stuff and was not held to all milspec requirements and the guns were not issued to regular U.S. military personnel.
This is newsworthy for several reasons.
-Bushmaster is now the fifth ever contractor for the M16 (Colt, H&R, GM-Hydramatic, FN, Bushamster)
- This is the first new contractor named in almost 20 years (FN got their first contract in 1988).
-This is the first time a company that started making AR-15 clones has been asked to make USGI, milspec rifles
- Bushmaster will be the only M16 contractor other than Colt that is selling rifles and parts to the public.
The first article test report is due Jan. 30, 2009. The first 800 rifles are expected at Crane NSWC Sept. 30, 2009.
