Why Does Dept Of Education Need Shotguns?
Mar 11, 2010 Political
The Department of Education wants twenty-seven shotguns.
When I first looked at this I thought it might be for sporting programs and that maybe some school systems had skeet or trap teams. But once I read the summary I knew that could not be the case. The shotguns requested have 14″ barrels which would not be good for either sport. Further reading shows that the intent is for tactical purposes:
The U.S. Department of Education (ED) intends to purchase twenty-seven (27) REMINGTON BRAND MODEL 870 POLICE 12/14P MOD GRWC XS4 KXCS SF. RAMAC #24587 GAUGE: 12 BARREL: 14″ – PARKERIZED CHOKE: MODIFIED SIGHTS: GHOST RING REAR WILSON COMBAT; FRONT – XS CONTOUR BEAD SIGHT STOCK: KNOXX REDUCE RECOIL ADJUSTABLE STOCK FORE-END: SPEEDFEED SPORT-SOLID – 14″ LOP are designated as the only shotguns authorized for ED based on compatibility with ED existing shotgun inventory, certified armor and combat training and protocol, maintenance, and parts.
The required date of delivery is March 22, 2010.
Interested sources must submit detailed technical capabilities and any other information that demonstrates their ability to meet the requirements above, no later than March 12, 2010 at 12 PM, E.S.T. Any quotes must be submitted electronically to the attention of Holly.Le@ed.gov, Contract Specialist (Contract Operations Group), with a concurrent copy to Sherese.Lewis@ed.gov, Contracting Officer (Contract Operations Group). FedBizOpps [emphasis mine]
Why would the Department of Education need tactical shotguns and why does it have an existing inventory of them??
There might be a good reason but I do not know what it is.
This is another of the things government does that makes you wonder if the inmates are running the asylum…
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Tags: department of education, law enforcement, shotguns, tactical