ATF Selects GLOCK as Chosen Duty Weapon

General Firearms Handguns - Semi Auto
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Congrats Glock!

Smyrna, GA (Sept. 17, 2010) - The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) recently announced that it has awarded GLOCK, Inc. an unrestricted open market competitive firm-fixed-price Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) multiple-award contract. After rigorous testing and evaluation including a 20,000 round endurance shoot and brutal environmental testing, the ATF not only awarded the contract to GLOCK, but also selected the GLOCK 22 Gen4 and 27 .40 caliber semi automatic pistols as their choice of duty weapon; demonstrating that GLOCK earned their trust and confidence.

The 10-year contract is valued at up to $40 million and the first ATF delivery orders have been placed. The terms provide additional Federal Agencies the opportunity to ride on the contract in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulations.

“GLOCK is very proud to have been competitively selected by the ATF for this contract over all our competition,” said GLOCK Vice President Josh Dorsey. “GLOCK was chosen for a duty weapon over all others due to the new design features of the Gen4 pistol and GLOCK’s Safe Action System as well as reliability and durability that have made GLOCK pistols famous. GLOCK’s focus remains on providing safe, simple and fast pistols to those that go in harm’s way to protect the freedom that we all currently enjoy. Our firearms are designed for these individuals to succeed and survive in any situation and we stand ready to not only meet U.S. Government requirements, but to exceed them.”

GLOCK pistols are the first choice among consumers and law enforcement, with 65% of agencies nationwide choosing to carry GLOCK.

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Anybody have any idea as to why the M&P wasn’t chosen?

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They were as well I believe. This is directly from the S&W press release…

Smith & Wesson Awarded ATF Firearms Contract

Contract Award Allows For Multiple Agency Purchase
SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Sept 13, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ – Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation (Nasdaq: SWHC), parent company of Smith & Wesson Corp., the legendary 158-year old company in the global business of safety, security, protection and sport, announced today that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) awarded the company an unrestricted open market competitive Firm-Fixed-Price Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite -Quantity (ID/IQ) multiple-award contract for the Military & Police (M&P40) pistol.

The award marks the completion of a full and open competition among several firearm manufacturers to provide a commercial off-the-shelf pistol that met or surpassed the ATF technical requirements. Under this contract, the M&P40 pistol is not only qualified for purchase by the ATF but has also been made available to multiple U.S. Federal Agencies who may now use this contract vehicle for their purchases. The potential value of the contract award is $40 million over 10 years.

Michael F. Golden, President and CEO, said, “This award by the ATF marks a milestone for our company and for the Military & Police Pistol Series. Beyond the value of future orders we may receive under the contract, it is an important validation of our M&P products. During the ATF’s stringent testing process, the M&P pistol performed exceptionally well, demonstrating excellence in the areas of reliability and performance, two key benefits that have made it a frequent choice by federal, state and local law enforcement professionals.”

The ATF awarded the contract to Smith & Wesson after a rigorous, multi-step evaluation was conducted on the M&P40 full-size and compact pistols. The evaluation consisted of a multiple- agent, live-fire assessment of 5,000 rounds. Additionally, the pistols were fired 15,000 rounds during the endurance phase of the test, for a total of 20,000 rounds each. The pistols were further subjected to an environmental exposure test and a post-endurance evaluation.

Golden concluded, “The employees of Smith & Wesson are proud to support our nation’s federal agents by supplying them with a top-grade, American made product that embodies our relentless focus on quality and performance, our innovative manufacturing techniques and the rich history of our company.”

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GLOCK = PERFECTION!!!

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Yawn. :lazy2: I am sure it came down to lowest bid.

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This will be interesting to see if any other federal agencies jump on the Glock or S&W as a duty weapon, if not already. My buddy still carrys a Sig 228 as a federal Agent.

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This testing is NO low bid ballgame. Rigorous is an understatement.

Glock has been chosen as the ATF duty weapon. S&W “qualified for purchase” and other agencies may piggy back on this contract for purchases. DEA and FBI are issuing Glocks and have been for sometime.

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I am dead sure. I would like to know if the P30, USP or even the FNX were in the mix and how the did. If there a website that shows the details and what was tested?

I wouldn’t doubt that Glock is almost giving away those Gen 4s to attract the public.

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Yeah…Glock is “almost giving away Gen4s”. LOL. That’s why they have been so successful as a company for 30 years…by “giving away” their product! Clue: they would not last very long if they chose to “give away” guns to every prestigious customer. I was involved in a new weapons selection program for a major metro PD 6years ago. Glock won the bid but was NOT the low bidder. Performance during 2 years of testing + overall support package + price (which included buy-back of existing weapons) were the factors considered. Glock won on overall points…was especially strong in it’s test performance…but was not the low bid gun.

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I believe DHS and all that they are comprised of have Sig and H&K contracts.

So it appears that BATFE has GLOCK and S&W.

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I’m familiar with testing procedures on these contracts. MANY firearms companies don’t want to compete as they don’t want to fail spec publicly.

Standard firearms procurement contract for fed LE agencies. We used to all rely on FBI contract piggy back, but now some agencies do their own. I’m not aware of any fed LE org issuing the M&P. Glock or Sig at this time.

And no, they’re not give aways’. There’s a BIG difference between agency contracted firearm and ‘may purchase’ language.

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I bought my first Glock (19) in 1990. I have tried a few different handguns since and always come back to it.

IMO it is probably the best handgun for hard serious use, especially in shitty environments. The fact that the armorer course is 8 hours compared to days for other companies says alot as well. It is easy to work on and easy to train others on it.

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Add the DEA to the list for the M&P.

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There was lots of talk of Glock’s impending demise in the last couple of years as all the Glock-ish designs flooded the market.

But at the end of the day Glock does exactly what you need it to.

Yes, I drink the Kool-Aid, and it is damn good.

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Outside of the US it’s a GLOCK and a 9mm world. Everyone else is still trying to play catch up.

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Some slides, some frames and some barrels are US made. Glock assembles 40-50K pistols in GA each month.

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PERFECTION!

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Being a cop, just having magazines that don’t rust is a major selling point for me. In Florida where your sweat soaks into your nylon gear, unless you coat the inside of your magazine pouches with oil your magazines will start to rust. The only thing that rusts on Glocks down here are night sights from where arm sweat drips down into the holster.

Alas, I work for DOI and we will likely be using Sigs for some time to come.

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At the last Armorer class I attened in February of this year it was also announced that Glock would be manufacturing the entire pistol here for U.S. sales. A pre-emptive strike in case our current politicians outlawed the import of foreign firearms.

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I see this as good and bad. You will have Austria glocks and US glocks and people will be going gaga over Austria glocks…