US Special Operation Command (USSOCOM) contract
EOTech has received notification from Crane (the contracting group) at the Naval Warfare Surface Center. This contract was awarded under the MDNS solicitation and especially for the enhanced combat optical sight portion...the past acronym was the SOP MOD program.The fact that USSOcom has standarized on the HWS is of major significance. The annoucenment can be viewed on the US DoD web page at
www.dod.mil/contracts/2004/ct20040513.html. The contract award was made on 5/13.. and then scroll down to the 2nd page under US Navy contracts. The US government placed this information in the public domain. Here is the offical announcement.
"EOTech,Ann Arbor, MI, is being awarded a maximum $16,666,666 firm-fixed price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for 66,666 enhanced combat optical sights (ECOS-C) and associated data. The ECOS-C capability provides for a lightweight, waterproof optical sighting device(s) capable of providing target acquisition and aiming for close quarter battle as well as out to 600 meters. Work will be performed in Ann Arbor, MI and is expected to be completed by May 2009. For further information about the contract see web page
www.dod.mil/contracts/2004/ct20040513.html.
US Marine Corp order
USMC ordered 2,000 x M552's for placement into Force Reconn and the 24th MEU, being rotated into active war zones into Iraq. Placement is on M4 carbine,primarily for urban, close quarter engagements.
View Press Release...
U.S. Army - RFI and EOTech Agreement
The U.S. Army has awarded EOTech, Inc. a contract for immediate supply of optical weapon sights. The contract acquires in excess of 6,000 EOTech standard commercial off-the-shelf, HOLOgraphic Weapon Sights (HWS) for use on M4 weaponry. The specific version is the night vision compatible AA battery military model 552.
from
http://www.eotech-inc.com/news_articles.php
btw nice carbine SR :right:
