https://contracting.tacom.army.mil/c...00101/0000.pdf
The above appears to be the official notification of Remington's contract cancellation. It says "for the convienience of the government". Anyone know the scoop behind this?
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
https://contracting.tacom.army.mil/c...00101/0000.pdf
The above appears to be the official notification of Remington's contract cancellation. It says "for the convienience of the government". Anyone know the scoop behind this?
Was that the contract they underbid Colt on?
"For the convenience of the government" appears to be one of the greatest reasons for cancelation ever.
"Because I said so..."
So they got the production capacity to build a lot of AR-15s.
Do you guys think Freedom Group is run by smart enough people who will sell to civilians at a high profit margin and cannot keep up with demand or strenuously try to sell to police at a low profit margin?
Considering what the demand of a Remington ACR would be if they would just sell to civilians, I'd say that company is run by a bunch of idiots. I'm pretty sure most people would prefer a Remington ACR vs. a SCAR 16s as an alternative 5.56 rifle. Instead they let Bushmaster sell an abortion of the rifle to civilians which hardly anyone wants, go figure.
I had heard rumors of this about two weeks ago. This form is dated May 17. Looks legit.
But honestly, is anyone surprised at this? I couldn't believe they got the contract in the first place.
Basically under the modification section, it says "we aren't paying you any more"
MODIFICATION 01
PURPOSE OF THIS MODIFICATION: TERMINATION FOR CONVENIENCE OF THE GOVERNMENT
PREVIOUS CONTRACT AMOUNT: $16,163,252.07
AMOUNT OF THIS MODIFICATION: $14,497,329.57 (DECREASE)
CURRENT CONTRACT AMOUNT: $1,665,922.50
Notice of Termination for Convenience: You are hereby notified that Contract W56HZV-12-D-0056 Delivery Order 01 dated 20 April 2012 is terminated as to the remaining quantity of 24,000 each and M4A1 First Article Test on this contract pursuant to the General Provision of the contract entitled Termination for Convenience of the Government (Fixed-Price). This provision states that the performance of work under this contract may at the convenience or option of the Government be terminated by the Government, in whole or in part, whenever any such termination is determined to be for the best interest of the Government, and that the Contractor and Contracting Officer may agree upon the whole, or any part of the amount or amounts to be paid to the Contractor by reason of such termination.
The Delivery Order is terminated as follows:
ITEM TERMINATED QUANTITY REMAINING QUANTITY
0004AA 2,475 ea 0
0004AB 19,261 ea 0
0004AC 2,264 ea 0
0008AA 1 ea 0
The Government has no obligation to make further payments or to carry out other undertakings in connection with this terminated contract, and the Government acknowledges that the contractor has no obligation to perform further work or service or to make further deliveries of articles or materials under the contract, provided, that nothing herein contained shall impair or affect in any way other terms or conditions of the contract.
Last edited by Grand58742; 07-14-13 at 17:02.
Experience is a cruel teacher, gives the exam first and then the lesson.
With all of the conflicts and funding ending, I don't see this as much of a shock.
Stick
Board policy mandates I state that I shoot for BCM. I have also done work for 200 or so manufacturers within the firearm community. I am prior service, a full time LEO, firearm instructor, armorer, TL, martial arts instructor, and all around good guy.
I also shoot and write for various publications. Let me know if you know cool secrets or have toys worthy of an article...
Flickr Tumblr Facebook Instagram RECOILMAGAZINE OFF GRID RECOIL WEB
Bookmarks