US Army Awards SIG Sauer Contract for SP2022, MPX, and the MCX - The Firearm BlogArmy Contracting Command, New Jersey, have issued a synopsis/solicitation to negotiate a five year indefinite quantity contract with firm fixed price orders for a number of SIG Sauer weapon systems including rifles, submachine guns, pistols and suppressors.
The contract is on behalf of the Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center (ARDEC) and Product Manager Crew Served Weapons as well as several other undisclosed program offices.
The contract includes a number of different weapons with various flexible quantities. These include an order for up to 500 7.62x51mm SIG 716G2 rifles, supplied with one 20-round PMAG each, MCXs carbines in two barrel lengths, 9 and 11.5 inch barrels – 100 of both, there are also orders for MPX submachine guns with 4.5 and 8 inch barrels – 1000 of each. Sources confirm this is unrelated to the Army’s ongoing Sub Compact Weapon programme. There are also orders for as many as 5,000 SIG Sauer SP2022s each with three 15-round magazines and an order for up to 100 SRD9 pistol silencers.