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Remington

U.S. Special Operations Command is buying up to 5,150 Remington precision sniper rifles for $80 million, according to a decade-long contract announced Monday, here. That works out to $15,500 per rifle. Rounds – up to 912 per rifle — included.

Full contract announcement says:

Remington Arms Co., LLC., Madison, N.C., is being awarded a ten year, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, firm-fixed-price contract for the purchase of the precision sniper rifle (PSR) system for U.S. Special Operations forces.  The estimated contract value is $79,717,783.  The maximum quantities for this requirement are projected to be 5,150 PSR systems and 4,696,800 rounds of ammunition.  The work will be performed at Remington facilities in Ilion, N.Y., and Elizabethtown, Ky., and the ammunition at Barnes Bullets facility, Mona, Utah.  The expected completion date is March 7, 2023.  The contracting activity is U.S. Special Operations Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., (H92222-13-D-0003).

Crank up the volume on your computer before viewing this video featuring the PSR: