It gets better. The solicitation now contains redacted sections apparently due to the intense controversy that has sprung up around these solicitations.
The solicitation explains how the contract put out by the DHS to purchase the ammunition was not subject to “full and open competition,” a process justified by what the DHS claims was an “unusual and compelling urgency” to acquire the bullets, noting that there is a shortage of bullets which is threatening a situation which could cause “substantial safety issues for the government” should law enforcement officials not be adequately armed.
Take from this what you will, but it sounds like the feds expect some imminent violence. I can’t imagine why...
Ah, missed that bit. Link?
Can you post a link to that req? TIA
I think the answer could be a lot more pedestrian than the conclusions some people are jumping too. After all, there is a shortage on various types of ammo, mainly because the public has been stocking up ever since OBungle got elected.