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Federal Protective Service plans to procure all sorts of riot protection gear
Government Security News ^ | June 11, 2013 | Jacob Goodwin

Posted on 06/12/2013 7:06:21 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

In an effort to outfit law enforcement officers who work for the Federal Protective Service (FPS0, DHS has issued a small business set-aside solicitation for a wide variety of personnel protective equipment, including upper body and shoulder protection, thigh-groin protectors, hard shell shin guards, riot helmets, tactical gloves and much more.

The items, quantities and characteristics of the required gear were outlined in a solicitation issued on June 10 by the office of the chief procurement officer at DHS.

Included in that equipment roster, which had to be “Brand Name or Equal,” were:

111 Centurion CPX2500 Soft Shell Riot Control System upper body and shoulder protection, which must “effectively protect the torso and shoulders from blunt force trauma,” the solicitation said.
123 Centurion TPX200 thigh/groin protection systems “designed for blunt trauma protection during riot control situations,” said the solicitation. The gear “protects the thigh area and has an adjustable and removable groin protector.”
110 Hatch TS70 Centurion hard shell shin guards, which must provide “substantial protection from flying debris. Non-ballistic weapons, and blows to the leg.”
189 MaxPro-Police riot helmets, which have a “high impact molded half shell helmet with integral visor and neck protector.”

The protection equipment will be ordered under a one-year base period.....

(Excerpt) Read more at gsnmagazine.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Government
KEYWORDS: dhs; fascism; fps; obama; riotgear
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To: GOPJ

“They’re preparing to declare war on natural-born US citizens.”

That civilian military force he thinks he has, will disintegrate the moment he tries to send them internally enmasse.

Those who serve, they’re citizens too and they know the retribution for their actions would be swift and merciless.

Watch the movie, “The Patriot”, for an idea of how you get the citizens of this country involved.

You can only be passive until it smacks you in the face.


41 posted on 06/12/2013 9:55:46 PM PDT by Bshaw (,A nefarious deceit is upon us all!)
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To: Windflier

You will be welcome here.

LLS


42 posted on 06/13/2013 4:21:38 AM PDT by LibLieSlayer (FROM MY COLD, DEAD HANDS!)
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To: FreeAtlanta
They have deliberately created the EBT situation for the purpose of creating an excuse to go full-Nazi on the US population.
43 posted on 06/13/2013 5:14:35 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum ("Forget it, Jake. It's Eric Holder's people.")
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

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44 posted on 06/13/2013 5:31:38 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (There is no reason for the Deputy Assistant Commissioner of Paperwork to have his own Seal Team Six.)
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45 posted on 06/13/2013 6:06:25 AM PDT by FreeAtlanta (sue the DNC for the IRS abuse! Can RICO laws be used against the DNC?)
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