FBI Ditching .40 for 9mm

By Robert Farago

As it currently stands, the FBI issues special agents a GLOCK 22 or a GLOCK 23 in .40 S&W caliber. If the agent fails their first qualification, Quantico’s quislings swap out the .40 cal pistol for a 9mm G17 or G19. The Fibbies’ “tolerance” for 9mm reflects a 2014 caliber study concluding that “the move to 9mm Luger can now be viewed as a decided advantage for our armed law enforcement personnel.” So here we are in November 2015 and it looks like the Fibbies are taking their own advice . . .

A TTAG tipster emailed us a link to the General Services Administration’s solicitation order for “various 9mm luger pistols and all associated replacement parts with the intent of making a single award of a fixed price indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract.” A closer look reveals . . .

The intent is a single award for a firm fixed price indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract that shall permit usage by other law enforcement entities. The maximum, not to exceed amount, over the life of the contract is $85m.

Now things get interesting . . .

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