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U.S. Senator Olympia J. Snowe (R-ME) announced today that the Department of the Navy has awarded a $4,046,165 contract to Bushmaster Firearms International, LLC based in Windham. The estimated cumulative total of the order is $18,250,000. The contract is for 5,631 M16A3 rifles to support operations conducted by the U.S. Navy.
“Ensuring that our military personnel have the best quality resources available is essential to achieving all of our military objectives,” Senator Snowe said. “I am very proud that the United States Navy would entrust a Maine-based company like Bushmaster Firearms with the important responsibility of arming our forces.”
Bushmaster Firearms International, LLC holds the distinction of producing the most bought AR-type firearms in America. The estimated contract completion date is December 31, 2010.
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