Feds preparing for possible riots at conventions, presidential inauguration or elsewhere
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 7:32 PM EST
It looks as if the Federal Protective Service is gearing up for the potential of significant riots at some combination of the Republican National Convention, the Democratic National Convention, the 2013 presidential inauguration and other major events in the future, with its planned procurement of about 150 sets of riot helmets, thigh and groin protectors, hard shell shin guards and other “riot gear.”
The Federal Protective Service, which protects buildings, grounds and property that are owned, occupied or secured by the federal government, put a small business set-aside solicitation on the street on July 25 and gave prospective suppliers only one day to submit their fast-track proposals, and only 15 days after an award is made to deliver the riot gear to Alexandria, VA.
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