Thousands of Smoke Grenades, M-16 Kits En Route to Colombia

18.12.05

by Stephen Peacock (30.11.2005)
Agencia Prensa Rural

The U.S. State Dept. is soliciting proposals from manufacturers of
smoke grenades, thousands of which the Bureau of International
Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) plans to send annually to
the government of Colombia. The INL yesterday called on U.S.-only
smoke-grenade makers to submit cost estimates by Dec. 7 for up to
3,000 red- and green-smoke grenades.

The selected contractor will deliver the material to Robertson Freight
Forwarding, State’s Miami-based export partner, “for onward shipment
to Colombia,” according to the Nov. 29 bid request.

The INL on the same day issued a separate bid request for 13,000 M-16
cleaning kits, also for shipment to Colombia via Robertson Freight
Forwarding.

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