Marine Corps Selects Trijicon VCOG as Squad Common Optic

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Rob Curtis

4 years ago

Marine Corps Systems Command just announced a contract award in its Squad Common Optic program to Trijicon. The Corps chose to outfit its Fleet Marine Force, basically all of its line units, with Trijicon's VCOG 1-8x variable magnification optic.

According to Matt Gonzales at MARCORSYSCOM's Office of Public Affairs:

Six months after seeking industry proposals, Marine Corps Systems Command awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, firm-fixed-price contract to Trijicon, Inc., of Wixom, Michigan, Feb. 21 to produce Squad Common Optic systems.

The contract has a maximum ceiling of $64 million, and Trijicon is slated to produce approximately 19,000 units. The purchase also includes spare parts, training, nonfunctional units, interim contractor logistics support and refurbishment of test articles.

Fielding to Fleet Marine Forces will begin in the first quarter of fiscal year 2021 and will be completed by fiscal year 2023.

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Rob Curtis

Rob spent 17 years covering the U.S. Military as an embedded photographer and journalist before joining the RECOIL magazine staff in 2015. He competes in centerfire and rimfire precision rifle competitions and dables in USPSA pistol competition.