Feds Spend $830K on Stab-Proof Vests

The Justice Department’s Bureau of Prisons (BOP) recently committed $830,160 to purchase Protective Stab Vests for use by employees in federal prison facilities. The contract was awarded on a sole-source, no-bid basis because the need was determined to be of an “urgent and compelling nature.” Documents accompanying the posting say that “thousands of vests … are now considered to be End- of-Life” and need replacing, and vests are needed for new employees as well.