and high-capacity) Cleaning Kit and Operator's Manual. Estimates for max procurement quantities for the system are listed as 45,000 no external safety 600,000 JCP with the external safety configuration 649,000 Holsters 96,050 Standard Capacity Magazines 192,099 High Capacity Magazines 667,000 Magazine Holders 132,037 Suppressor attachment kits While this is the max procurement, in comparison the initial order for M9 pistols was for 300,000 pistols (followed by more later). Timeline A Q&A listed the following projected dates: Final RFP Release: Projected in January 2006 Proposal Response Deadline: Projected in March 2006 Expected Contract Award Date: Projected in 4Q FY06. Projected First Delivery Order date and Quantities: The government will issue the first delivery order at time of award of the basic contract. Currently IDIQ minimum quantity is 12 each JCPs without external manual safety which will be awarded as the initial Delivery Order. JCP and CP candidates A large variety of .45 ACP pistols were entered into the competition. These include the: Beretta PX4 Storm Fabrique Nationale FNP45-USG Glock 21SF Heckler & Koch HK45C Para-Ordnance LDA 1911 Ruger P345 SIG P220 Combat Smith & Wesson M&P HS-45 (sold as the Springfield Armory XD in the United States) Taurus PT 24/7 OSS See also Individual Carbine List of individual weapons of the U.S. Armed Forces XM8 rifle XM17 Modular Handgun System competition Notes External links Solicitation for Joint Combat Pistol (JCP) system Sources Sought for SOF Combat Pistol FHS data sheet (PDF format) Federal Business Opportunities links Army Times article on handgun testing (not JCP testing) Semi-automatic pistols of the United States Weapons of the United States