Outcome of Industry Dialogue - Procurement of handguns, ammunition and holsters for the European Border and Coast Guard standing corps 2020-01-07 Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, hosted a two-day Industry Dialogue to gain better knowledge of the handguns and ammunition market. The event is part of the agency’s efforts to equip and train the standing corps that will be established under its recently revised mandate. As part Frontex’s efforts to ensure transparency and equal treatment of all prospective bidders and any other interested entities, the agency is sharing the documents distributed during the meeting (agenda ... Read more
Invitation for Industry Dialogue - Procurement of handguns, ammunition and holsters for the standing corps of the European Border and Coast Guard 2019-11-20 The recently revised Frontex mandate foresees the establishment of a standing corps that will be at the core of the operational response activities of the Agency. As a matter of priority, Frontex has to ensure that members of the standing corps are properly equipped and trained to be effectively deployed and operate in a unitary manner in the operational areas.Frontex border guards will wear uniforms, carry a service weapon (handgun) and will have executive powers. This means that the officers ... Read more