Sigarms has been awarded a contract for 5,000 SIG Sauer pistols by the U.S. Army Tank, Automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) at the Rock Island Arsenal, Ill. The contract is for the SIG Sauer SP2022 9mm pistol.

The latest award is the third major federal pistol contract won by Sigarms. Other awards were a $23.7 million contract by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and a $4.2 million contract awarded by the U.S. Coast Guard.

"TACOM's selection of the SIG Sauer SP2022 demonstrates yet again the high level of confidence our military and federal government have in our firearms," said Peter Kujawski, Sigarms director of military and government sales.

To support the company's continued growth in the military and law enforcement market, Sigarms has expanded operations at its Exeter, N.H. facility with the addition of several new state-of-the-art CNC machines, increasing production capacity by over 25 percent, according to officials.