With the sub compacts now being introduced in the airsoft market, the U.S. Army is not far behind. The on and off Sub Compact Weapon Programme of the U.S. Army is now moving further.  The Firearm Blog further confirms this in their follow-up report that the U.S. Army has awarded six companies early this month the contract to provide the evaluation units for testing.

The United States Army Contracting Command - New Jersey posted at the FBO.gov website, contracts which are separately and specific to each contracting firearms supplier:

Under Section 815 Other Transaction Agreements (OTA) authority, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. § 2371b, the United States Army Contracting Command - New Jersey, on behalf of Project Manager Soldier Weapons, awarded six (6) separate Fixed Priced, Full and Open Competition (F&OC), Prototype OTA's to:

Global Ordnance LLC - Sarasota, FL; OTA award number: W15QKN-18-9-1030 (award 09/17/2018)
Angstadt Arms LLC - Charlotte, NC; OTA award number: W15QKN-18-9-1031 (award 09/14/2018)
B&T USA LLC - Tampa, FL; OTA award number: W15QKN-18-9-1032 (award 09/14/2018)
Shield Arms, LLC - Bigfork, MT; OTA award number: W15QKN-18-9-1033 (award 09/15/2018)
Sig Sauer, Inc. - Newington, NH; OTA award number: W15QKN-18-9-1034 (award 09/17/2018)
Trident Rifles, LLC - Odenton, MD; OTA award number: W15QKN-18-9-1035 (award 09/14/2018)

These Prototype OTA's will be for the delivery of functional Sub Compact Weapon (SCW) systems along with accessories and spare parts. The SCW systems will undergo the required Government testing and if successful, a follow-on production OTA or Federal Acquisition Regulation based contract award, may be made to one offer or for up to 350 SCW systems, which will include an option for additional quantities up to 1,000 SCW systems that may be exercised in quantities no greater than 350 SCW systems. The expected Prototype OTA duration is six months after award.

So with announcement, you might still wonder which specifically these sub compact weapons that made the cut for further the testing, here they are:

Global Ordnance LLC is pushing for the STRIBOG AP9A3S that is made in Slovakian firearms manfucturer, Grand Power:

Angstadt Arms LLC will be submitting the 9mm AR-style UDP9:

B&T will be submitting the B&T APC9 SDK for testing:

Shield Arms B&T USA LLC  have the SA-9 K as their entry (no photo available):

Sig Sauer Inc. got the MPX K which is already well known:

Trident Rifles LLC will be submitting another B&T subcompact which already known to airsoft players, the MP9:

It will be interesting which of these sub-compacts will be the chosen one. As for us airsoft players, aware that airsoft manufacturers are now in a sub-compact frenzy, may perhaps ask them to make more sub compacts based on these.