McCarran arms request is a paper note in Fallout: New Vegas.
It is added to the player's Pip-boy inventory after speaking to Sgt. Contreras at the Camp McCarran supply shack about increasing his weapon supply, and you'll have to pass a Speech/Barter check of 50 or pay 50 caps.
Contreras will then ask you to speak to Gun Runner Isaac. This will start the unmarked quest Dealing with Contreras.
Transcript
Isaac,
I need to increase the number of weapons and crates of ammunition from our previous arrangement. Things might heat up with Caesar's Legion again and we'd like to be prepared. We need to increase the number of weapons by 25% and ammunition by 50%.
-Contreras