One of the most crucial components of an instrument is its detector. For FORS SITe (formerly Tektronix) 2048x2048 CCDs with 24 micron pixels were selected; the procurement of the CCDs including all peripherals (dewar, controller) is being done by ESO. So far we have received one CCD of grade 1 which is now awaiting full characterization by ESO's detector laboratory.