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The Illinois Secretary of State's Communications Department (COMM350) awarded an Open Market Small Purchase contract to B & H Foto & Electronics Corp. on July 13, 2026, with a completion date of July 31, 2026. The total contract value is $1,376.93. The award was issued under OMNIA contract R250402-OMNIA, with the contracting vehicle reference 27-350SOS-COMM3-P-99271. Performance of the contract involves shipment to the Illinois Secretary of State's Chicago office located at 115 South La Salle Street, Suite 300, with budgetary oversight managed through the Springfield location's Budget & Fiscal office.

The contract encompasses the procurement of two primary equipment items: one Atomos Ninja TX Monitor/Recorder with Creator Accessory Kit valued at $1,089.00, and one Transcend 1TB ESD310 USB 3.2 GEN2 Portable Solid State Drive valued at $287.93. Both items were confirmed in stock at the time of award, with delivery via FDX Ground shipping included at no additional cost. The vendor, B & H Foto & Electronics Corp. (Federal ID# 13-2768071), provided a total savings of $41.07 compared to retail pricing on the quoted items.