SOS Police Badges

The State of Illinois, Office of the Secretary of State Police, awarded a contract to Ray O'Herron Co., Inc., located in Danville, Illinois, for the procurement of official police badges. The contract, designated as Open Market Small Purchase 27-350SOS-POLIC-P-102499, was awarded on September 21, 2026, with a completion date of December 31, 2026, for a total contract value of $3,230.00. The line item comprises 17 Secretary of State Police badges at $190.00 per unit, consisting of 11 shirt badges and 6 wallet badges in various sergeant and lieutenant configurations. Delivery and performance will occur at the Illinois Secretary of State Police headquarters located at 3710 Winchester Road in Springfield, Illinois.

The procurement was structured as a sole source acquisition under immediate need conditions based on the unique availability of existing proprietary tooling. V.H. Blackinton & Co., Inc., a Massachusetts-based badge manufacturer, has maintained exclusive custom dies and manufacturing specifications for the Illinois Secretary of State Police badges for over thirty years. Ray O'Herron Co., Inc. serves as the authorized vendor through which these badges are procured from Blackinton. The badges are distributed to all sworn personnel upon hire as standard operational practice, and the agency has maintained a consistent procurement relationship for these items over the preceding five-year period.