Badge Refinishing and Destruction Services

2026-11-03

Contractor shall provide all travel , labor , materials , shipping and handling necessary to refinish and / or destroy state parole agent badges , on an as needed basis , per service request received from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation ( CDCR ), Division of Adult Parole Operations ( DAPO ) Headquarters and Regional Offices , which are listed on Exhibit A - 1 , List of Participating Parole Offices . II . Contractor Responsibilities The Contractor shall provide services for Parole Agent badges , regardless of the manufacturer or whom the badge ( s ) were purchased from . Services shall include refinishing , stripping ( i . e ., soaking in a solution to remove the lacquer coating ), relacquering ( spray ), polishing ( clear ), inscribing , providing nameplate , provide ribbons , and provide a badge wallet as specified in the service request . The base metal composition of the badge is gold alloy , and various other metal alloys depending on the manufacturer . The badges do contain enamel ; therefore , any enamel repair shall be part of the badge refinishing process . A . The Contractor shall provide an inscribed , solid metal – gold toned nameplate ( 2 . 25 ” x 0 . 50 ”) and provide a solid metal – gold toned ribbon ( 1 . 75 ” x 0 . 25 ”) attached to the badge by metal solder . B . The Contractor shall repair enamel lettering on badges . C . The Contractor shall refinish the badge , place the badge in a new badge wallet ( basket weave or flat black leather design wallet with cardboard insert ), with a new nameplate and / or a new ribbon . ( See Exhibit A - 2 Basket Weave Photo Sample and Exhibit A - 3 Badge Photo Sample ) D . Upon completion of the requested services , the Contractor shall mail back the refinished badge placed in a new badge wallet , new nameplate and / or new ribbon as instructed per service request . The method of returning the completed badge services shall be by certified mail using either UPS , FedEx or the United Stated Postal Service ( USPS ). E . The Contractor shall complete the service requests as stated in items 1 , 2 , and 3 below and return the badge ( s ) to the specified Parole Office location listed in Exhibit A - 1 , List of Participating Parole Offices .

California

2026-03-27