NIGP 08035: Convention Badges and Name Tags, Adhesive Back

NIGP 08035 Convention Badges And Name Tags, Adhesive Back is an Item code that encompasses badges, pins, medals, insignia, and related identification and recognition accessories procured by state and local public safety agencies, airports, and special-purpose jurisdictions. Recent solicitations show state and local governments buying custom badge designs for police and fire departments, airport thermal boarding passes and automated ticket stock, uniform patches and insignia, and commemorative medals and coins used for identification, recognition, ceremonial, and ceremonial purposes. The work spans design, customization, embroidery, emblem attachment, emblem alteration services, and fulfillment through web-based ordering systems. Issuing bodies include county purchasing departments, city public safety agencies (police and fire), and airport authorities. Counties and cities represent the primary buyer base, with repeat activity from both multi-department city procurements and county-level annual contracts.

Geographic activity centers on California (Sacramento County Department of Airports), Georgia (Henry County), and Arizona (City of Tucson), with recent solicitations posted between mid-August and late September 2026. Representative opportunities include Sacramento County's RFP 2026RFP0016 seeking bag tags, thermal boarding pass stock, and automated ticket and boarding pass stock for the Department of Airports, issued through the Sacramento County Procurement Alliance (SCoPA) as a cooperative purchasing vehicle with an initial two-year contract term; Henry County, Georgia's Bid #27-13 for police department uniforms and insignia (including patches and badges) with 185 line items and bids due September 24, 2026, offering local-vendor privilege within 5% of the lowest out-of-county bid; and the City of Tucson's RFP 260122 for badges, pins, medals, and accessories across the Tucson Fire Department, Tucson Police Department, and Public Safety Communications Department, with proposals due September 17, 2025, a one-year initial term with up to four one-year renewals, and federal compliance requirements under the American Rescue Plan Act including Section 3 employment benchmarks.