NIGP 08053: Nameplates, Metal, Nonadhesive

NIGP Item 08053 Nameplates, Metal, Nonadhesive is solicited by state and local jurisdictions primarily for custom identification and recognition components — metal nameplates, commendation ribbons, and engraved signage used across law enforcement, county administrative, and facilities operations. Recent opportunities show demand for silk grosgrain commendation ribbons for police departments, galvanized metal pallets for county maintenance facilities, and rubber stamps and related engraving items (including metal nameplates) supplied on an as-needed basis to sheriff and county offices. Issuing bodies span city procurement offices, county boards of supervisors, and specialized departments such as police and sheriff operations. The City of Detroit Office of Contracting and Procurement, the County of Orange Sheriff-Coroner Department, and the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners represent active recent buyers in this space.

Activity appears concentrated in California and Florida, with standout recent procurement in the Southeast and Midwest. The County of Orange (California) Sheriff-Coroner issued a competitive IFB in March 2026 for 85 line items of rubber stamps, pads, daters, engraving, and related items including metal nameplates, with delivery to 28 facilities and a three-year contract term offering five to eight percent price preference for certified local small business and disabled veteran vendors. The City of Detroit issued a sole source procurement notice in March 2026 for customized commendation ribbons ($8,500) to the incumbent vendor Irvin H. Hahn Company, with response deadline March 16, 2026. The Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners issued an ITB in March 2026 for galvanized finished steel pallets ($70,264.60 estimated value over two years), due April 3, 2026. Cooperative purchasing arrangements are common; the Orange County contract permits subordinate public agencies to access the same terms and pricing.