NIGP 08069: Tags: Luggage, Security, Identification

NIGP 08069 Tags: Luggage, Security, Identification is an Item code covering physical identification and security tags procured by state agencies, counties, and special-purpose districts for operational, regulatory, and administrative purposes. Recent opportunities show state and local governments buying crab pot buoy tags for fisheries management, customizable promotional product tags and apparel identification for school districts, bag tags and automated ticketing stock for airport authorities, and security door locks and electronic access-control hardware for detention facilities. The scope spans marine resource identification, employee and student incentive merchandise, transportation logistics, and correctional-facility security infrastructure. Issuing bodies include state natural-resources agencies, county corrections and airport departments, school districts, and special-purpose procurement authorities managing cooperative purchasing programs.

Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife's March 2026 Formal Invitation to Bid for Dungeness Crab Pot Buoy Tags (bid opening April 9, 2026) sought elastomeric polyurethane resin tags in volumes of approximately 149,000 standard and 70,000 late-season tags annually under a Price Agreement with two-year initial firm pricing and three optional one-year extensions; the procurement applied Oregon goods preference (10% price reduction) and benefit-company preference (10% price reduction). Sacramento County's June 2026 RFP for bag tags, thermal paper, and automated-ticketing stock issued through the Sacramento County Procurement Alliance (SCoPA) cooperative purchasing program established a two-year initial contract with three optional one-year extensions. San Antonio Independent School District's February 2026 RFP for customizable promotional products and incentives (response due March 3, 2026) required minimum 20 percent small, women-owned, and minority-owned business enterprise participation by dollar value and emphasized silk-screening and embroidery capabilities. Activity concentrates in Texas, California, and Oregon; no recent opportunities are currently open with responses pending.