NIGP 20137: Emblems, Braids, Buttons, and Patches (for Caps and Uniforms) (Including Chevrons, Epaulettes and Shoulder Boards)

NIGP 20137 Emblems, Braids, Buttons, and Patches (for Caps and Uniforms) is an Item code under which state and local governments procure custom insignia, embroidery, patches, and emblem-attachment services for police uniforms, school band and spirit wear, public safety gear, and institutional apparel. Recent solicitations show school districts, county police departments, sheriff's offices, state agencies, and municipal governments buying finished uniforms with integrated embroidery, screen printing, patch application, and insignia services as bundled offerings rather than sourcing emblems or patches as standalone commodities. School districts including Fontana Unified (California), Northside Independent (Texas), and Garland Independent (Texas) are procuring band uniforms, fine arts guard and dance uniforms, and NDCC equipment with embedded customization. Police and public safety buyers dominate the code's recent activity: Henry County (Georgia), Clayton County (Georgia), South Fulton (Georgia), Gwinnett County (Georgia), and Berrien County (Georgia) are all issuing annual or multi-year contracts for police uniforms with patch attachment, embroidery, and insignia application included as core service deliverables. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice solicited custom fabric patches separately, and the City of Phoenix and multiple Georgia counties specify detailed embroidery and screen-printing requirements with precise Pantone color codes and placement guidelines for each department's branding.

Procurement activity under this code concentrates in the Southeast—Georgia counties (Henry, Clayton, Gwinnett, Berrien, Richmond) account for at least six recent opportunities—with secondary activity in Texas (Austin, San Antonio, Temple, and TDCJ) and California (Fontana). Henry County, Georgia appears in multiple solicitations (bid numbers 27-13 and PE67500NONST2027000000175, posted August 28 and October 2, 2026, due September 24 and October 1, 2026, respectively, both for police uniforms under annual contract with local-vendor preferences applied). Representative recent opportunities include Fontana Unified School District's sealed-bid purchase of band uniforms (due November 6, 2026, IFB format), Clayton County Police Department's ITB for public safety uniforms (due July 9, 2026, with five-year experience requirement and 45-mile local showroom mandate), City of South Fulton's RFP for police uniforms with managed fitting and alteration services (due July 9, 2026, indefinite-delivery requirements contract), and Northside Independent School District's IFB for fine arts uniforms consolidating two expiring contracts (due June 2, 2026). Contract terms typically span one to two years with one to four optional renewal periods, FOB Destination pricing with freight prepaid, and service requirements including on-site measurement, alterations at no additional cost, and 30-to-45-day delivery windows post-order.