NIGP 35040: Flags, International and Special Occasion

NIGP 35040 Flags, International And Special Occasion is an Item code covering the supply of flags for government and public use, including standard diplomatic, ceremonial, and special-occasion variants. State and local governments buy institutional flags—US, state, and municipal colors—alongside pride, disability pride, and holiday flags such as Juneteenth, typically through micro purchases and indefinite delivery agreements. One outlier solicitation (Monroe County Tourist Development Council) uses the code's category name in a vastly different context: representing travel-industry services in Latin America, a usage that deviates sharply from what the code's recent activity otherwise reflects.

Recent opportunities span municipal and county buyers. The City of Philadelphia has posted four separate flag solicitations between May and October 2026—City and US Flags micro purchases with ceilings between $43,000 and $45,000 and 365-day terms, all solicited through the PHLContracts portal and awarded to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder. The City of Dallas issued an ITB in August 2026 for a three-year ID/IQ master agreement covering US, State of Texas, City of Dallas, Pride, Disability Pride, Juneteenth, ceremonial, and custom flags. Geographic activity centers on Texas and Pennsylvania; no recent opportunities appear in other states. Philadelphia's repeated purchasing pattern and Dallas's multi-year framework suggest steady municipal demand, though volumes remain modest by procurement standards.