UNSPSC 49101701: Medals

UNSPSC 49101701 Medals is a Commodity code capturing custom recognition items and service awards that state and local governments procure for employee recognition programs, athletic competitions, and ceremonial awards. Recent solicitations show school districts, county governments, cities, and special-purpose jurisdictions sourcing medals, ribbons, rings, trophies, plaques, and related recognition products — often bundled with personalized certificates, engraving, screen printing, or embroidery services. The scope extends beyond medals narrowly construed to encompass the full recognition-awards ecosystem: Walworth County (Wisconsin) sought an Employee Service Recognition Awards Program supplying gift options at five-year service milestones with personalized certificates; Donna Independent School District (Texas) requested awards, trophies, promotional items, and screen-printing or embroidery services on a catalog-discount basis; Fulton County Schools (Georgia) solicited custom football championship rings with cubic zirconia settings and engraving; and the Detroit Police Department sought customized commendation ribbons in silk grosgrain. Issuing bodies span state agencies (District of Columbia), county governments (Broward County, Florida; Walworth County; Fulton County), cities (Austin, Dallas, Detroit), school districts (Klein ISD, Donna ISD, Los Fresnos CISD, Fulton County Schools), and higher-education institutions (Texas Southern University). Walworth County and Donna ISD issued multi-year contracts with renewal options; most school districts structure awards as commodity-list or catalog-discount agreements with multiple awards to vendors meeting different price points or item categories.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas (Donna ISD, Los Fresnos CISD, Klein ISD, Texas Southern University) and Georgia (Fulton County Schools), with scattered activity in Wisconsin, Florida, Michigan, Connecticut, and the District of Columbia. Walworth County posted RFP #26-069 due July 20, 2026 seeking an Employee Service Recognition Awards Program with a minimum of six products per service level across five price categories and projected 254 annual recipients; the City of Austin issued IFB 5000RBB1012 (due June 30, 2026) for citywide service awards; Donna ISD posted RFP 011326-866 (due April 8, 2026) for awards, trophies, and apparel with screen printing and engraving; Los Fresnos CISD issued RFP #26-27-03 (due March 26, 2026) establishing a vendor list for awards, trophies, and promotional items; Texas Southern University posted ITB 717-26-723 (due February 11, 2026) for a full-line promotional items supplier including trophies and apparel; Fulton County Schools solicited football championship rings and pendants (RFQ 178-26, due February 5, 2026); and the Detroit Police Department issued a sole-source procurement (544606, due March 16, 2026) for commendation ribbons ($8,500 total value). Broward County issued a three-year contract for custom historic markers (HUPD030520260300, due March 17, 2026), and the District of Columbia posted a CBE-preferred procurement for engraved trophies (DOC817479, due March 9, 2026).