UNSPSC 53102714: Judicial robe

A type of gown worn by a judge (judge, judge-to-be) at the court.

UNSPSC 53102714 Judicial robe, a Commodity code, encompasses graduation regalia and academic ceremonial apparel that state and local governments—particularly school districts and community college systems—procure on an as-needed or contract basis. Recent solicitations show school districts and college systems buying comprehensive regalia packages including graduation gowns, caps, hoods, tassels, stoles, diploma covers, and customized institutional regalia to support graduation ceremonies and academic recognition programs across multi-campus or multi-school systems. Issuing bodies under this code are predominantly K–12 school districts and higher-education institutions, with community college districts representing a growing segment. Procurements typically follow indefinite-quantity, as-needed contract structures with unit-cost pricing and no guaranteed minimum spending, allowing institutions to adjust vendor utilization based on annual enrollment and ceremonial needs. Most solicitations are open-market RFPs with no set-asides, though some jurisdictions offer diverse-vendor preferences where applicable.

Recent activity spans the upper Midwest and Southwest. The Maricopa County Community Colleges District (MCCCD) posted RFP 3607-6 on May 4, 2026, with a June 10, 2026 response deadline for multi-campus graduation regalia and supplies on an indefinite-quantity basis. The Madison Metropolitan School District issued RFP 4159 on March 16, 2026, with an April 21, 2026 deadline for yearbooks, caps, gowns, tassels, stoles, diploma covers, and inserts serving six high schools; the solicitation identifies incumbent vendors Walsworth, Midwest Scholastic, and Herff Jones, offers a 5% preference for Wisconsin-certified diverse-owned businesses, and features a vendor conference on April 2, 2026. Wisconsin and Arizona show measurable recent procurement activity under this code. Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District in Texas also posted related student apparel solicitation RFP262702 in February 2026, though that opportunity focuses on athletic and PE uniforms rather than graduation regalia proper and represents tangential activity to the core judicial-robe category.