UNSPSC 54100000: Jewelry

UNSPSC 54100000 Jewelry is a Family code that encompasses awards, medals, badges, pins, championship rings, and related commemorative or recognition items purchased by state and local governments. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers using this code primarily for employee service recognition awards, law enforcement and fire rescue badges and insignia, school sports championship rings and pendants, and spirit apparel with embroidered or screen-printed customization. The code spans recognition programs for public-sector workforces, public safety uniforms and insignia, educational institution awards and memorabilia, and district-wide promotional items combining apparel with jewelry or medal components.

Issuing bodies include county governments (Walworth County, Harris County, Fulton County Schools), city procurement offices (City of Tampa, City of Phoenix, City of Detroit), independent school districts (Cypress-Fairbanks, Klein, Donna, Los Fresnos, Garland, Creekside High School in Fulton County), and state-level education cooperatives (Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative in Texas, Harris County Department of Education through Choice Partners). School districts appear as repeat buyers for spirit wear, awards catalogs, and athletic commemorative items. Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Florida, Georgia, Arizona, and Michigan, with procurement methods including RFP, RFQ, and catalog discount bids. Representative opportunities include Walworth County's RFP #26-069 for an Employee Service Recognition Awards Program (proposals due July 20, 2026) requiring vendors to supply minimum six products per service level across five price tiers for employees reaching one-year and five-year service milestones; the City of Tampa's RFQ 26P00286 for authorized Blackinton badge sellers serving fire rescue with a Small Local Business Enterprise set-aside (bid due June 30, 2026); and Donna Independent School District's competitive catalog bid (RFP 011326-866) for awards, trophies, incentives, and spirit apparel with screen printing and engraving services (proposals due April 8, 2026). Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative's EDACT2628 catalog discount bid for educational supplies serving multiple Texas school districts projects estimated total expenditures of $40.677 billion over the two-year contract term effective August 20, 2026 through August 20, 2028, with 136 previous awards indicating renewal of an established cooperative purchasing agreement.