UNSPSC 55121720: Emblems

UNSPSC 55121720 Emblems (Commodity) covers insignia, buttons, pins, ribbons, and badges that state and local governments procure for public safety personnel, school district operations, and official recognition purposes. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers acquiring police buttons and insignia (Dallas Police Department), public safety challenge coins and service pins (Philadelphia), commendation ribbons (Detroit Police Department), and integrated employee badge systems for schools (Cherokee County School District). The work ranges from off-the-shelf uniform components such as Waterbury Button Company insignia buttons and steel toggles to custom-designed recognition items and technology-enabled badge credential production, system compatibility verification, and reader flashing. Issuing bodies include city police and fire departments, city procurement offices on behalf of public safety agencies, school districts, and county purchasing departments. Recent activity clusters in Texas (Dallas City), Florida (Sarasota County schools), Michigan (Detroit), Pennsylvania (Philadelphia), Georgia (Cherokee County schools), and Arizona (Phoenix Fire Department).

The City of Dallas has posted multiple informal solicitations for buttons, toggles, and washers since April 1, 2026 (Solicitation IFSDPDB2500026, due April 7, 2026; Solicitation IFSDPDB2500027, due April 15, 2026; and Solicitation IFSDPDB1100032, due April 27, 2026), all delivered FOB to the Dallas Police Quartermaster and Fleet Management at 1600 Botham Jean Boulevard, seeking new, unopened products from Waterbury Button Company or approved equivalents with no substitutes accepted. The City of Philadelphia issued micro purchase RFQ B2627155 for public safety challenge coins and lapel pins (due May 29, 2026) and RFQ B2627156 for public safety service pins (due May 29, 2026), both awarded as whole or by line item to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder through the PHLContracts platform. Cherokee County School District posted RFP PE55213NONST2026000000091 (closed March 26, 2026) and PE55213NONST2026000000101 (due July 9, 2026) for integrated employee badge management solutions including credential production and reader flashing through the Euna Procurement portal. The City of Detroit issued sole source procurement 544606 for customized silk grosgrain commendation ribbons (1.375 by 0.375 inches, approximately 2,800 units) to recognize police officers, with responses due March 16, 2026, and total contract value of $8,500.00 to the incumbent vendor Irvin H. Hahn Company of Baltimore, Maryland. The code shows steady activity across multiple jurisdictions but no dominant repeat buyer beyond Dallas and Cherokee County schools; most solicitations are small-dollar, competitive, and driven by operational uniform and recognition needs rather than procurement volume.