UNSPSC 55121802: Identification cards or bands or similar products

UNSPSC 55121802 Identification cards or bands or similar products (Commodity) covers the design, production, and delivery of branded identity and recognition items for public safety, educational, and administrative use by state and local governments. Recent solicitations show state and local agencies buying voter registration ID cards, police placards and insignia, uniform insignia and brass, HID access control cards, employee badge management systems, public safety lapel pins, and challenge coins. The issuing bodies span cities (Philadelphia, Orlando, Tucson), counties (Henry County, Georgia; Cherokee County, Georgia), state procurement (California), and public universities (Texas A&M University). The scope typically includes custom design requirements, material specifications (PVC, metal, enamel), embroidery or engraving services, and bulk production quantities ranging from dozens to thousands of units per line item.

Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast (Georgia, Florida) and Southwest (Texas, Arizona), with significant activity in Pennsylvania and California. The City of Philadelphia has posted multiple micro-purchase opportunities under this code—voter registration ID cards (Solicitation B2728100, RFQ due September 23, 2026), public safety service pins (B2727838, due September 4, 2026), and challenge coins with lapel pins (B2627155, due May 29, 2026)—indicating repeat demand within a single municipality. The City of Orlando Police Department is conducting sole-source procurement for 700 units of PVC flags and police placards from Federal Eastern International LLC (Solicitation S26-0610, seven-day protest period through September 17, 2026). Henry County, Georgia Purchasing Department issued a competitive sealed bid for an annual police department uniforms contract including patches and insignia (Bid #27-13, due September 24, 2026) with local-vendor privilege. Texas A&M University posted two ITBs for uniform brass and insignia vendors (TAMU-ITB-26-5104 and TAMU-ITB-26-5074). The State of California solicited HID-branded access control cards (RFB IS-27200085-1, due August 14, 2026). Cherokee County School District is seeking an integrated employee badge management solution (RFP EB-2026, due July 9, 2026). Pricing thresholds for city micro-purchases typically cap at $41,000–$45,000 (adjusted annually by CPI-U), with contract terms generally one year, renewable or extendable by option periods.