UNSPSC 55121804: Badge or badge holder

A plastic pocket that is used to place identification cards to hang around the neck or clip on to a shirt for visibility.

UNSPSC 55121804 Badge or badge holder, a Commodity code, encompasses the procurement of badges, badge holders, pins, insignia, and related identification or recognition items that state and local governments source for public safety personnel, educational institutions, and municipal operations. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers acquiring custom police and fire badges, service award pins, commemorative insignia, uniform brass and rank bars, and generic badge holders for departmental use across law enforcement, fire rescue, and administrative functions.

The issuing-body mix spans police departments, fire departments, school districts, county purchasing offices, and municipal procurement divisions. Police and fire departments represent the primary buyers, with notable repeat activity from the City of St. Petersburg (IFB-26-237 and IFB-26-301, both for police and fire uniforms with badge and insignia components), the City of Tucson (multiple solicitations for public safety uniforms and insignia), and Texas A&M University (two separate ITBs for uniform brass and insignia). County sheriffs' offices and state law-enforcement agencies also solicit under this code—notably Gwinnett County Sheriff's Office (498 custom commemorative America 250th badges), the Oregon Department of State Police (price agreement for uniform, wallet, and hat badges), and the Texas Office of the Attorney General (Criminal Investigation Division uniform belts, bars, and accessories). Geographic activity clusters in California (Fontana Unified School District, California county PINS-SERVICE solicitations), Georgia (Henry County, Gwinnett County, Clayton County), Texas (Texas A&M, Northside Independent School District, City of Richardson, City of Waxahachie, Garland Independent School District, Texas Office of the Attorney General), Florida (City of St. Petersburg, City of Tampa), and the District of Columbia (Metropolitan Police Department). Representative recent opportunities include Henry County, Georgia's Bid #27-13 for police department uniforms, accessories, and insignia with an ITB response due September 24, 2026; the City of Tucson's RFP for badges, pins, medals, and accessories for the Fire Department, Police Department, and Public Safety Communications Department with proposals due September 17, 2025 and federal compliance requirements including Section 3 HUD Act labor participation and ARPA terms; Gwinnett County's informal written quote for 498 America 250th commemorative badges for the Sheriff's Office with a deadline of July 20, 2026; and the City of Tampa's bid for service award pins recognizing employee tenure milestones (5 to 45 years), with electronic sealed bids due May 11, 2026, and SLBE participation requirements. Most opportunities are structured as IFBs or RFQs with response windows of 30 to 60 days; several carry MBE, WBE, DBE, SLBE, or equivalent set-asides or good-faith-effort requirements. Federal funding sources (Federal Transit Administration, HUD, American Rescue Plan Act) drive compliance obligations in larger police and fire uniform contracts that include badge and insignia components.