UNSPSC 60101401: Badges

UNSPSC 60101401 Badges (Commodity) covers identification badges, law enforcement insignia, commemorative pins, and related security credentials purchased by state and local governments for employee access control, public safety recognition, and administrative operations. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers procuring voter registration ID cards, police placards and insignia, service pins and lapel pins, access control cards, challenge coins, employee badge management systems, and uniform brass insignia. The work spans micro purchases capped at $45,000 through larger multi-department contracts, with buyers ranging from municipal police and fire departments to county purchasing departments, school districts, and state agencies.

State and local issuing bodies include city government procurement offices (Philadelphia, Orlando, Tucson), county purchasing departments (Henry County, Georgia), independent school districts (Cherokee County), state agencies (California), and public universities (Texas A&M). Philadelphia has posted multiple related opportunities through its PHLContracts eProcurement platform for voter registration ID cards, public safety service pins, and challenge coins, indicating repeat procurement activity at the municipal level. Recent activity spans Pennsylvania, Georgia, Texas, California, Florida, and Arizona. Representative opportunities include the City of Philadelphia's micro purchase for voter registration ID cards (RFQ B2728100, due September 23, 2026); the City of Orlando Police Department's sole-source procurement for custom police placards and PVC flags totaling 700 units (Sole Source S26-0610, due September 17, 2026); Henry County, Georgia's competitive sealed bid for an annual police department uniforms contract spanning 185 line items with web-based ordering and embroidery services (Bid #27-13, due September 24, 2026); and the City of Tucson's RFP for badges, pins, medals, and accessories serving multiple public safety departments with potential for up to four one-year renewals (RFP 260122, due September 17, 2025).