# City of Houston BeaconBid #ITB-2026-0030

City of Houston request for security badging equipment, ID-card supplies, installation, training, and warranty support

**Posted:** October 23, 2026
**Respond By:** December 17, 2026
**Identifier:** ITB-2026-0030
**NAICS:** 423420, 423490, 423410

The City of Houston is seeking bids for security badging equipment, ID-card supplies, and related support for the Houston Airport System (HAS) and Houston Police Department (HPD).
- Buyer
  - City of Houston, Strategic Procurement Division; participating departments are HAS and HPD.
- OEMs and named brands
  - HID: iCLASS 2002 Corporate 1000 personnel badges.
  - Baumgartens: stainless-steel badge clips, or an approved equal.
  - Canon: T-7 camera and accessories.
  - MAGICARD/MAGICCARD: Prima-series printers, films, and laminates; some specifications permit an approved equal.
- Requested products
  - HAS five-year quantities include 250,000 HID personnel badges, 180,000 badge clips, 1,500 retractable clips, 20 transfer printers, 300 UV color ribbons, and 300 retransfer films.
  - HPD requests Prima-series printers and laminators, Canon camera equipment, ID cards, printer films and laminates, and related accessories. The schedule includes 8,000 26-bit chip cards with facility code 165 and five boxes of 500 white cards without chips.
  - Some HPD quantities differ between the listed quantity and the item description: blank CR-80 cards are listed as 16,000 but described as 30 boxes of 500 (15,000); several Prima consumables are listed as 30 boxes or rolls while their descriptions state 15 are needed.
- Requested services and notable requirements
  - Local-technician installation and training for the printer and camera.
  - Upgrade the software-and-printer depot warranty to 12 months of on-site Zone A coverage.
  - Badge specifications include custom pre-printed artwork on HID personnel badges; the chip-card specification calls for 26-bit encoding and facility code 165.

### Description

The City of Houston is seeking bids for security badging and equipment under a sealed invitation to bid. The listed items include personnel ID badges and clips, badge printers and related supplies, cameras, laminators, ID cards, and installation and training. The bid schedule includes HAS and HPD line items, with quantities identified as five-year quantities. Bidders must include required forms listed in the ITB and follow the submission instructions in the solicitation document.

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