NIGP 67070: Valves, Bronze: Angle, Ball, Check, Gate, Globe, etc.

NIGP 67070 Valves, Bronze: Angle, Ball, Check, Gate, Globe, Etc. is an Item code under which state and local governments procure water and wastewater infrastructure valves—including ball valves, butterfly valves, gate valves, slide gates, check valves, resilient-wedge insert valves, and quick insertion valves—for municipal water distribution systems, filter plants, and treatment facilities. Recent solicitations show county water departments and municipal utilities buying valves in volume under annual contracts, multiyear agreements, and single-purchase RFQs and ITBs, with specifications commonly requiring AWWA standards compliance, NSF/ANSI 61 drinking-water certification, and detailed Operation and Maintenance documentation. Issuing bodies include county departments of water resources, city water utilities, county water districts, and special-purpose water authorities. Gwinnett County, Georgia has emerged as a high-volume buyer, appearing in multiple recent solicitations for filter-plant butterfly valves, slide gates, and resilient valves; other active issuers include the City of Marietta, Georgia; Palm Beach County, Florida; DeKalb County, Georgia; Alameda County Water District, California; and Santa Clara County Stadium Authority, California.

Activity clusters in Georgia and Florida, with secondary presence in California and Washington. Representative recent opportunities include Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners soliciting double offset butterfly valves in sizes 54" through 108" with gearboxes and accessories for the Lanier and Shoal Creek Filter Plants under ITB BL126-26 with bids due September 23, 2026; the City of Marietta, Georgia requesting ball valves, brass and stainless steel saddles, and compression couplings under annual contract BL121-26 with bids due September 22, 2026; DeKalb County, Georgia issuing a three-year multiyear contract for high-pressure and low-pressure quick insertion valves, tapping sleeves, and resilient wedge insert gate valves under ITB 2026-034-ITB with bids due August 27, 2026; Alameda County Water District, California requesting detector check valves under IFB 26/27-01 with proposals due July 14, 2026; and Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners issuing an RFQ for a Reduced Pressure Principle Backflow Assembly, OEM Wilkins only, with quotations due August 25, 2026. Solicitations typically require FOB Destination freight-prepaid delivery, unit and total pricing, compliance certifications, and three project references; pre-bid conferences and virtual bid openings appear standard practice.