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

NIGP 67070 Valves, Bronze: Angle, Ball, Check, Gate, Globe, Etc., Item, represents a discrete commodity line that state and local water districts, county water authorities, and wastewater treatment facilities procure regularly for operations and capital projects. Recent solicitations show buyers acquiring butterfly valves, gate valves, check valves, and resilient seat valves—typically in small-to-medium quantities for water treatment plants, filter plants, wastewater facilities, and distribution system maintenance. Gwinnett County Water Resources in Georgia and Alameda County Water District in California dominate recent activity, each posting multiple competitive quotations and sealed-bid RFQs within the past six months. Water districts are the primary issuing bodies, though some activity appears from special-purpose authorities managing water resources and filtration infrastructure. The code captures both direct supply orders and equipment components for larger capital projects, such as the Levi's Stadium restroom plumbing fixtures retrofit and Orem, Utah's wastewater digester facility work.

Geographic concentration is heaviest in Georgia (Gwinnett County, Douglasville-Douglas County Water and Sewer Authority) and California (Alameda County Water District, Eastern Municipal Water District), with secondary activity in Utah, Texas, and Florida. Recent representative solicitations include Gwinnett County's competitive sealed bid for 19 replacement swing check valves for the F. Wayne Hill Water Resources Center (BL009-26, due April 24, 2026), Alameda County Water District's IFB 26/27-01 for detector check valves (due July 14, 2026), and Gwinnett County's informal written quotation for resilient seat gate valves in 6-, 8-, and 10-inch sizes (IWQ 128182, due April 3, 2026 with addendum issued April 2). Award criteria typically emphasize lowest responsive and responsible bidding combined with vendor capability, specification compliance, and delivery performance; no set-asides or disadvantaged-enterprise restrictions appear in recent solicitations. Lead times are compressed, with response windows of three to seven days common for informal quotations and ten to fifteen days standard for sealed bids.