NIGP 67074: Valves, Drop-Out

NIGP 67074 Valves, Drop-Out is an Item code covering drop-out valves and related water service components that state and local water districts, municipalities, and special-purpose districts procure for water distribution infrastructure maintenance and system protection. Recent solicitations show procurement of brass and stainless steel ball valves, detector check valves, and water service saddles, couplings, and clamps as part of annual supply contracts and capital equipment needs. Issuing bodies include municipal water departments and independent water districts. The City of Marietta, Georgia and Alameda County Water District, California both posted solicitations in the past four months for valve procurement.

Activity under the code is concentrated in the South and West. The City of Marietta, Georgia solicited water service valves (among related components) under annual contract BL121-26 with bids due September 22, 2026, and Alameda County Water District issued IFB 26/27-01 for detector check valves with delivery to its Fremont, California headquarters, due July 14, 2026. Both solicitations use standard competitive bidding—the Marietta opportunity as an RFQ-type annual purchasing agreement with unit pricing and the Alameda County opportunity as an IFB. Neither solicitation names an incumbent vendor, set-asides, or dollar values beyond the general procurement framework. Response cycles for valve-specific solicitations under this code run two to six weeks from posting to bid due date.