NIGP 67080: Valves, Solenoid Control

NIGP 67080 Valves, Solenoid Control (Item) covers manual and automatic flow-control valves that state and local governments procure for water distribution infrastructure and specialized equipment applications. Recent solicitations show municipal water utilities buying ball valves, resilient gate valves, and tapping valves in standardized sizes for routine water system maintenance and capital projects. The issuing bodies are primarily municipal water departments and county water resources divisions, which structure purchases as annual contracts or routine quotation requests to maintain inventory of replacement components. These jurisdictions typically seek branded equivalents (such as Mueller resilient valves) or approve substitutes when specifications are met and pricing is competitive.

Activity concentrates in Georgia, where the City of Marietta issued an annual contract bid (BL121-26, due September 22, 2026) for water service saddles, couplings, clamps, and valves, and Gwinnett County Financial Services Purchasing Division released an informal written quotation (IWQ 131155, due June 9, 2026) for Mueller resilient gate and tapping valves with delivery to the County Department of Water Resources. A broader Sourcewell cooperative purchasing RFP (#061626, due June 16, 2026) included law enforcement equipment and may encompass valve-related components, though the available documentation does not break out specific commodity lines within that solicitation. Water infrastructure maintenance remains the dominant procurement driver under this code.