NIGP 67081: Valves, Stainless Steel: Angle, Ball, Check, Gate, Globe, etc.

NIGP 67081 Valves, Stainless Steel: Angle, Ball, Check, Gate, Globe, Etc., an Item code, encompasses stainless steel and resilient-seated ball, gate, butterfly, and check valves that state and local water utilities and treatment facilities procure for distribution system maintenance, filter plant operations, and wastewater infrastructure. Recent solicitations show governments buying replacement and repair components including saddles, couplings, clamps, and specialized valves across municipal water departments and county water resources divisions, with specifications tied to AWWA standards, NSF/ANSI 61 certification for drinking water service, and existing operator compatibility. Issuing bodies are predominantly water utilities within municipal and county governments—the City of Marietta, Georgia; Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners Department of Water Resources; the City of Tampa Water Department; and Seminole County wastewater treatment operations—with school districts and cooperative purchasing entities appearing in the broader opportunity set but rarely for this specific commodity.

Activity concentrates in Georgia and Florida, with Gwinnett County posting multiple butterfly-valve and resilient-gate solicitations between April and September 2026. Representative opportunities include Gwinnett County's ITB for double-offset butterfly valves (54", 72", 96", and 108") across the Lanier and Shoal Creek Filter Plants due September 23, 2026, requiring AWWA C504/C516 compliance, NSF/ANSI 61 certification, and comprehensive O&M documentation with a virtual pre-bid on September 2, 2026; the City of Marietta's annual contract RFQ for ball valves and water service saddles due September 22, 2026; and the City of Tampa's RFQ for Kennedy Swing Check Valve maintenance parts (disc nuts, bolts, discs, hinges) due May 29, 2026. Gwinnett County also pursued sole-source and informal quotation routes for Mueller resilient gate and tapping valves and REXA actuator parts, signaling both competitive and proprietary procurement pathways within the valve category.