UNSPSC 20121327: Wellhead sand filter

Wellhead sand filter natural gas cleaning is used for temporary solids production during well testing, proppant flow-back, and well clean-up.

UNSPSC 20121327 Wellhead sand filter is a Commodity code that encompasses water utility equipment—specifically valves, gates, and related components used in water treatment, storage, and distribution systems. State and local procurement activity under this code centers on the supply of specialized valves such as resilient seat gates, swing check valves, butterfly valves, slide gates, detector check valves, and MJ (mechanical joint) resilient valves, all of which serve critical roles in water treatment plant operations, finished water storage, and distribution infrastructure. Water districts and county water authorities dominate the issuing bodies, with Gwinnett County, Georgia emerging as a repeat buyer across multiple valve and gate procurement cycles. These jurisdictions purchase both single-unit and bulk quantities of equipment, typically delivered F.O.B. Destination with freight prepaid to water treatment facilities or central storage depots.

Gwinnett County, Georgia and Alameda County, California account for the heaviest recent activity in this category. Representative recent opportunities include Gwinnett County's IWQ 128182 for 60 resilient seat gate valves (posted March 30, 2026, due April 3, 2026), Gwinnett County's BL045-26 for butterfly valves at the Lanier and Shoal Creek Filter Plants (posted June 4, 2026, due July 13, 2026), Alameda County Water District's IFB 26/27-01 for detector check valves (posted July 8, 2026, due July 14, 2026), and the Douglasville-Douglas County Water and Sewer Authority's IFB 321 for fire hydrants and gate valves on a one-year as-needed basis (posted April 1, 2026, due April 29, 2026). Procurement vehicles include informal written quotations (IWQ), invitations for bid (IFB), and competitive sealed bids, with response windows typically ranging from three to fourteen days. Gwinnett County procurement includes strict ineligible source list compliance requirements and addenda management; deliveries are commonly constrained to business hours, and unit pricing must include all delivery and supply charges. No set-aside or disadvantaged enterprise designations appear in the recent solicitations under this code.