UNSPSC 20121458: Annular blowout preventer

An annular blowout preventer is a large valve designed to seal, control, and monitor oil and gas wells. These BOPs have elastomeric sealing, a valve resembling a large rubber donut, which mechanically squeezes inward to seal the drill string, casing, open hole, or pipe

UNSPSC 20121458 Annular blowout preventer (Commodity) does not reflect the work state and local governments are actually buying under this code. Recent opportunities posted to the code involve water distribution and treatment infrastructure — water service saddles, couplings, clamps, valves, butterfly valves, quick insertion valves, detector check valves, resilient gate valves, and slide gates — with no connection to blowout prevention equipment used in oil and gas drilling or pressure-containment applications. The mismatch suggests either a systematic tagging error in the state and local procurement database or a code misassignment that obscures the actual commodity family these jurisdictions are procuring under.

The issuing bodies are primarily water utilities and county water resources departments in Georgia and California, including the City of Marietta, Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners (Department of Water Resources), DeKalb County, Alameda County Water District, and Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners. Gwinnett County appears repeatedly across multiple solicitations for butterfly valves, resilient valves, and slide gates for two major filter plants. The procurement vehicle types include ITBs (Invitation to Bid), IFBs, RFQs, and sealed bid competitions, with response dates concentrated in June through September 2026. Georgia dominates recent activity, with Gwinnett County alone accounting for five of the nine opportunities; California representation is limited to Alameda County's single detector check valve IFB. Set-asides and preferences vary by issuing body — Palm Beach County applies a Small Business Development Program preference within ten percent of the lowest bid and a local preference ordinance providing a five percent adjustment for vendors with permanent county locations; Gwinnett County bars vendors on its ineligible source list from submission. Delivery and FOB terms are FOB Destination with freight prepaid in most Georgia solicitations; Palm Beach County specifies firm pricing for ninety days and compliance with E-Verify and debarment certification.