UNSPSC 24111834: Valve protection cap

Protect the valve with the cylinder cap to prevent the sudden release of gas under high pressure. The release of pressurized gas can cause the cylinder to become a projectile.

UNSPSC 24111834 Valve protection cap is a Commodity code that in recent state and local solicitations covers storage tank components and accessories, including bulk water storage systems for specialized applications. The University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast Research Laboratory and the University of Mississippi have both recently solicited sealed bids for vertical storage tanks with associated fittings and accessories—single-wall noninsulated and double-wall insulated towers respectively—indicating that state and local educational institutions are buying complete tank systems with component packages under this code's scope. The issuing bodies soliciting under the code include state universities and state transportation and procurement agencies. Work involves procurement of new, unused storage tanks in food-grade or industrial configurations, with fittings, bulkhead connections, vented lids, and related accessories specified to customer application requirements, including systems for aquaculture water staging and pretreatment.

Recent activity spans Mississippi and Texas. The University of Southern Mississippi issued an IFB (Solicitation 3160008274) on September 21, 2026 for ten 10,000-gallon single-wall noninsulated vertical storage tanks with a bid deadline of October 8, 2026 at 2:00 p.m., specifying FDA-compliant food-grade HDPE construction, NSF/ANSI Standard 61 certification, threaded vented lids, and multiple 2-inch polypropylene bulkhead fittings for water storage in recirculating aquaculture systems, with delivery FOB Destination. The University of Mississippi posted an IFB (Solicitation 3160008183) on July 22, 2026 for double-wall insulated vertical towers and associated accessories with a bid deadline of August 12, 2026. The State of Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, procuring on behalf of TxDOT and other state customers, issued an IFB (Solicitation 304T-26-830A1.1) with a bid deadline of April 14, 2026 for eleven line items including polyethylene horizontal and vertical storage tanks, vertical asphalt storage tanks in multiple electrical configurations, and frac tank trailers, with contract terms through June 30, 2027 and renewal options through 2030, requiring firm fixed pricing per unit and a 1.5% Texas SmartBuy administrative fee.