UNSPSC 25173712: Exhaust gas recirculation valve

Exhaust gas recirculation valve (EGR valve), recirculates small amounts of hot exhaust gases back into the combustion chambers of the engine in order to decrease the combustion temperature, thereby reducing the formation of smog-producing nitrogen oxides.

UNSPSC 25173712 Exhaust gas recirculation valve is a Commodity code. State and local governments buying under this code procure exhaust system components for fleet vehicles, including diesel particulate filters, oxygen sensors, temperature sensors, catalyst assemblies, and aftertreatment modules for transit buses, school buses, and municipal vehicle fleets. Recent solicitations show procurement concentrated in transit authorities, school districts, and county departments managing large vehicle inventories. The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas (METRO) sought 34 line items totaling approximately 448 exhaust system components compatible with Cummins, MCI, NABI, Nova, Orion, and New Flyer Industries buses through an IFB with a March 11, 2026, response deadline. Rockwood School District in Missouri and the School Board of Sarasota County, Florida, both solicited comprehensive bus and light-truck repair parts that encompass exhaust components among broader part categories, indicating that exhaust parts are typically bundled within fleet parts agreements rather than procured as standalone line items. Issuing bodies include transit authorities, school districts managing large bus fleets, and municipal fleet departments.

Recent activity centers in Texas, Florida, and Missouri. METRO's February 2026 IFB for exhaust parts represents a direct, single-commodity procurement; METRO requires delivery to its Central Supply Warehouse in Houston within 30 days of order, with sealed bids due March 11, 2026, and public bid opening March 12, 2026. The solicitation is brand-name limited to specified manufacturers and includes local preference provisions favoring established firms within the eight-county Metropolitan Planning Area within 3 percent of the lowest outside bid. Rockwood School District's April 2026 bid for bus and fleet vehicle parts, due April 9, 2026, covers a mixed fleet of Bluebird, Ford, Chevrolet, GMC, and other manufacturers spanning model years 2003 to 2026, with evaluation criteria emphasizing government and education pricing and fixed pricing through June 30, 2027. The Sarasota County Schools February 2026 procurement, due February 12, 2026, targets OEM and in-house brand parts across 19 specified manufacturers with 48-hour stock delivery and seven-day special-order delivery to the Transportation Garage in Osprey, Florida. All three solicitations offer contract renewal options and establish annual agreements rather than spot purchases, signaling recurring demand.