UNSPSC 31251505: Valve actuators

UNSPSC 31251505 Valve actuators (Commodity) covers the supply, repair, installation, and replacement of electromechanical devices that control flow in municipal water and wastewater systems. State and local governments procure under this code for direct equipment replacement (standalone actuators or integrated drive-shaft assemblies), valve operator maintenance and service contracts, and parts inventory. The issuing bodies include municipal water utilities, county water and wastewater districts, regional water authorities, and county detention facilities. The code spans both competitive bidding (RFQ, ITB, RFP) and sole-source procurements, reflecting the proprietary nature of many actuator systems and the installed-base lock-in common in utility infrastructure.

Recent activity clusters in Florida, Texas, Georgia, and California. The City of Lubbock, Texas issued RFP 26-19705-YB (due July 23, 2026) for one replacement electric valve actuator and remote control station for the North Water Treatment Plant, specifying an EIM model MCAD-1 or approved equal from EIM or Rotork. The County of DeKalb, Georgia posted ITB 2026-034-ITB (bids due August 27, 2026) for a three-year multiyear contract covering high-pressure and low-pressure quick insertion valves, tapping sleeves, and resilient wedge insert gate valves for pressurized and non-pressurized pipeline systems. Tampa Bay Water, a regional water supply authority serving the Tampa Bay area, issued a Notice of Intent to Sole Source procurement of Flowserve Limitorque actuators and replacement parts and service from Valve & Actuation Services dba Chalmers & Kubeck South (objections due July 30, 2026). The City of Holly Hill, Florida procured a WesTech DS43 Dual Shaft Drive replacement unit for its Water Treatment Plant through sole-source procurement for $113,067 in September 2020. Collier County, Florida issued a single-source notice (contest deadline July 20, 2026) for Illinois Tool Works dba E.H. Wachs power valve operators and maintenance services under a proposed three-year term through September 30, 2029. The City of Port Orange, Florida published a Notice of Intent to Award sole-source procurement for a Wachs 110V Electric Power Handheld Valve Operator with torque control from E.H. Wash Company (responses due August 27, 2026) at an estimated value of $12,624.