UNSPSC 40141607: Ball valves

UNSPSC 40141607 Ball valves is a Commodity code under which state and local governments procure ball valves, butterfly valves, check valves, resilient wedge gate valves, quick insertion valves, and related flow-control components for water distribution and treatment infrastructure. Recent solicitations show demand spanning municipal water systems, county water resources departments, and regional water districts sourcing both standard inventory replenishment and specialized equipment for treatment plant upgrades. The issuing bodies are predominantly water utilities and county water resources divisions procuring on annual contracts, multiyear agreements, and one-time purchases, with Gwinnett County, Georgia appearing as a frequent repeat buyer across multiple filter plant and distribution projects.

Activity concentrates in Georgia, with Gwinnett County Department of Water Resources and the City of Marietta generating multiple bids between June and September 2026, and supplementary activity in California and Florida. Representative recent opportunities include Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' ITB 2026-034-ITB for quick insertion valves and tapping sleeves under a three-year multiyear contract (bids due August 27, 2026); City of Marietta's annual contract BL121-26 for water service saddles, couplings, clamps, and ball valves (bids due September 22, 2026); Gwinnett County's competitive sealed bid for double offset butterfly valves in sizes 54" to 108" for Lanier and Shoal Creek Filter Plants (bids due September 23, 2026, with virtual pre-bid conference September 2, 2026); Palm Beach County's RFQ for a Reduced Pressure Principle Backflow Assembly, OEM Wilkins (quotations due August 25, 2026, with Palm Beach County's Small Business Development Program preference applied to ten percent of lowest responsive bid); and Alameda County Water District's IFB 26/27-01 for detector check valves (proposals due July 14, 2026). Gwinnett County procurement notices explicitly bar vendors on the county's ineligible source list from submitting.