UNSPSC 40141611: Globe valves

UNSPSC 40141611 Globe valves is a Commodity code covering valve products sourced by state and local water utilities for distribution, treatment, and conveyance infrastructure. The work being solicited under this code includes specialty valves — butterfly valves, quick insertion valves, detector check valves, resilient gate valves, tapping valves, and slide gates — as well as associated saddles, couplings, clamps, and related equipment for pressurized and non-pressurized pipeline systems. Buyers span county water departments, municipal water utilities, and special-purpose water districts. Gwinnett County, Georgia dominates the recent posting activity, appearing across multiple commodity solicitations for filter plant valve purchases and system infrastructure. Solicitation types are mixed: ITBs, IFBs, and informal written quotations, with delivery often structured on an F.O.B. Destination, freight-prepaid basis. Specifications typically reference AWWA standards (C504/C516) and NSF/ANSI 61 certification for drinking water service compliance, with bidders required to provide operation and maintenance documentation, shop drawings, spare parts lists, and project references. Pre-bid conferences and Q&A cycles are common; ineligible-source list compliance and ethics affidavits are standard requirements.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia, with Gwinnett County and the City of Marietta posting multiple opportunities in July and August 2026. Representative opportunities include the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' ITB 2026-034-ITB for quick insertion valves and tapping sleeves (bids due August 27, 2026), Gwinnett's BL126-26 for double offset butterfly valves in sizes 54–108 inches for filter plant clearwells and pump stations (due September 23, 2026), and the City of Marietta's BL121-26 annual contract for water service saddles, couplings, clamps, and ball valves (due September 22, 2026). The Alameda County Water District in California issued IFB 26/27-01 for detector check valves (due July 14, 2026), and Palm Beach County in Florida solicited a one-time Reduced Pressure Principle Backflow Assembly under RFQ680260197JS2 (due August 25, 2026), with local preference and small business development program applicability. Geographic spread extends across Georgia, California, and Florida, with supporting activity elsewhere.