UNSPSC 40141618: Ball check valves

UNSPSC 40141618 Ball check valves is a Commodity code that encompasses check valves, backflow assemblies, and related flow-control components supplied to municipal water systems, treatment plants, and county water resource departments for water distribution, filtration, and storage infrastructure. State and local water utilities are the primary buyers, issuing ITBs, RFQs, and IFBs for both standard replacement inventory and large-scale plant equipment purchases. Scope ranges from simple annual supply contracts for assorted valve sizes and materials to specialized multiyear agreements for advanced systems such as quick insertion valves, detector check valves, and reduced-pressure principle backflow assemblies. Suppliers must routinely meet AWWA standards, NSF/ANSI 61 drinking-water certification, and detailed operational documentation requirements including shop drawings, spare parts lists, and maintenance schedules. Bidders frequently need three project references of similar scope completed within eight years in the United States and must comply with county ineligibility and debarment provisions.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia, where Gwinnett County Water Resources and the City of Marietta have issued multiple solicitations between June and September 2026. Representative opportunities include Gwinnett County's ITB 2026-034-ITB for quick insertion valves and tapping sleeves (sealed bids due August 27, 2026, three-year multiyear contract); Gwinnett County's IFB BL126-26 for double offset butterfly valves in sizes 54" through 108" for two filter plants (sealed bids due September 23, 2026, virtual pre-bid September 2, 2026); the City of Marietta's annual contract BL121-26 for water service saddles, couplings, clamps, and ball valves (bids due September 22, 2026); and DeKalb County's three-year multiyear contract for quick insertion valves (bids due August 27, 2026). Palm Beach County issued an RFQ for a Wilkins OEM reduced-pressure backflow assembly (August 25, 2026), and Alameda County Water District in California solicited detector check valves for delivery to its Fremont headquarters (July 14, 2026).