UNSPSC 40141641: Poppet valve

A type of valve consisting of a hole and a tapered plug on the end of a shaft also called a valve stem. The shaft guides the plug portion by sliding through a valve guide. The differential pressure seals the valve.

UNSPSC 40141641 Poppet valve (Commodity) covers replacement and repair parts for water infrastructure, with state and local governments soliciting both poppet valves themselves and related valve assemblies, actuators, and control equipment for potable water treatment plants, water distribution systems, and wastewater facilities. The code sees activity primarily from municipal water departments and county water authorities procuring equipment on as-needed bases or under annual inventory contracts, with issuing bodies including the City of Tampa, City of Austin, Gwinnett County, DeKalb County, and the Douglasville-Douglas County Water and Sewer Authority. Representative solicitations span RFQs for individual replacement components—such as the City of Austin's request for a single solenoid gas fuel vent valve (IFQ1100AGM1021, quote due September 11, 2026)—and larger IFBs for annual supplies of mixed valve types and fittings, exemplified by Douglasville-Douglas County's IFB 327 for water and sewer pipe fittings including valves and related inventory materials (bids due October 7, 2026). Other recent activity includes the City of Tampa's SLBE-exclusive bid for backflow prevention devices and fireline repair parts including check valves and specialized valve components (solicitation 26P00305, bids due June 22, 2026, estimated contract value $75,000), and Gwinnett County's IFB for large butterfly valves and gearboxes serving dual filter plants (BL126-26, bids due September 23, 2026). Single-source and sole-source procurements also appear regularly when municipalities require original equipment manufacturer parts or authorized distributor services for proprietary systems already installed at facilities.

Recent opportunities cluster in Georgia (Gwinnett County, DeKalb County, City of Marietta) and Florida (City of Tampa, Hillsborough County, Seminole County), with activity also in Texas (City of Austin, City of Lubbock), Michigan (Wayne County), and across multiple states through cooperative purchasing vehicles such as Sourcewell. Contracts typically run one to three years, with pricing firm for the contract term and delivery required on FOB Destination, freight prepaid bases within five to fourteen business days of order receipt. Most jurisdictions reserve the right to award by line item, aggregate, or split awards among multiple vendors, and frequently impose stock-on-hand requirements (typically two items minimum) for on-demand supplier availability. Set-asides and preferences vary by jurisdiction—Tampa applies SLBE discounts capped at $10,000 for evaluation purposes, while most other issuers run open competitive procurements with debarment and ineligible-source-list checks. Specifications routinely reference AWWA standards, NSF/ANSI 61 certification for drinking water service, and compliance with state tax-exemption requirements for direct public purchases.