UNSPSC 40141645: Valve stem

A rod attached to a valve for moving it.

UNSPSC 40141645 Valve stem (Commodity) covers specialized valve replacement parts and components for water, wastewater, and ancillary infrastructure systems that state and local water utilities, treatment facilities, and municipalities procure on as-needed and annual contract bases. Recent solicitations reveal that this code captures not only stem assemblies but also resilient gate valves, check valves, ball valves, butterfly valves, quick insertion valves, solenoid valves, and valve actuators—the full portfolio of valve hardware and actuating components state and local water departments maintain in rotating inventory to sustain pump stations, filter plants, treatment facilities, and distribution networks. Water and wastewater authorities dominate the issuing bodies, with the City of Tampa Water and Wastewater Departments appearing as repeat buyers; support from county water authorities (Gwinnett County, DeKalb County, Douglasville-Douglas County), municipal purchasing offices (City of Lubbock, City of Austin, City of Marietta), and regional transit or special-purpose water and sewer districts. Procurement vehicles include sealed competitive bids (IFBs and ITBs), RFQs for smaller line-item buys, and single-source nominations where OEM authorization or proprietary compatibility constraints drive sole-source awards.

Georgia and Florida dominate recent posting activity, with Gwinnett County and the City of Tampa appearing multiple times across the dataset; Texas municipalities (Lubbock, Austin) and other Georgia jurisdictions (DeKalb, Marietta, Douglasville-Douglas County) showing steady demand. Representative opportunities include the City of Tampa Water Department's Backflow Prevention and Fireline Repair Parts solicitation (26P00305, sealed bid, June 22, 2026, SLBE set-aside with five percent bid discount up to $10,000, estimated $75,000 contract value, 42 line items of backflow prevention devices and check valves from Watts, Ames, and Wilkins); Gwinnett County's butterfly valve procurement for Lanier and Shoal Creek Filter Plants (BL126-26, IFB, September 23, 2026, double offset butterfly valves in four sizes with gearboxes and AWWA C504/C516 compliance required); DeKalb County's three-year multiyear quick insertion valve contract (2026-034-ITB, bids due August 27, 2026, high-pressure and low-pressure quick insert valves and tapping sleeves); and the Douglasville-Douglas County Water and Sewer Authority's annual water and sewer pipe fittings and valve inventory materials buy (IFB 327, bids due October 7, 2026). Single-source activity signals OEM lock-in: the City of Tampa's intent to single-source Limitorque valves and actuators to Flotech, Inc. ($75,000 annually through July 1, 2027) and Hillsborough County's intent to single-source DeZurik valves through Fluid Control Specialties, Inc. demonstrate that maintenance of legacy equipment drives non-competitive awards. Delivery performance expectations remain tight—Tampa's backflow prevention solicitation mandates 14 working days for in-stock items and 24 hours for unlisted items; most water authority contracts require FOB Destination prepaid freight within two to four weeks of order.