UNSPSC 40141651: Air valve

A valve to enable flawless flow of liquid by removing the air in the fluid with the valve that absorbs or releases the air flowing within the pipe.

UNSPSC 40141651 Air valve, a Commodity code, covers replacement and maintenance valves for municipal water, wastewater, and reclaimed water systems. State and local governments procure these components through a mix of direct purchases, as-needed supply agreements, and sole-source arrangements tied to equipment already in service—chiefly electric actuators, butterfly valves, check valves, insertion valves, and specialized manufacturer-branded parts from brands such as Limitorque, DeZurik, Cla-Val, and Anderson Greenwood. The issuing bodies include city water departments, county water resources authorities, wastewater treatment facilities, and independent water districts across the country.

Recent activity spans Texas, Florida, Georgia, and California. The City of Lubbock, Texas has posted multiple RFP and ITB opportunities for electric valve actuator replacement and flow controller assemblies for its North Water Treatment Plant (ITB 26-19653-YB due May 27, 2026, and RFP 26-19705-YB due July 23, 2026); both solicitations specify equipment that must conform to existing EIM actuator mounts and AWWA standards, with evaluation weighted heavily toward manufacturer qualifications and product performance. The City of Tampa and Hillsborough County, Florida are pursuing sole-source and single-source procurements for OEM-branded Limitorque and DeZurik parts and services (Tampa Procurement 26X01439 for Flotech-supplied Limitorque valves and actuators with an estimated annual cost of $75,000 through July 1, 2027; Hillsborough County Procurement ITB-26-00122 for Hydra-Stop Insta-Valve 250 Patriot insertion valves with an estimated budget of $175,000). Gwinnett County, Georgia issues multiple informal written quotations for resilient gate valves, butterfly valves, and check valves across its water treatment filter plants (quotation PE77023NONST2026000000619 due June 9, 2026; solicitation PE77023NONST2026000000490 for swing check valves due April 24, 2026). Smaller RFQ and as-needed supply opportunities also appear from cities including Fort Worth (RFP 26-0068 for cast iron valve boxes and lids due February 19, 2026), Austin (IFQ 1100 CPG1054 for Moog servo valve components due January 29, 2026), and Dallas (IFB for butterfly valves of all kinds due February 27, 2026), as well as from water districts in California such as Eastern Municipal Water District (RFQ 3930 for Lineseal XP 36" butterfly valves due March 20, 2026). Evaluation criteria in competitive solicitations typically emphasize manufacturer qualifications, past performance, compliance with AWWA and ASTM standards, warranty, and technical support. Sole-source and single-source procurements dominate when equipment is proprietary or when municipalities require OEM parts for existing installed systems—a pattern reflecting the specialized nature and interdependence of water treatment valve components.