UNSPSC 40141653: Sluice valve

A valve that passes, blocks or controls water by installing on pipes for waterworks or industrial water

UNSPSC 40141653 Sluice valve, a Commodity code, encompasses replacement and repair parts for water treatment and wastewater infrastructure. State and local governments procure sluice valves and closely related gate, butterfly, check, and insertion valves as supply items for municipal water systems, with recent solicitations ranging from single-unit specialty replacements to bulk inventory purchases and as-needed supply agreements. Issuing bodies include water and wastewater utilities across cities and counties—the City of Lubbock (Texas), City of Tampa (Florida), Hillsborough County (Florida), Gwinnett County (Georgia), Seminole County (Florida), and Eastern Municipal Water District (California) appear multiple times in recent activity. Many of these procurements pair valve supply with manufacturer-specific parts, actuator components, and ancillary equipment such as backflow preventers, check valves, meter bodies, and insertion valve assemblies. When original equipment manufacturer (OEM) authorization is exclusive—as with Limitorque valves distributed through Flotech, Inc., DeZurik valves through Fluid Control Specialties, Inc., and REXA actuators through PRO-CO, Inc.—jurisdictions pursue sole-source awards justified by proprietary technology and parts incompatibility with competing brands.

Recent activity spans multiple regions with heaviest concentration in Florida (Tampa, Hillsborough County, Seminole County, Collier County, North Miami Beach) and Georgia (Gwinnett County), plus scattered solicitations in Texas (Lubbock, Fort Worth, Dallas, Austin, College Station), California (Riverside, Eastern Municipal), and Utah. The City of Tampa issued multiple valve and actuator solicitations within a two-week window in July 2026, signaling active water infrastructure replacement cycles. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Lubbock's RFP 26-19705-YB for an electric valve actuator replacement at the North Water Treatment Plant (due July 23, 2026), which specifies EIM or Rotork equipment and emphasizes remote control capability and controlled modulation for backwash operations; the City of Tampa's RFQ for Anderson Greenwood parts and soft-good kits for the Wastewater Department (due July 24, 2026); and Gwinnett County's April 2026 IFB for replacement check valves (swing type, 12- to 30-inch) for the F. Wayne Hill Water Resources Center, awarding to the lowest responsive bidder among approved manufacturers including DeZurik, Pratt, Crispin, and Val-matic. Hillsborough County's ITB 26-00122 for Hydra-Stop insertion valves (AWWA C509/C515 compliant, two-year term, $175,000 estimated budget) illustrates the commodity's role in pipe repair infrastructure. Award cycles typically run 30 to 90 days post-bid, with delivery windows of 5 to 30 business days and annual contract renewal options common for as-needed supply agreements.