UNSPSC 40141655: Vacuum valve

A valve installed on a pipeline or container operating at a lower internal pressure than the external air pressure

UNSPSC 40141655 Vacuum valve (Commodity) encompasses backflow prevention devices, check valves, resilient gate valves, butterfly valves, and quick insertion valves that state and local water and wastewater utilities procure on as-needed bases for distribution system maintenance, treatment plant operations, and emergency repair. Recent solicitations reveal a mix of competitive sealed bids for annual inventory replenishment, single-source procurements for original equipment manufacturer parts and service, and RFQs for replacement components at specific facilities. Issuing bodies include municipal water departments, county water and wastewater authorities, and regional water treatment systems across the Southeast and Texas. The City of Tampa, Gwinnett County (Georgia), Douglasville-Douglas County Water and Sewer Authority (Georgia), City of Marietta (Georgia), and City of Austin are repeat buyers soliciting under this code. Procurement vehicles range from one-year renewable term contracts with estimated values near $75,000 to multiyear agreements; several jurisdictions impose stock-on-hand requirements (minimum two items) and rapid delivery windows (14–24 hours for rush orders, five business days standard). Small Local Business Enterprise set-asides appear in Tampa procurements; no federal disadvantaged-enterprise designations are present.

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia (Gwinnett County, DeKalb County, Douglasville-Douglas County, City of Marietta, and Seminole County, Florida) and Texas (City of Lubbock, City of Austin), with scattered opportunities in Florida municipalities (City of Tampa, Collier County, Hillsborough County). Representative recent solicitations include the City of Tampa Water Department's RFQ for backflow prevention and fireline repair parts (26P00305, SLBE-exclusive, sealed bids due June 22, 2026, estimated value $75,000, one-year term with two optional renewals); Gwinnett County's ITB for butterfly valves at Lanier and Shoal Creek Filter Plants (BL126-26, multiyear contract, bids due September 23, 2026, requiring AWWA C504/C516 and NSF 61 compliance); the City of Austin's IFQ for a solenoid gas fuel vent valve (IFQ 1100 AGM1021, quotes due September 11, 2026, specific GE part number 393A3611P0001); and the County of DeKalb's three-year multiyear ITB for quick insertion valves and tapping sleeves (2026-034-ITB, bids due August 27, 2026). Single-source procurements by the City of Tampa (Limitorque valves through Flotech, Inc., $75,000 annual, through July 2027) and Hillsborough County (DeZurik valves through Fluid Control Specialties, Inc.) indicate OEM replacement-parts demand alongside competitive opportunities.