UNSPSC 40141663: Globe control valve

Globe Control Valves use smooth stems rather than threaded and are opened and closed by an actuator assembly, used for regulating flow in a pipeline, consisting of a movable plug or disc element and a stationary ring seat in a generally spherical body.

UNSPSC 40141663 Globe control valve is a Commodity code tracking water-utility procurement of control and check valves for treatment plants, pump stations, and distribution systems. State and local water districts and authorities in California and Georgia dominate recent activity, issuing IFBs, RFQs, and informal written quotations for resilient-seat gates, butterfly valves, check valves, slide gates, and specialty valves such as RBX kits and detector check valves. Alameda County Water District (California) and Gwinnett County (Georgia) have posted multiple solicitations since January 2026 for gate valves, resilient-seat gates, detector check valves, and butterfly valves to support water treatment and distribution operations. Procurement vehicle mix includes formal sealed bids, informal written quotations, and requests for quotation with response windows typically between three and fourteen days. One outlier — Sourcewell's RFP 061626 for law enforcement equipment posted May 2026 — appears unrelated to water utility valve procurement and shows no meaningful connection to the code's actual scope.

Recent activity concentrates in California and Georgia. Alameda County Water District issued RFQ 252618 on January 27, 2026 (due January 30, 2026) for 24 units of 6-inch CLOW gate valves with fusion epoxy coating and stainless steel hardware, and IFB 252701 on July 8, 2026 (due July 14, 2026) for detector check valves for its Fremont headquarters. Gwinnett County has been the most active buyer, posting at least six solicitations between January and June 2026: informal written quotations for resilient gate valves (IWQ 131155, due June 9, 2026 for twelve Mueller twelve-inch resilient gate valves and tapping valves), sealed bids for butterfly valves at two filter plants (BL045-26, due July 13, 2026), and sealed bids for 108-inch slide gates at the Lanier Filter Plant (BL044-26, due May 1, 2026). The Douglasville-Douglas County Water and Sewer Authority (Georgia) issued IFB 321 on April 1, 2026 (due April 29, 2026) for fire hydrants and gate valve materials on an as-needed basis for the contract year June 1, 2026 through May 31, 2027. Eastern Municipal Water District (Riverside County, California) issued RFQ 3930 on March 17, 2026 (due March 20, 2026) for Lineseal XP 36-inch butterfly valves. Award values and contract volumes are not disclosed in most postings; Collier County's unrelated tire services ITB disclosed historical spending of approximately $400,000 annually but does not reflect valve procurement patterns.