UNSPSC 40141667: Needle control valve

A needle valve is a type of valve which can be used to regulate flow of a substance, usually either gas or water, through an appliance or system.

UNSPSC 40141667 Needle control valve is a Commodity code that, based on recent state and local solicitations, encompasses water control and distribution valves—including gate valves, check valves, resilient seat valves, butterfly valves, and slide gates—procured by municipal water districts, county water authorities, and water resource departments for treatment plants, storage facilities, and distribution infrastructure. Water utilities dominate the buyer mix: Gwinnett County (Georgia), Alameda County Water District (California), the Douglasville-Douglas County Water and Sewer Authority (Georgia), and the Eastern Municipal Water District (California) appear repeatedly across recent opportunities, with Gwinnett County alone issuing multiple informal written quotations and competitive sealed bids for valves, replacement parts, and gate components over the past six months. These jurisdictions procure through a mix of RFQs, IFBs, and informal written quotations, typically requiring delivery on an FOB Destination, freight-prepaid basis to specific treatment or storage facilities.

Recent activity concentrates in the Southeast and West Coast, with Georgia (particularly Gwinnett County and Douglasville) and California (Alameda County and Riverside County) driving the most visible procurement volume. Representative recent opportunities include Gwinnett County's IWQ 128182 (March 30, 2026) for 60 resilient seat gate valves in sizes 6-inch through 10-inch with mechanical-joint connections, due April 3, 2026; Alameda County Water District's RFQ for 24 CLOW gate valves (January 27, 2026) due January 30, 2026, with delivery to Fremont; and Gwinnett County's competitive sealed bid BL009-26 (January 30, 2026) for 19 replacement swing check valves for the F. Wayne Hill Water Resources Center, due April 24, 2026. Most opportunities are short-cycle (five to fourteen days), many carry delivery requirements to specific treatment or storage facilities with restricted receiving windows, and vendor qualification typically requires three references for similar projects and verification of non-debarred status on county ineligible-source lists. Pricing remains firm for 180 days or longer, and award is consistently to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder.