UNSPSC 40141668: Choke control valve

A type of control valve, mostly used in oil and gas production wells to control the flow of well fluids being produced. Another purpose that the choke valves serve is to kill the pressure from reservoir and to regulate the downstream pressure in the flowlines.

UNSPSC 40141668 Choke control valve (Commodity) reflects state and local procurement activity centered on water utility supply contracts for gate valves, check valves, butterfly valves, and resilient-seat valves used in treatment plants, pump stations, and distribution systems — a departure from the code's nominal scope that appears to reflect how water district purchasing offices tag valve procurement more broadly. Water districts and county water authorities are the primary issuing bodies, with Gwinnett County, Georgia and Alameda County Water District in California dominating recent activity; the Douglasville-Douglas County Water and Sewer Authority, Eastern Municipal Water District (California), and the F. Wayne Hill Water Resources Center (Gwinnett County) also active. Representative recent opportunities include Gwinnett County's purchase of 60 resilient seat gate valves (IWQ 128182, due April 3, 2026), Alameda County Water District's supply of 24 CLOW gate valves (RFQ 252618, January 30, 2026 deadline), and Gwinnett County's purchase of 108-inch slide gates for the Lanier Filter Plant (BL045-26, due July 13, 2026). A single unrelated opportunity — Sourcewell's Law Enforcement Equipment RFP — appears in the dataset but carries no relevance to valve procurement.

Recent activity concentrates in California and Georgia, with California issuing multiple RFQs for gate valve supply and Georgia counties running both sealed-bid (IFB) and informal written quotation (IWQ) processes for resilient-seat gates, check valves, butterfly valves, and specialty gates. Gwinnett County shows the heaviest posting volume across water resource and filter plant upgrades. Response windows are tight — typically three to seven days from posting to submission — and most awards go to lowest responsive and responsible bidders meeting specification compliance. Vendors must verify non-debarment status against county ineligible source lists, provide three project references, comply with freight prepaid FOB Destination terms, and accept electronic payment (ePayables or direct deposit). No set-asides or disadvantaged enterprise restrictions appear in the recent postings. Contract values are not disclosed in solicitation summaries, and incumbent vendors are not named.