UNSPSC 40141670: Alloy/stainless steel ball valve

Ball valves (stopping flow) made of Alloy/stainless

UNSPSC 40141670 Alloy/stainless steel ball valve (Commodity) covers valve components and assemblies that state and local governments procure for water utility operations, though the recent opportunities block shows the code is being applied to a broader range of valve types—detector check valves, resilient gate valves, butterfly valves, swing check valves, and slide gates—rather than ball valves specifically. Water districts and county water resource departments dominate the issuing-body mix. Gwinnett County, Georgia appears repeatedly across multiple informal written quotations and sealed bid solicitations, while Alameda County Water District in California and regional authorities including Douglasville-Douglas County Water and Sewer Authority and Eastern Municipal Water District also solicit regularly under this code. The work encompasses supply-only contracts for individual valve units and small to moderate assemblies delivered to water treatment plants, filter facilities, and central water resource centers. Deliveries typically occur on F.O.B. Destination, freight prepaid basis to the purchasing jurisdiction's facility, with unit pricing inclusive of all charges, delivery, and applicable taxes. Responsiveness and compliance with technical specifications—including manufacturer approvals, flange types, cushioning mechanisms, and mechanical joint connections—drive award decisions alongside lowest responsive pricing.

Georgia and California dominate recent activity, with Gwinnett County alone representing multiple opportunities posted between January and July 2026. Recent representative solicitations include Gwinnett County's April 2026 IWQ 128182 for 60 resilient seat gate valves in sizes from 6 to 10 inches (quotations due April 3), Alameda County Water District's January 2026 RFQ 252618 for 24 CLOW gate valves to the Fremont headquarters (due January 29), and Gwinnett County's April 2026 BL045-26 for butterfly valves serving the Lanier and Shoal Creek Filter Plants (bids due July 13). Gwinnett County's ineligible source list screening applies to most of its procurements, and vendors must verify eligibility before submitting. Smaller jurisdictions including the City of Huntsville, Texas have also posted, though that opportunity involved culvert engineering design rather than valve procurement, indicating occasional misclassification under the code. The response windows are typically tight—three to seven days for informal quotations and ten to fourteen days for sealed bids. No significant set-asides or DBE restrictions appear in the recent postings, though one Collier County procurement (tires and services, tangentially related) referenced federal transit and disadvantaged business enterprise compliance. This code sees steady but disaggregated activity concentrated in water utility procurement cycles, with no single large cooperative purchasing vehicle dominating the space.