UNSPSC 40141672: Carbon steel check valve

Check Valve (preventing back flow) made of Carbon steel

UNSPSC 40141672 Carbon steel check valve is a Commodity code covering swing check valves, detector check valves, resilient seat gate valves, and related valve components that state and local water utilities procure for water infrastructure maintenance, treatment plants, and distribution systems. Recent solicitations show water districts and authorities sourcing individual replacement units and batches of valves in specific sizes and configurations — five 12-inch swing check valves for a pump station, 60 resilient seat gate valves in mixed sizes (6, 8, and 10 inches), and 19 replacement swing check valves for wastewater treatment facilities. The work is supply-only, with vendors furnishing valves meeting AWWA or equivalent standards, typically with mechanical joint or flanged connections, delivered F.O.B. Destination freight prepaid to the customer's facility or central warehouse.

Issuing bodies are primarily county water and wastewater departments and regional municipal water districts in Georgia and California. Gwinnett County (Georgia) Department of Water Resources is the most active buyer in the recent posting block, appearing in six separate solicitations for valves ranging from detector check valves to resilient seat gates and RBX kits between January and June 2026. Alameda County Water District (California) appears three times, and the Douglasville-Douglas County Water and Sewer Authority (Georgia), Eastern Municipal Water District (California), and F. Wayne Hill Water Resources Center (Georgia) each appear once. Solicitation types are split between informal written quotations (IWQ), invitations for bid (IFB), and requests for quotation (RFQ), with response windows typically one to three weeks. Recent opportunities include Gwinnett County IWQ 131155 for Mueller resilient gate and tapping valves due June 9, 2026; Alameda County Water District IFB 26/27-01 for detector check valves due July 14, 2026; and Gwinnett County BL045-26 for butterfly valves at two filter plants due July 13, 2026. Activity concentrates in Georgia and California, with Gwinnett County representing the largest volume of repeat procurements.