UNSPSC 40141683: Engineered special valves

Engineered special valves are custom-made valves designed to meet specific requirements of an application, which cannot be fulfilled by standard valves available in the market. These valves are designed and manufactured based on the unique requirements of a particular application and may involve complex designs, materials, and operating conditions. Special valves Include's (Plug, choke, slide, gate, diaphragm, double block/bleed, block, pressure balanced piston, choke, gate/globe/ball, mono flange etc.)

UNSPSC 40141683 Engineered special valves, a Commodity code, covers backflow prevention devices, check valves, ball valves, butterfly valves, quick insertion valves, resilient gate valves, gas fuel vent valves, and OEM replacement parts for specialized valve systems installed in municipal water, wastewater, and fire service infrastructure. State and local procurement activity under this code reflects the replacement, maintenance, and upgrade of valves across water treatment facilities, pumping stations, and distribution systems. Municipalities and water authorities solicit these materials through IFBs, RFQs, RFPs, and sole-source procurements for both as-needed inventory and capital projects. Recent buyers include city water departments (Tampa, Austin, Lubbock), county water and sewer authorities (Douglasville-Douglas County in Georgia, Gwinnett County in Georgia, DeKalb County in Georgia), and special-purpose water districts, with some single-source awards to authorized OEM representatives (Flotech for Limitorque valves in Tampa, Fluid Control Specialties for DeZurik valves in Hillsborough County, and PRO-CO for REXA actuator parts in Seminole County).

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia and Florida, with secondary activity in Texas. The City of Tampa Water Department is a repeat buyer, soliciting backflow prevention devices and fireline repair parts (sealed IFB 26P00305, due June 22, 2026, estimated value $75,000, SLBE-exclusive with five percent bid discount) and posting a sole-source intent for Limitorque valves and actuators (26X01439, $75,000 estimated annual cost through Flotech). Gwinnett County, Georgia issued multiple solicitations for butterfly valves at filter plants (BL126-26, bids due September 23, 2026, with virtual pre-bid September 2, 2026) and resilient valves. The Douglasville-Douglas County Water and Sewer Authority solicited annual pipe fittings and valve inventory (IFB 327, bids due October 7, 2026). The City of Lubbock, Texas posted an RFP for electric valve actuator replacement (RFP 26-19705-YB, proposals due July 23, 2026) and an ITB for a rate-of-flow controller and butterfly valve assembly (ITB 26-19653-YB, bids due May 27, 2026). The County of DeKalb, Georgia issued a three-year multiyear ITB for quick insertion valves and tapping sleeves (ITB 2026-034-ITB, bids due August 27, 2026). Single-source and sole-source procurements account for a significant share of recent posting volume, reflecting OEM authorization exclusivity and proprietary repair-parts requirements.