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 is a Commodity code that encompasses the supply and replacement of specialized valve products and components for potable water, wastewater, and reclaim water systems operated by municipal utilities. State and local governments procure under this code fabricated valve assemblies, replacement actuators, check valves, butterfly valves, insertion valves, and proprietary valve parts—often with exacting specifications tied to existing installed equipment or OEM requirements—as well as associated technical documentation and warranty support. The issuing bodies include city water and wastewater departments, county water resources authorities, and regional utility districts across multiple states. City of Lubbock, City of Tampa, Hillsborough County, Gwinnett County, and the Pasco County and Seminole County water agencies appear as repeat buyers. Work spans equipment procurement (competitive supply bids and informal quotations for standard valve products), single-source and sole-source acquisitions of OEM parts and proprietary actuators when original equipment specifications mandate them, and service contracts that bundle valve replacement labor with parts supply.

Recent opportunities cluster in Texas (Lubbock, Fort Worth, Dallas, Austin, College Station), Florida (Tampa, Hillsborough County, Seminole County, Pasco County, North Miami Beach, Collier County), and Georgia (Gwinnett County, Douglasville-Douglas County Water and Sewer Authority). Representative solicitations include the City of Lubbock's RFP 26-19705-YB for one replacement electric valve actuator and remote control station for the North Water Treatment Plant (due July 23, 2026), the City of Tampa's RFQ for Anderson Greenwood wastewater parts (due July 24, 2026), and the City of Tampa's sole-source intent to award Limitorque valves and actuators to Flotech, Inc. at an estimated annual cost of $75,000 (notice period ended July 13, 2026). Gwinnett County issued multiple competitive sealed bids for butterfly valves, check valves, and resilient valves between January and June 2026, with response dates spanning April to July. The Hillsborough County Water Resources Department solicited bids for Hydra-Stop Insta-Valve 250 Patriot insertion valves with a February 18, 2026 deadline and estimated budget of $175,000. Pasco County's dual check valve change-out program services IFB (due February 24, 2026) sought labor and material services on an as-needed basis. Many jurisdictions rely on sole-source or single-source awards justified by OEM exclusivity, proprietary technology, or exclusive distributor relationships—a procurement pathway that limits competitive pursuit but signals stable, recurring demand for authorized parts and service.