UNSPSC 31401900: Liquid gaskets

Gaskets formed by the introduction of materials in liquid or semi-liquid form between the mating surfaces

UNSPSC 31401900 Liquid gaskets, a Class code, covers sealant products used in municipal water infrastructure maintenance and facility repair work, particularly EPDM and similar elastomer gaskets for pipe joints and mechanical seals in water systems. State and local governments procure these materials primarily through indirect channels as components within broader plumbing supplies, water utility operations, and facilities maintenance contracts rather than as standalone line items. The City of Tampa Water Department's June 2026 quote request for ten 16-inch EPDM field locking gaskets for ductile iron pipe represents the most direct recent match for the code's scope.

Activity under this code is sparse relative to adjacent commodity codes. Recent state and local solicitations show issuing bodies across multiple states and jurisdiction types—water utilities, counties, municipalities, and school districts—buying plumbing supplies, water infrastructure components, and maintenance services through RFP, RFQ, IFB, and ITQ vehicles, but gaskets appear as components within larger aggregated procurements rather than as discrete solicitation focuses. The City of Dallas's May 2026 ID/IQ award for ductile iron pipe and Pinellas County's multi-year plumbing supplies agreements reference gaskets and seals as incidental items within broader catalogs of fixtures, fittings, and components. Geographic activity clusters in Florida (Tampa, Pinellas County, Sarasota), Texas (Dallas, Galveston County, Donna ISD), Georgia (Tybee Island, Acworth, Gwinnett County Schools, DeKalb County Schools), and the Southwest (Bernalillo County, New Mexico). The code sees minimal standalone procurement velocity; practitioners should monitor water utility and municipal facilities maintenance RFPs, RFQs, and cooperative purchasing vehicles where gaskets and seals are specified as bill-of-materials components, particularly within contracts for pipe replacement, water system rehabilitation, and preventive maintenance services.