UNSPSC 40141732: Plumbing spiders

UNSPSC 40141732 Plumbing spiders, a Commodity code, shows significant mismatch between its nominal scope and recent state and local procurement activity. The code's abstract name does not reflect what governments are actually buying under this classification. Instead of plumbing spiders (specialized pipe-fitting tools or supports), the recent opportunities tagged to this code encompass broad plumbing supplies, fixtures, materials, and services including locking gaskets, ductile iron pipe, comprehensive plumbing equipment catalogs, on-demand plumbing labor, and facility maintenance. The issuing bodies are mixed—counties (Pinellas County and Bernalillo County, Florida and New Mexico respectively), cities (Tampa and Dallas, Florida and Texas), school districts (Donna ISD, Texas; Sarasota County Schools and DeKalb County Schools, Florida and Georgia), and special-purpose districts (City of Acworth and Gwinnett County Public Schools, Georgia). Repeat buyers include Pinellas County, which posted two plumbing supplies ITQs in consecutive seasons with similar scope spanning 36-month agreements at approximately $120,000 per contract term, and Bernalillo County, which issued two sequential plumbing supplies RFBs in early 2026 seeking percentage-discount price agreements across multiple lots with annual spending estimated at $175,000.

The geographic spread spans Florida (Tampa, Pinellas County, Sarasota County), Texas (Dallas, Galveston County, Donna ISD), Georgia (DeKalb County Schools, Gwinnett County Public Schools, City of Acworth, City of Tybee Island), New Mexico (Bernalillo County), and Wisconsin (Rusk County), with heaviest recent activity in Florida and Texas. Representative opportunities include Pinellas County's ITQ 260572 for plumbing supplies (due May 28, 2026, with Hajoca Corporation DBA Hughes Supply as the proposed incumbent at $120,000 over three years); Bernalillo County's RFB 36-26-MT for plumbing supplies via competitive sealed bid with six distinct lots, firm fixed pricing tied to vendor list discounts, and estimated annual spending of $175,000 (due February 17, 2026); City of Dallas's ID/IQ master agreement for ductile iron pipe to the Water Utilities (due June 12, 2026); and DeKalb County School District's ITB 26-717 for district-wide plumbing services with 24/7 emergency response capability across 139 schools serving 91,000 students (due March 5, 2026). The code shows consistent activity across supply agreements, on-demand labor contracts, and infrastructure materials, though the tagged commodity code itself does not accurately describe the work.