UNSPSC 40171504: Commercial high nickel alloy pipe

Pipe with a pressure rating of 2500 psi or less made of high nickel alloy

UNSPSC 40171504 Commercial high nickel alloy pipe is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local solicitations filed under it show minimal alignment with the code's nominal scope. The City of Phoenix Public Works Department has posted two nearly identical IFBs (IFB26SW0379 in August and IFB27SW0447 in September 2026) for supply of industrial pipe, miscellaneous fittings, and equipment covering High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) pipe ranging from 1.5 to 24 inches in diameter, Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) pipe from 0.75 to 4 inches, elbows, couplings, glue, and hand tools—none of which are high-nickel alloys. The City of Augusta, Georgia issued an ITB (27-116) on September 10, 2026 for various HDPE pipe, couplings, and end sections for down-drain installation. Lubbock Power & Light posted a quote request (26-7014-ELD) on September 18, 2026 for 3,000 feet of primary 15 KV outdoor aluminum pipe cable. The City of Lawrenceville, Georgia solicited natural gas pipe and materials for a DOT project with delivery due July 23, 2026. Additional opportunities involving pipe replacement or rehabilitation (such as the City of Palm Bay's I-95 Outfall Pipe Replacement, Orange County Florida's bridge replacement project, and Santa Clara County's pavement rehabilitation work) appear to be infrastructure projects where pipe procurement is embedded in broader construction or engineering work rather than a standalone commodity purchase.

The issuing bodies are predominantly municipalities and county utilities—Phoenix, Augusta, Palm Bay, Orange County, Lubbock Power & Light, Lawrenceville, and Santa Clara County—indicating city public works departments and municipal utilities drive recent activity. Geographic activity concentrates in the South (Georgia, Florida, Texas) and Southwest (Arizona, California). The code shows no recent high-nickel alloy pipe solicitations; the term "commercial high nickel alloy pipe" does not appear in any recent opportunity summary, and state and local procurement under this code appears focused on commodity plastics, aluminum electrical conduit, and natural gas distribution materials rather than specialty metallurgical products.