UNSPSC 40171509: Commercial bronze pipe

Pipe with a pressure rating of 2500 psi or less made of bronze

UNSPSC 40171509 Commercial bronze pipe (Commodity) covers industrial and utility piping supply on as-needed and scheduled-demand bases for water, wastewater, stormwater, and airport infrastructure operations. State and local governments procure this code primarily through cities and counties with public works, water utility, and aviation departments; water districts; and county government offices. Scope spans HDPE and PVC pipe in multiple diameters (0.75" to 36"), fittings (elbows, couplings, wyes, tees, bends at various angles), isolation valves, and related hand tools and adhesives. Suppliers must typically maintain local inventory with 24- to 60-day delivery windows, provide firm fixed pricing for multi-year terms, maintain online catalogs and emergency after-hours contact capability, and hold minimum five years' prior experience in similar supply. Many solicitations apply state DBE/MBE/WBE programs, local-vendor preferences, and E-Verify employment verification; DBE-Neutral requirements appear in federal-aid airport and transit projects.

Recent activity spans Arizona, Georgia, Florida, California, and Texas. The City of Phoenix Public Works Department has issued two overlapping IFBs for industrial pipe and fittings supply (IFB 27-SW-0447, due September 30, 2026, and IFB 26-SW-0379, due August 12, 2026), each covering three-year terms with two optional one-year extensions serving Phoenix Sky Harbor and regional airports, with 24- to 48-hour delivery required and firm fixed pricing. The City of Augusta, Georgia issued ITB 27-116 for HDPE pipe, couplings, and end sections (due September 29, 2026) with one-year term and four optional renewals, serving stormwater and drainage installation, subject to local-vendor preference rules for awards under $100,000. The Alameda County Water District solicited copper tubing through IFB 252636 (due April 28, 2026), though this Commodity code shows mismatch with actual bronze pipe sourcing; the City of Southlake, Texas sought utility parts and supplies via RFP 2601B400CH260010 (due August 21, 2026) for multiple-vendor awards. Construction-heavy solicitations such as Barnwell County's waterline replacement (CIP-2257) and Palm Bay's I-95 outfall pipe replacement include pipe materials as integrated project scope rather than standalone supply contracts.