UNSPSC 40171514: Commercial lead pipe

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

UNSPSC 40171514 Commercial lead pipe is a Commodity code. The recent state and local opportunities tagged to this code show substantial misalignment between the nominal scope and actual procurement activity — the code appears in solicitations for construction materials and pipe infrastructure, but the opportunities specify HDPE, PVC, ductile iron, and reinforced concrete piping rather than lead pipe, which is not mentioned in any of the recent records. The City of Phoenix Public Works Department issued two similar IFBs (26-SW-0379 and 27-SW-0447) for industrial pipe supply spanning HDPE (1.5" to 24" diameter), PVC (0.75" to 4"), couplings, glue, and hand tools on a three-year initial term with two optional one-year extensions, requiring 24- to 48-hour delivery and local inventory maintenance. The City of Augusta, Georgia solicited via ITB 27-116 for HDPE pipe, couplings, and end sections in eight-inch to 36-inch diameters priced in linear feet for down-drain installation and maintenance, with one-year term and four optional one-year renewals. Collier County, Florida issued multiple construction bids involving piping infrastructure: IFB 26-8703 for the Immokalee Sports Complex ($6.24 million, due November 2, 2026), ITB 26-8700 for Freedom Park Boardwalk Repairs ($1.3 million, due November 6, 2026), and Bid 26-8683R for South County Regional Water Treatment Plant lime softening improvements ($4.27 million, due September 21, 2026) specifying ductile iron piping (42-inch and 36-inch), Schedule 80 CPVC chemical injection systems, and reinforced concrete structures. The City of Palm Bay, Florida issued ITB for I-95 Outfall Pipe Replacement (due July 14, 2026) involving removal and installation of outfall piping infrastructure. Orange County, Florida bid emergency bridge replacements (Y26-742, $6.2 million, due July 7, 2026) and the City of Fort Worth sought suppliers for aluminum, iron, rebar, and steel materials (RFP 26-0222, due July 23, 2026).

The code shows activity concentrated in Florida, Arizona, Georgia, and Texas, with Collier County and the City of Phoenix as repeat buyers. Recent bidding spans water utility infrastructure, stormwater management, sports and recreation facilities, and bridge replacement projects. The issuing bodies include county governments (Collier, Orange), cities (Phoenix, Augusta, Fort Worth, Palm Bay), and county transportation authorities. Because the source records consistently identify polymeric and ductile iron pipes rather than commercial lead pipe as the materials actually being procured, this code assignment appears to reflect a taxonomy mismatch; state and local procurement activity under this Commodity code does not substantiate demand for lead pipe products.