UNSPSC 40171517: Commercial PVC pipe

Pipe with a pressure rating of 2500 psi or less made of schedule 80 PVC plastic

UNSPSC 40171517 Commercial PVC pipe, a Commodity code, covers plastic water and sewer service lines, industrial pipe fittings, and related infrastructure materials that state and local utilities, public works departments, and water authorities procure on both firm-supply and as-needed contract bases. Recent solicitations show a mix of turnkey water service replacement projects (plastic-to-copper upgrades and new main installations), multiyear industrial-supply contracts for on-demand pipe and fittings, and materials procurement tied to capital improvement programs. Issuing bodies span municipal utilities, county water and sewer authorities, cities, and special-purpose water districts across the Southeast and Southwest. The code also captures corrugated polypropylene and high-density polyethylene (HDPE) pipe used in stormwater and gravity-drainage work, though the nominal code name references PVC specifically. Work solicited ranges from construction projects incorporating pipe installation (waterline replacement, water treatment plant upgrades, sewer main conversions) to standalone materials supply contracts priced unit-rate and awarded on lowest cost or best value.

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia (Gwinnett County, DeKalb County, City of Augusta, City of Grovetown, City of Cairo, Lavonia), Florida (Orange County, City of Palm Bay, Palm Beach County), South Carolina (Beaufort-Jasper Water & Sewer Authority, Barnwell County), and Connecticut (Town of Waterford), with additional recent opportunities in Arizona (City of Phoenix), Kentucky (transportation cabinet), and Texas (City of Arlington, City of Southlake). The Town of Waterford Utility Commission appears twice as a repeat buyer (IFB #26-014 for copper water services replacement, bid due November 12, 2026, and IFB #26-007 for plastic-to-copper conversion on district roads, bid due May 21, 2026). The City of Phoenix Public Works Department issued two similar industrial-pipe supply contracts within four months (IFB 26-SW-0379 in August 2026 and IFB 27-SW-0447 in September 2026, both three-year terms with DBE-N compliance and 24–48-hour delivery requirements). DeKalb County and the Beaufort-Jasper Water & Sewer Authority solicit multiyear materials contracts on as-needed basis; the City of Arlington, City of Augusta, and City of Grovetown combine pipe procurement with full construction and installation scopes. Federally funded projects (Kentucky corrugated polypropylene pipe under Buy America/BABA; Georgia water treatment plant under Davis-Bacon and Build America, Buy America; Florida stormwater outfall under Clean Water Act permits) carry supply-chain compliance gates and may compress vendor pools. Set-asides and preferences appear in Connecticut (25% subcontractor set-aside for DAS-certified small and minority-owned businesses; non-resident guarantee bond requirement), Georgia (DBE participation goals; local-bidder preference under $100,000), and federal transit contracts (DBE-N under 49 CFR Part 26).