UNSPSC 40171518: Commercial CPVC pipe

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

UNSPSC 40171518 Commercial CPVC pipe (Commodity) describes plastic and polyvinyl chloride water and drainage infrastructure materials that state and local water utilities, counties, and municipalities procure for new construction, replacement, and maintenance of potable water and wastewater systems. Recent state and local solicitations under this code, however, reveal a broader scope than CPVC alone—jurisdictions are actively buying PVC sewer pipe, HDPE water pipe, corrugated polypropylene drainage pipe, and associated fittings, couplings, and installation materials on as-needed basis to support water line replacement, stormwater and sanitary sewer infrastructure repair, and system upgrades. Issuing bodies span water utility commissions, county public works and water resources departments, city utilities and public works divisions, and regional water authorities. Notable repeat buyers include the City of Phoenix Public Works Department (multiple three-year supply contracts with optional extensions for HDPE and PVC pipe and fittings), DeKalb County (three-year multiyear PVC sewer pipe contract), the City of Augusta (annual HDPE pipe and coupling contract with renewal options), Barnwell County (multiple waterline replacement projects), and the Beaufort-Jasper Water & Sewer Authority in South Carolina (infrastructure replacement work). The geographic spread is concentrated in the Southeast and Southwest, with active recent solicitations in Georgia (Gwinnett County, DeKalb County, City of Augusta, City of Grovetown, City of Cairo, Notla Water Authority), South Carolina (Beaufort-Jasper Water & Sewer Authority, City of Swainsboro), Florida (City of Palm Bay, Orange County, Solid Waste Authority of Palm Bay), Connecticut (Town of Waterford), Kentucky (Transportation Cabinet), Arizona (City of Phoenix), and Texas (City of Arlington, City of Southlake).

Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Public Works Department's IFB 27-SW-0447 for industrial pipe, fittings, and equipment (HDPE 1.5 to 24 inches, PVC 0.75 to 4 inches, elbows, couplings, glue, and hand tools on three-year term with two optional one-year extensions, due September 30, 2026); DeKalb County's ITB 2026-118 for PVC sewer pipes, fittings, couplings, and materials on as-needed basis for three years, due October 7, 2026; the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet's RFB for corrugated polypropylene pipe (12 to 60 inches diameter, subject to Buy America and Build America Act requirements, federally funded, master agreement through September 30, 2027 with four optional one-year renewals, bids due October 2, 2026); the City of Arlington Water Utilities Department's solicitation 26-0226 for HDPE water pipe (PE4710, 6-inch through 16-inch DR-11 and 8-inch DR-17 sewer pipe, one year with up to two renewal years, due May 21, 2026); and the City of Augusta's ITB 27-116 for HDPE pipe, coupling, and end sections (8 to 36 inches diameter, MWBE program applies, one-year term with four optional renewals, due September 29, 2026). Multiyear supply contracts with firm pricing, 24–48 hour delivery windows, and as-needed purchase-order models dominate the market; several solicitations impose Buy America or Jones Act compliance, prevailing wage or Davis-Bacon requirements, and SMWBE or DBE participation goals. Water line replacement and stormwater rehabilitation projects often specify installation scope alongside material supply, blending procurement of pipe stock with design-build or construction services.