UNSPSC 40171603: Industrial ductile iron pipe

Pipe with a pressure rating of more than 2500 psi made of ductile iron

UNSPSC 40171603 Industrial ductile iron pipe (Commodity) covers water distribution piping and replacement infrastructure that state and local water and sewer utilities procure on a materials or full-construction basis. The code sees active use across municipal water systems, county water authorities, transit agencies, and special-purpose water districts soliciting ductile iron pipe in diameters ranging from 6 to 30 inches for new mains, interconnections, booster stations, and force main replacements. Issuing bodies include city water utilities (Phoenix, Dallas, Madison, Palm Bay, Calhoun), county water authorities (Gwinnett County, DeKalb County, Cherokee County, Franklin County, Bryan County), municipal water commissions (Berlin Water Control Commission in Connecticut, Beaufort-Jasper Water & Sewer Authority in South Carolina), and smaller town utilities, with repeat solicitation activity concentrated among Atlanta metro counties and Florida municipalities. The work ranges from materials-only bids to design-build and turnkey projects requiring full construction labor and services, with procurement notice types split between ITBs (for commodity supply), RFQs (for quotations on standard pipe and fittings), and RFPs (for comprehensive infrastructure projects); representative recent opportunities include the City of Dallas's five-year ID/IQ agreement for ductile iron pipe supply to the Water Utilities department (RFQ due June 12, 2026), the City of Phoenix's as-needed contract for industrial pipe and fittings including HDPE and PVC alongside ductile iron products (IFB due August 12, 2026 with DBE compliance required), and the Town of Berlin, Connecticut's 2,300-linear-foot 12-inch ductile iron water main interconnection project (RFP due April 15, 2026 subject to BABA and prevailing wage requirements).

Geographic activity centers on Florida (Orange County, Pinellas County, Palm Bay), Georgia (Gwinnett County, DeKalb County, Cherokee County, Franklin County, Bryan County, City of Calhoun), and select northern jurisdictions (Connecticut, Wisconsin, Texas), with secondary presence in South Carolina and Illinois. Recent solicitations emphasize federal compliance mandates—Build America, Buy America Act requirements, Davis-Bacon prevailing wage, and E-Verify employment verification—alongside state-specific set-asides including DBE and SBE participation goals where federal or state funding is involved. Contract terms typically span three to five years for supply agreements with options to extend, while construction projects set completion windows of 150 to 550 calendar days with liquidated damages provisions; most utilities require local inventory capability, 24- to 48-hour delivery windows for emergency supply, and firm fixed pricing over the contract term. The code remains active and competitive, with multiple concurrent procurements from the same issuing bodies (Gwinnett County issued separate quotations for ductile iron repair parts and spools in May 2026; Bryan County, Cherokee County, and Franklin County all solicited water main and booster station work in March 2026), signaling steady demand for replacement and system expansion across municipal water infrastructure portfolios.