UNSPSC 40172002: Ductile iron pipe baffle

Pipe baffle made of ductile iron

UNSPSC 40172002 Ductile iron pipe baffle, a Commodity code, describes components and materials that state and local water and wastewater systems procure for pipeline infrastructure maintenance, rehabilitation, and replacement—though the recent opportunities show that the code is being applied more broadly to capture a range of pipe materials (HDPE, PVC, ductile iron, cast iron), fittings, and related inventory rather than baffles specifically. State and local buyers under this code include city public works departments, county water and sewer authorities, and water treatment facilities; the City of Phoenix has posted two overlapping solicitations (IFB27SW0447 in September and IFB26SW0379 in August) for industrial pipe and fittings supply on three-year terms with optional extensions, indicating repeat procurement activity at that jurisdiction. Water utilities in Georgia—the Douglasville-Douglas County Water and Sewer Authority, the City of Augusta, and DeKalb County—have also solicited actively, along with Santa Clara County Sanitation District No. 2-3 in California, which posted infrastructure rehabilitation work involving PVC and HDPE pipe replacement and bursting. Procurement spans the Gulf Coast (Palm Bay and Orange County, Florida; Sarasota, Florida) and interior jurisdictions (Calhoun and Lavonia, Georgia; Santa Clara County, California).

Representative recent opportunities include the City of Augusta, Georgia's ITB 27-116 for various HDPE pipe, couplings, and end sections for down-drain installation (due September 29, 2026), which applies minority and women-owned business enterprise program requirements regardless of dollar amount and offers local-bidder preference on projects of $100,000 or less; the Douglasville-Douglas County Water and Sewer Authority's IFB 327 for annual water and sewer pipe fittings and related inventory materials (due October 7, 2026), covering a one-year term with four optional one-year renewals; and Santa Clara County Sanitation District No. 2-3's infrastructure rehabilitation in the unincorporated eastern foothills (due September 17, 2026), which involves removal and replacement of vitrified clay pipe with PVC SDR26 and HDPE pipe across multiple diameters and includes service connection fittings and mainline extensions. The City of Phoenix's recurring supply contracts require 24- to 48-hour delivery from purchase order, local inventory maintenance, over-the-counter purchasing capability, and firm-fixed pricing across the full three-year term.