UNSPSC 40172105: Carbon steel pipe bend

Pipe bend made of carbon steel

UNSPSC 40172105 Carbon steel pipe bend, a Commodity code, sees limited direct procurement activity in recent state and local contracting, with sourcing primarily embedded within broader welding, fabrication, and water infrastructure projects rather than as a standalone material item. The code nominally covers fabricated carbon steel pipe bends, but the recent solicitations tagged to it reflect the downstream applications—water system construction, booster pump stations, and water main extensions—where such components are installed as part of larger mechanical and civil works.

Broward County (Florida), Santa Clara County (California), and Bryan County (Georgia) dominate the recent activity, each issuing infrastructure or services contracts that incorporate steel pipe components. Broward County posted an open-end welding and fabrication services RFP (OPN2131884B2, due July 1, 2026) covering onsite and in-shop metal work at water treatment plants, pump stations, and wastewater facilities, with SBE and CBE procurement preferences applying; the contract includes portable and shop welding for steel, stainless steel, aluminum, and black steel components with an initial two-year term and three optional one-year renewals. Santa Clara County issued an ITB for pavement rehabilitation along Central Expressway (ITBRDAFY260694, due May 21, 2026) that includes broader civil improvements rather than pipe bends. Bryan County posted two sealed-bid procurements in late March 2026 for a booster pump station (PE77523NONST2026000000068, due March 31, 2026) and a 14,350-linear-foot water main extension along I-16 (PE77523NONST2026000000069, due March 31, 2026), both requiring compliance with the Build America, Buy America Act and Davis-Bacon Act wage requirements, with federal and state funding through American Rescue Plan Act water infrastructure programs. The code shows activity concentrated in water and wastewater infrastructure across the Southeast and West Coast, but solicitation language and project scopes suggest that carbon steel pipe bends are components specified within larger material and labor packages rather than items actively procured as distinct line items.