UNSPSC 40172206: Copper pipe blind flange

Pipe blind flange made of copper

UNSPSC 40172206 Copper pipe blind flange is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity. The recent opportunities posted under this code do not reflect procurement of copper pipe blind flanges; instead, they span broader water infrastructure, pavement rehabilitation, and flanged-fitting categories that only tangentially relate to the narrowly defined commodity. Santa Clara County's Central Expressway Pavement Rehabilitation Project (IFB, due May 21, 2026) addresses comprehensive roadway work including asphalt overlay and curb installation rather than pipe fittings. Palm Beach County's mechanical joint restraining devices solicitation (IFB #26-038/RR, due June 4, 2026) targets ductile iron pipe and PVC pipe restraints with an anticipated contract value of $200,000 over twelve months, which differs materially from blind flanges. The City of Tampa's Standard Class 125 Flanged Fitting RFQ (26-P-00152, due February 25, 2026) and the City of Phoenix Water Services Department's water pipe and miscellaneous fittings IFB (IFB260217, due February 19, 2026, for a five-year term beginning May 1, 2026) both solicit flanged fittings in general rather than the specific blind-flange commodity, though Phoenix's broader scope includes flanges as one of 15 product groups.

Activity under this code appears concentrated in Florida and Arizona, with secondary presence in California. The issuing bodies include county water and transportation departments, municipal water utilities, and city procurement offices. The mismatch between the code's nominal commodity definition and the actual recent opportunities suggests either miscoding at the point of posting or that blind-flange procurement is being routed through broader category codes. A firm evaluating this code should treat it as dormant for blind-flange-specific work and monitor the broader flanged-fitting and pipe-restraint codes instead.