UNSPSC 40172402: Carbon steel pipe cap

Pipe cap made of carbon steel

UNSPSC 40172402 Carbon steel pipe cap is a Commodity code that covers fabricated steel pipe components and related metal fittings used in water infrastructure, wastewater treatment, and utility applications. State and local governments buy carbon steel pipe caps as part of broader steel fabrication and repair work — they appear in recent solicitations as components within larger welding and fabrication service contracts rather than as standalone material purchases. The issuing bodies soliciting under this code are primarily water and wastewater utilities and county government agencies managing infrastructure maintenance. Broward County Water and Wastewater Services and other county departments represent the primary recent buyer, posting an open-end welding and fabrication contract (OPN2131884B2, RFP, due July 1, 2026) that encompasses fabrication, installation, and repairs to steel components including tanks, vaults, access hatches, and related piping infrastructure at water treatment plants, pump stations, and lift stations.

The code shows recent activity concentrated in Florida and California, with Broward County in South Florida as a notable repeat buyer of welding and fabrication services that would encompass steel pipe components and caps. A second recent opportunity — Santa Clara County's Central Expressway Pavement Rehabilitation Project (ITBRDAFY260694, IFB, due May 21, 2026) — is tagged to this code but focuses on asphalt pavement, concrete curbs, and roadway improvements with no apparent connection to carbon steel pipe caps or water-infrastructure fabrication. The Broward County contract emphasizes AWS Welder Certification, SBE and CBE procurement preferences, 95 percent in-house performance requirements, and two-year initial terms with renewal options; it provides a clearer signal of state and local demand for steel fabrication and pipe-component work than the Santa Clara County roadway project.