UNSPSC 40172408: PVC plastic pipe cap

Pipe cap made of PVC plastic

UNSPSC 40172408 PVC plastic pipe cap is a Commodity code that captures small-diameter plastic piping components used in water, wastewater, and general utility applications. State and local governments source these items as consumables and repair parts for water treatment plants, pump stations, lift stations, and wastewater facilities, where they serve as end closures on PVC distribution and collection lines. The issuing bodies soliciting under this code span county water and wastewater departments, municipal public works divisions, and special-purpose water authorities across the country. Recent activity shows water agencies as the primary buyers, with procurement occurring through standard supply contracts, cooperative purchasing arrangements, and equipment-and-materials purchase orders tied to larger service or construction projects.

The source contains two recent state and local opportunities, neither of which directly solicits PVC pipe caps. Broward County (Florida) posted an open-end RFP for welding and fabrication services in Water and Wastewater Services with a July 1, 2026 response date; Santa Clara County (California) posted an IFB for the Central Expressway Pavement Rehabilitation Project with a May 21, 2026 response date. Neither solicitation names PVC pipe caps as a primary procurement item. The code shows little relevant recent activity, suggesting either that state and local governments procure PVC pipe caps through standing supply agreements outside the posted-opportunity stream or that the tagging of opportunities to this specific commodity code has not captured the actual buying activity under it in the source period.