UNSPSC 40172412: Copper pipe cap

Pipe cap made of rubber

UNSPSC 40172412 Copper pipe cap is a Commodity code that encompasses pipe-connection hardware and fittings used in water, wastewater, and sanitation infrastructure projects. State and local governments purchase these components as replacement parts and assemblies in sewer rehabilitation, mainline extensions, and utility infrastructure repair work. The issuing bodies soliciting under this code are primarily special-purpose sanitation and water districts, county water and wastewater agencies, and county public works departments. The code sees activity from both dedicated water-utility districts and multipurpose county procurement offices managing infrastructure rehabilitation across treatment plants, lift stations, pump stations, and distribution networks.

Recent activity appears concentrated in California, where Santa Clara County's sanitation district issued an ITB in August 2026 for the Structural Defect Repair Project Phase 2, a sewer infrastructure rehabilitation program requiring removal and replacement of vitrified clay pipe with PVC and HDPE components, including service connection fittings such as wyes and fittings integral to mainline extensions. The same county also solicited in April 2026 for the Central Expressway Pavement Rehabilitation Project, which included utility infrastructure work alongside roadway improvements. Broward County, Florida solicited welding and fabrication services in June 2026 for water and wastewater facilities, a contract that encompasses metal repairs across county infrastructure but does not isolate pipe-cap procurement. The California solicitations demonstrate active demand for pipe replacement and connection hardware in sewer rehabilitation work with 65-working-day and 142-working-day completion schedules; however, the source shows limited recent opportunities explicitly isolating copper pipe caps as a line item. Recent state and local activity under this code focuses on larger sewer and water infrastructure rehabilitation programs where pipe fittings and caps are components of broader point-repair and pipe-replacement contracts rather than standalone procurements.