UNSPSC 40172522: Flexible pipe joint

A pipe joint that is attached and used in the middle of the pipe by manufactured for absorbing the small vibration or movement of axial direction or vertical axial direction of the pipe generated from the pipe system.

UNSPSC 40172522 Flexible pipe joint (Commodity) covers components installed in sanitary sewer infrastructure rehabilitation and water distribution systems to enable pipe connections, transitions, and directional changes while accommodating ground settlement and thermal expansion. State and local governments procure these under the code primarily as part of municipal sewer mainline and service connection work, where flexible joints appear in specifications alongside pipe materials and fittings. The recent Santa Clara County sanitation district opportunity illustrates the pattern: a large-scale sewer infrastructure rehabilitation project calls out service connection fittings (wyes) and lateral connections that function as flexible joints within a broader pipe replacement and extension scope. Issuing bodies are typically county sanitation districts, county water and transportation departments, and municipal utilities managing aging infrastructure replacement or capacity expansion. The code sees activity from special-purpose water and sewer authorities, though municipal and county departments dominate the recent record.

Recent solicitations cluster in California and Georgia. Santa Clara County has posted multiple sewer infrastructure rehabilitation projects under this category in 2026 alone, including the Sanitation District No. 2-3 Structural Defect Repair Project Phase 2 (ITB, due September 17, 2026) and the Central Expressway Pavement Rehabilitation Project (ITB, due May 21, 2026). DeKalb County, Georgia solicited quick insertion valves and tapping sleeves under ITB 2026-034 (due August 27, 2026) for pressurized and non-pressurized pipeline systems on a three-year multiyear contract. These represent infrastructure maintenance and replacement activity driven by aging sewer and water systems; opportunities tend to be episodic rather than continuous and cluster around municipalities with aging infrastructure or active capital improvement programs. Response timelines typically run three to four weeks from posting to bid opening.