UNSPSC 40172600: Pipe couplings

UNSPSC 40172600 Pipe couplings is a Class code that captures the procurement of coupling devices, clamps, saddles, and related fittings used in water distribution and sanitary sewer infrastructure rehabilitation and maintenance. State and local governments buy these components to repair, replace, and extend gravity sewer mains, potable water mains, service connections, and pressurized pipeline systems in urban and suburban utility networks. The issuing bodies soliciting under this code include county utility authorities, sanitation districts, municipal water departments, and county public works agencies; recent opportunities show repeating buyers across both water and wastewater infrastructure portfolios within the same jurisdiction.

Recent solicitations span Florida, California, and Georgia. Pinellas County, Florida issued an ITB for the Ridgewood Estates Sewer Improvements and 82nd Avenue & 113th Street Water Main Improvements (due October 13 and November 5, 2026 respectively), specifying approximately 500 linear feet of 12-inch PVC sanitary sewer pipe couplings and connections, and approximately 6,800 linear feet of 6-inch water main replacement with associated fittings and valve work. Santa Clara County's Sanitation District No. 2-3 issued an ITB for the Structural Defect Repair Project Phase 2 (due September 17, 2026) calling for removal and replacement of vitrified clay and cast iron pipe with PVC SDR26 pipe at multiple diameters, including 326 linear feet of 6-inch and 114 linear feet of 8-inch pipe, plus 27 4-inch by 6-inch service connection wyes and comparable larger wye fittings. The City of Marietta, Georgia solicited water service saddles, couplings, clamps, and valves on annual contract BL121-26 (due September 22, 2026), and DeKalb County, Georgia issued a three-year multiyear ITB for quick insertion valves, tapping sleeves, resilient wedge insert gate valves, and valve insertion equipment (due August 27, 2026).