UNSPSC 40172807: Stainless steel pipe elbow

Pipe elbow made of stainless steel

UNSPSC 40172807 Stainless steel pipe elbow is a Commodity code that captures metal pipe fittings used in water and sewer infrastructure rehabilitation and replacement projects. State and local governments solicit this code principally through county and special-purpose sanitation district procurement offices managing utility system upgrades. The actual work being bought reflects the replacement and repair of aging water mains, sanitary sewer lines, and related gravity-fed conveyance systems where stainless steel and other metal pipe elbows serve as connectors and directional components in mainline and service lateral installations. Recent solicitations show the code appearing alongside PVC, HDPE, and vitrified clay pipe replacement work, indicating that metal fittings are specified components within larger utility rehabilitation scopes rather than standalone purchases.

Pinellas County, Florida and Santa Clara County, California dominate recent activity under this code. Pinellas County posted ITB 260652ITBC on October 12, 2026 for the Ridgewood Estates Sewer Improvements and 82nd Avenue & 113th Street Water Main Improvements projects (responses due October 13 for qualification and November 5 for final bids), encompassing approximately 500 linear feet of 12-inch sewer pipe replacement and 6,800 linear feet of 6-inch water main replacement with associated service connections and valve installations. Santa Clara County, through Sanitation District No. 2–3, posted ITB ITBRDAFY270088 on August 26, 2026 for the Structural Defect Repair Project Phase 2 (due September 17), involving thirty-five mainline point repairs and five pipe-burst replacements with removal and replacement of existing pipe in 6-inch, 8-inch, and 10-inch diameters, plus service connection fittings including multiple wyes. The geographic spread is limited to California and Florida in recent postings, with Santa Clara County representing multiple recent solicitations. Activity appears episodic rather than continuous, suggesting that opportunities under this code cluster around discrete capital-improvement cycles rather than steady-state procurement.