UNSPSC 40172816: Bronze pipe elbow

Bronze pipe elbow refers to a type of plumbing fitting used to connect two pipes at an angle or to change the direction of flow. It is commonly used in plumbing systems, particularly in applications where a smooth turn is required.

UNSPSC 40172816 Bronze pipe elbow is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local opportunities tagged under it do not align with bronze pipe elbows—they cover industrial pipe supply, waterline replacement, bridge construction, stormwater outfall replacement, copper sulfate supply, pavement rehabilitation, street reconstruction, copper tubing, sewer pipes and fittings, water pipe and fittings, and plumbing services. The code shows little relevant recent activity. Of the opportunities present, only the City of Phoenix Water Services Department's water pipe and miscellaneous fittings procurement (IFB 260217, due February 19, 2026) and Orange County, Florida's sewer pipes and fittings solicitation (IFB Y26-126, due January 22, 2026) include elbows among broader line-item offerings, but neither is specifically about bronze elbows, and both have already closed. The remaining opportunities address broader construction, piping infrastructure, and material supply categories that fall outside the Commodity code's stated scope.

State and local procurement activity under codes nominally aligned with this taxonomy does occur across municipal water departments, county utilities, and transit authorities, chiefly in Florida and Arizona, with scattered activity in California and South Carolina. However, the mismatch between the code's name and the work actually being solicited suggests this Commodity code either sees minimal standalone procurement or is applied inconsistently by issuing bodies. Vendors in bronze pipe elbow supply should monitor water district and municipal utilities RFQs and cooperative purchasing catalogs directly rather than rely on this code classification to surface relevant opportunities.