UNSPSC 40172911: Copper pipe expansion joint

Pipe expansion joint made of copper

UNSPSC 40172911 Copper pipe expansion joint (Commodity) covers specialized pipe fittings and valves used in municipal water and wastewater infrastructure systems, though recent state and local opportunities show activity in related compression fittings, quick insertion valves, and tapping sleeves for pressurized pipeline systems rather than expansion joints narrowly defined. The code draws solicitation activity from county sanitation districts, county water authorities, and other special-purpose water and sewer utilities managing pressurized distribution and collection systems. Work being solicited includes supply of high-pressure and low-pressure quick insertion valves, tapping sleeves, resilient wedge insert gate valves, and optional valve insertion equipment for both pressurized and non-pressurized pipeline systems, alongside more traditional mainline point repairs and replacements in sewer infrastructure rehabilitation projects.

Recent activity clusters in California and Georgia. Santa Clara County Sanitation District No. 2-3 posted ITB ITBRDAFY270088 on August 26, 2026 (response due September 17, 2026) for the Structural Defect Repair Project Phase 2, a sewer infrastructure rehabilitation program encompassing thirty-five sanitary sewer mainline point repairs, five mainline pipe-burst replacements, and two mainline extensions involving removal and replacement of vitrified clay pipe with PVC SDR26 and HDPE, plus service connection fittings and precast concrete sanitary sewer manholes. The County of DeKalb, Georgia issued ITB 2026-034-ITB on July 27, 2026 (response due August 27, 2026) for a three-year multiyear contract supplying high-pressure and low-pressure quick insertion valves, tapping sleeves, resilient wedge insert gate valves, and optional valve insertion equipment for pressurized and non-pressurized pipeline systems. A third Santa Clara County opportunity, the Central Expressway Pavement Rehabilitation Project (ITB ITBRDAFY260694, posted April 29, 2026), demonstrates broader infrastructure work but does not emphasize pipe expansion joints or related fittings as primary scope elements.