UNSPSC 40173312: Nylon plastic pipe nipple

Device that allows connection to the end of a garden hose or PVC piping at 3/4 inch, and reduction to a smaller diameter flexible tubing such as 1/4 inch clear flexible tubing. The material is of higher strength than HDPE plastic pipe nipples.

UNSPSC 40173312 Nylon plastic pipe nipple is a Commodity code that in practice does not describe the actual work state and local governments are soliciting under it. The recent opportunities tagged to this code involve large-scale sewer infrastructure rehabilitation and pavement projects that call for bulk quantities of PVC, HDPE, and concrete pipe and fittings—not nylon plastic pipe nipples. The mismatch suggests either a tagging error in the source data or a divergence between the nominal scope of the code and its real-world application in state and local procurement. Based on the available recent-opportunities block, this code shows little activity directly aligned with nylon plastic pipe nipples as a standalone product line.

Santa Clara County is the sole recent issuing body represented, with two infrastructure projects posted in 2026—an IFB for sanitary sewer mainline repairs and extensions issued by County Sanitation District No. 2-3 with a response date of September 17, 2026, and an IFB for expressway pavement rehabilitation by Santa Clara County with a response date of May 21, 2026. The sewer project specifies removal and replacement of vitrified clay pipe with PVC SDR26 at multiple diameters, 1,080 linear feet of 6-inch HDPE pipe via bursting, and service connection fittings including 4-inch to 10-inch wyes; the pavement project encompasses asphalt overlay, concrete curb and gutter, and related roadway work. Neither opportunity explicitly calls out nylon plastic pipe nipples as a line item or component. Without additional recent solicitations in the source, geographic spread is limited to California, and the code does not surface as an active procurement vehicle for the nylon nipple product itself.