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 sees minimal recent state and local procurement activity. The single identified recent opportunity—Santa Clara County's Central Expressway Pavement Rehabilitation Project (ITB ITBRDAFY260694, due May 21, 2026)—does not represent a direct purchase of nylon plastic pipe nipples. Instead, that solicitation seeks comprehensive pavement rehabilitation and roadway improvements including asphalt overlay, concrete curb and gutter installation, ADA access modifications, traffic signal work, bioretention basin installation, and guardrail replacement. The code's nominal scope does not align with the scope of work actually being solicited under it in this instance, suggesting either a data-entry mismatch or incidental component specification within a much broader construction contract.

No additional state and local opportunities under this code are present in the available record. Santa Clara County's solicitation represents an ITB (Invitation to Bid) issued by a county government rather than a state department, city, school district, or transit authority. Without a concentration of recent solicitations across multiple jurisdictions or geographic regions, no meaningful pattern of issuing-body mix or geographic spread can be established. Firms evaluating pursuit under this code should verify whether nylon plastic pipe nipples are specified as subordinate materials in regional water, sewer, or utility infrastructure projects, or monitor for future direct-purchase opportunities in California and adjacent states where such components might be bought as stock materials or replacement parts by county facilities and utilities management operations.