UNSPSC 40173502: Carbon steel pipe plug

Pipe plug made of carbon steel

UNSPSC 40173502 Carbon steel pipe plug is a Commodity code that names a single product—threaded or flanged steel plugs for sealing pipe ends—but recent state and local solicitations tagged under it do not align with that narrow scope. The Phoenix Aviation Department is procuring bulk industrial piping systems including HDPE and PVC pipe ranging from 0.75 inches to 24 inches in diameter, fittings (elbows, couplings, wyes), and hand tools on an as-needed contract basis; the City of Augusta, Georgia is similarly bidding HDPE pipe, couplings, bends, and end sections for stormwater and drainage work; and Santa Clara County Sanitation District No. 2-3 is soliciting sewer mainline replacement work involving large-diameter PVC and HDPE pipe and service-connection wyes. The code shows little relevant recent activity aligned to carbon steel pipe plugs specifically—the misfiling suggests procurement systems are tagging broader piping and fitting supply contracts to this commodity code despite substantial scope mismatch.

Cities and counties—not state departments—dominate the recent opportunities under this code. The City of Phoenix Public Works Department has posted two separate three-year industrial piping supply IFBs (IFB26SW0379 in August 2026 and IFB27SW0447 in September 2026), indicating repeat procurement cycles; the City of Augusta issued ITB 27-116 for pipe and couplings due September 29, 2026; and Santa Clara County has issued sewer infrastructure rehabilitation work across multiple districts. Geographic spread covers Arizona, Georgia, and California. Recent opportunities emphasize as-needed supply contracting with 24- to 60-day delivery windows, local inventory requirements, firm fixed pricing for multi-year terms, and compliance with state or federal set-asides such as DBE-N (Phoenix) and MWBE (Augusta) programs. Bid response dates have clustered in late August through September 2026, and the code's material misfiling suggests pursuing firms should verify actual scope alignment in any RFP or IFB before committing resources.