UNSPSC 40173504: Ductile iron pipe plug

Pipe plug made of ductile iron

UNSPSC 40173504 Ductile iron pipe plug (Commodity) covers supply of pipe fittings and closure components that state and local water utilities, public works departments, and transit authorities source on both as-needed and project-specific bases. Recent solicitations show the code tagged to two distinct procurement patterns: routine supply contracts for mixed industrial pipe and fittings inventories, and capital project procurements for pipe infrastructure replacement and rehabilitation. The City of Dallas Water/Material Services Division has solicited offsets, plugs, and pipe rests repeatedly since February 2026 across multiple informal solicitations (IFS), signaling recurring replenishment demand; the City of Phoenix Public Works Department posted a three-year as-needed supply agreement (IFB 26-SW-0379, due August 12, 2026) covering HDPE and PVC pipe, fittings, and related items with 24- to 48-hour delivery windows and firm pricing for the full contract term. Issuing bodies include city water utilities, county public works and transportation departments, and municipal procurement offices. The City of Dallas emerges as a repeat buyer, with at least five separate solicitations for offsets, plugs, and pipe rests posted between February and April 2026.

Recent activity concentrates in Florida and Texas. The City of Palm Bay, Florida posted an ITB for I-95 Outfall Pipe Replacement (41ITB26, due July 14, 2026) encompassing removal and replacement of outfall piping infrastructure, and an RFI for stormwater pipe rehabilitation and replacement along Malabar Road (38RFI26, due June 9, 2026). Orange County, Florida solicited emergency sealed bids for replacement of two bridges with an estimated project cost of $6.2 million (Y26742, closed July 7, 2026), though bridge replacement falls outside the commodity's core scope. Santa Clara County, California posted an ITB for Central Expressway pavement rehabilitation including curb installation and traffic improvements (ITBRDAFY260694, closed May 21, 2026), also tangential to pipe plugs. The Phoenix and Dallas solicitations represent the most directly relevant recent activity; both call for straightforward supply delivery with fixed pricing and performance standards. Geographic spread includes Arizona, Texas, Florida, and California, with Texas (Dallas) and Florida (Palm Bay, Orange County) showing the heaviest recent activity.