UNSPSC 40173506: Malleable iron pipe plug

Pipe plug made of malleable iron

UNSPSC 40173506 Malleable iron pipe plug (Commodity) covers pipe plugs, offsets, and related small-bore fittings that state and local water and public works departments procure for utility maintenance, repair, and as-needed inventory replenishment. The code sees consistent activity from municipal water divisions and public works departments—primarily cities—buying plugs, offsets, and pipe rests on informal solicitations and as-needed supply contracts. The City of Dallas Water/Material Services Division appears as a repeat buyer, having posted multiple informal solicitations for offsets, plugs, and pipe rests (Proposal Nos. IFS DWU B6000052, B6000054, B11000028, and B11000032) between February and April 2026, all requiring FOB delivery to municipal service yards with new, unopened inventory in original packaging and firm pricing for thirty days. These Dallas procurements typically involve small-quantity purchases with tight turnaround, low bid awards to responsive vendors, and strict compliance with the City's Conflict of Interest Policy and no-substitution specifications. Fire hydrant backflow preventers—a related cross-connection control device—also appear under the code; the City of Dallas issued an RFB (BC26-00029678, due March 27, 2026) for a three-year ID/IQ master agreement specifying AWWA C511 and NSF standards, with 5% local price preference available for Dallas-based suppliers on contracts valued under $500,000.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas and Florida, with Dallas dominating the Texas activity and Palm Bay and Orange County appearing in Florida. The City of Phoenix Public Works Department solicited industrial pipe, miscellaneous fittings, and equipment (IFB 26-SW-0379, due August 12, 2026) for a three-year term with two optional one-year extensions, requiring 24- to 48-hour delivery and DBE-N compliance under 49 CFR Part 26 for Federal Transit Administration work. The City of Palm Bay issued the I-95 Outfall Pipe Replacement ITB (41ITB26, due July 14, 2026) for outfall piping infrastructure work governed by Florida DEP permits and the Clean Water Act. Dallas's repeat informal solicitations for offsets, plugs, and pipe rests represent the most active and recurring procurement pattern under this code, with responses due within days of posting and awards made quickly to lowest responsive bidders. Set-aside or preference programs do not consistently appear in these solicitations except where federal funding (DBE) or local vendor preferences (Phoenix, Dallas) apply.