UNSPSC 40173507: Stainless steel pipe plug

Pipe plug made of stainless steel

UNSPSC 40173507 Stainless steel pipe plug, a Commodity code, does not see relevant recent activity among state and local governments. The eight posted opportunities nominally tagged to this code are predominantly broad pipe and fittings supply contracts (general industrial piping), bridge replacement and emergency drainage projects, and pavement rehabilitation work. Of these, only two directly touch stainless steel plugs or comparable small-bore plumbing components: the City of Dallas has issued three informal solicitations (posted February 10, February 17, and February 24, 2026) for offsets, plugs, and pipe rests alongside two additional rounds in March and April 2026, all seeking items including stainless steel 3/4" NPT plugs from McGard, to be delivered to the Water/Material Services Division on an FOB delivery basis. The remaining opportunities—City of Phoenix's industrial pipe and fittings supply (IFB 26SW0379, due August 12, 2026), Orange County Florida's emergency bridge replacement (Y26742, due July 7, 2026), City of Palm Bay's outfall pipe replacement (ITB 41ITB26, due July 14, 2026), Palm Bay's stormwater rehabilitation RFI (38RFI26, closed June 9, 2026), Santa Clara County's expressway pavement rehabilitation (ITBRDAFY260694, due May 21, 2026), and Dallas's fire hydrant backflow preventers (BC2600029678, due March 27, 2026)—involve larger-scale infrastructure, materials not specific to stainless steel plugging, or pre-solicitation information gathering and do not align with commodity-level plug procurement.

The City of Dallas dominates the small pool of on-target activity, having posted four separate informal solicitations for offsets, plugs, and pipe rests between February and April 2026, with response windows of three to seven days and delivery to the Water/Material Services Division at 2900 Municipal Avenue. These solicitations specify new, unopened product in original packaging, FOB delivery pricing, one-year warranties, and no substitutes accepted; the March 31 and April 17 rounds explicitly named McGard stainless steel 316 3/4" NPT plugs (MFG# 111690.030) as required items. Beyond Dallas, the code shows minimal state and local engagement, and the bulk of recent tagged opportunities represent infrastructure work, materials supply, or planning initiatives that fall outside typical stainless steel plug procurement. The code warrants monitoring for Dallas Water Utilities' periodic reprocurement cycles but does not signal broad-based adoption across state and local jurisdictions at this time.