UNSPSC 40173508: PVC plastic pipe plug

Pipe plug made of PVC plastic

UNSPSC 40173508 PVC plastic pipe plug (Commodity) covers supply of plastic pipe fittings and related components for water and stormwater infrastructure maintenance and capital projects, but recent state and local solicitations show substantial scope drift away from PVC plugs specifically toward broader industrial pipe, fitting, and component procurement. The City of Phoenix Public Works Department is soliciting sealed offers on an as-needed basis for High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) pipe ranging from 1.5 to 24 inches in diameter, Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) pipe ranging from 0.75 to 4 inches in diameter, elbows, couplings, glue, and hand tools under IFB 26-SW-0379, due August 12, 2026. The City of Dallas Water/Material Services Division has posted multiple informal solicitations for offsets, plugs, and pipe rests over February through April 2026, with one-off posting cycles suggesting standing demand for replacement components. The Dallas Fire Department has solicited a three-year ID/IQ master agreement under RFB BC26-00029678 for fire hydrant backflow preventers meeting AWWA Standard C511 and NSF Standards 60, 61, and 372, due March 27, 2026. Beyond municipal water utilities, the code appears to capture incidental components in larger stormwater and pavement projects; the City of Palm Bay, Florida issued an ITB for I-95 Outfall Pipe Replacement (Bid #XX-ITB-25, due July 14, 2026) and an RFI for stormwater pipe rehabilitation along Malabar Road, and Santa Clara County solicited bids for the Central Expressway Pavement Rehabilitation Project between Bowers Avenue and Scott Boulevard, due May 21, 2026, which includes removal and replacement of inductive traffic loops and other incidental components but is not primarily a pipe-plugs procurement.

The issuing bodies are primarily municipal water and public works departments in mid-sized cities and counties, with Phoenix, Dallas, Palm Bay, and Santa Clara County appearing as repeat or concurrent buyers. Activity concentrates in Texas (Dallas Water/Material Services Division multiple postings February through April) and Florida (Palm Bay two postings, Orange County bridge replacement), with secondary activity in California (Santa Clara County) and Arizona (Phoenix). The Phoenix IFB and Dallas backflow-preventer ID/IQ contracts represent the most substantial recent opportunities aligned to the code's nominal scope; smaller Dallas component purchases (offsets, plugs, pipe rests) recur at short intervals suggesting commodity-index replenishment cycles. The Orange County bridge-replacement IFB and Santa Clara pavement rehabilitation project are tangentially related but do not center on pipe plugs or PVC fittings. Geographic spread and issuing-body patterns suggest the code sees routine municipal water-utility procurement across Sun Belt and high-growth metros, but breadth of post-award activity varies significantly—Phoenix requires 24- to 48-hour delivery with local inventory holding, while Dallas component procurements accept standard 30-day delivery.