UNSPSC 40173511: HDPE plastic pipe plug

Pipe plug made of HDPE plastic

UNSPSC 40173511 HDPE plastic pipe plug (Commodity) covers polyethylene pipe plugs and related fittings supplied to state and local water, wastewater, and infrastructure departments on both as-needed and project-specific bases. Recent solicitations show state and local governments procuring HDPE plugs as part of broader industrial pipe and fitting supply contracts, outfall and stormwater pipe replacement projects, and routine water utility maintenance stock. The scope of work diverges sharply from the code name: the largest and most active recent opportunity—the City of Phoenix Public Works Department's IFB for supply of industrial pipe, miscellaneous fittings, and equipment (IFB 26-SW-0379, due August 12, 2026)—frames HDPE plugs as one component within a three-year as-needed supply contract covering HDPE pipe (1.5 to 24 inches diameter), PVC pipe, elbows, couplings, glue, and hand tools, with 24- to 48-hour delivery requirements and firm pricing for the full term. City and county water utilities and public works departments dominate the issuing-body mix, with the City of Dallas Water/Material Services Division appearing repeatedly across multiple informal solicitations for plugs and offsets since February 2026, and the City of Palm Bay and Orange County, Florida also active in related stormwater and outfall infrastructure work.

Recent activity concentrates in Florida and Texas. The City of Phoenix, City of Palm Bay, Orange County, and City of Dallas each posted opportunities between February and July 2026 targeting plugs, offsets, and related pipe components. The City of Dallas has issued at least four separate informal solicitations for offsets, plugs, and pipe rests (February 10, February 17, March 31, and April 17, 2026), all requiring online submission through the Bonfire platform with FOB delivery pricing and one-year warranties. The City of Phoenix's IFB is the largest current opportunity, structured as a three-year master agreement with two one-year extensions, commencing December 1, 2026, and requiring DBE-Neutral compliance and dedicated inventory maintenance at local facilities. The City of Palm Bay issued an RFI on stormwater pipe rehabilitation along Malabar Road (posted May 12, 2026) and an ITB for I-95 Outfall Pipe Replacement (due July 14, 2026) that call for piping components including plugs in broader infrastructure replacement scopes. Orange County, Florida's emergency bridge replacement project (Y26-742, due July 7, 2026) and Santa Clara County's Central Expressway Pavement Rehabilitation project (due May 21, 2026) represent larger-ticket work in which plugs play a minor role; these are less aligned with the code's nominal commodity focus.