UNSPSC 40173512: Copper pipe plug

Pipe plug made of copper

UNSPSC 40173512 Copper pipe plug is a Commodity code representing plumbing and water infrastructure components that state and local governments procure for water utility operations, stormwater management, and municipal construction projects. Recent solicitations show the code applied to broad industrial pipe, fittings, and accessory supply contracts. The City of Dallas Water/Material Services Division has issued multiple informal solicitations for offsets, plugs, and pipe rests (Item #215468) spanning February through April 2026, with due dates ranging from February 13 to April 24, 2026. The City of Phoenix Public Works Department issued IFB 26-SW-0379 on July 8, 2026, for industrial pipe, miscellaneous fittings, and equipment on an as-needed basis, with offers due August 12, 2026. These solicitations specify products that are new, unopened, and supplied in original packaging with no substitutions permitted, delivered FOB destination with freight included in pricing and firm pricing for the entire contract term. Issuing bodies consist primarily of city water utilities, public works departments, and municipal procurement services, with Dallas appearing as a repeat buyer across multiple informal solicitations for the same commodity line.

Geographic activity centers on Texas and Arizona, with Florida emerging as a secondary market for related water infrastructure work. Dallas accounts for the highest concentration of recent activity, with four separate solicitations for offsets, plugs, and pipe rests posted between February and April 2026. Phoenix posted a three-year supply contract with two optional one-year extensions commencing December 1, 2026. Palm Bay, Florida conducted a Request for Information on May 12, 2026, for stormwater pipe rehabilitation and replacement along Malabar Road (due June 9, 2026), and issued ITB 41ITB26 on June 8, 2026, for I-95 Outfall Pipe Replacement with bids due July 14, 2026. Orange County, Florida solicited bids on June 25, 2026 (amended to July 7, 2026) for emergency bridge replacement (Y26-742) valued at $6,202,246.05. Santa Clara County, California issued bid ITB RDAFY260694 on April 29, 2026, for Central Expressway Pavement Rehabilitation with bids due May 21, 2026. The code shows strongest recent activity in municipal water utility procurement, with secondary application to broader infrastructure replacement projects where copper pipe plugs function as components within larger supply contracts.