UNSPSC 40173605: Forged steel pipe reducing coupling

Pipe reducing coupling made of forged steel

UNSPSC 40173605 Forged steel pipe reducing coupling is a Commodity code under which state and local governments procure water, wastewater, and utility infrastructure materials for repairs, system improvements, and routine operations. The recent opportunities show forged steel couplings and related piping components sourced primarily by water and sewer utilities and counties managing water infrastructure. State and local buyers under this code span city water departments, county utility authorities, regional water systems, and special-purpose districts. The Jackson County Utility Authority (Florida), City of Phoenix Water Services Department, and Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners (Georgia) appear as recent solicitors, alongside Volusia County in Florida and Franklin County in Georgia. These agencies source couplings and associated fittings as part of broader materials contracts for pipeline repair, meter assembly, booster station renovation, and septic abatement projects.

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia and Florida, with secondary presence in Arizona. The Berkshire Regional Group Purchasing Program in Massachusetts issued a multi-category highway supply cooperative procurement (FY27-04 Culvert Products, due April 2, 2026) that included pipe and fitting categories but showed no specific line items matching forged steel couplings in the available summary. More relevant recent activity includes the City of Phoenix Water Services Department Invitation for Bid IFB-26-0217 for water pipe and miscellaneous fittings (due February 19, 2026), which encompassed couplings, elbows, and reducers across 15 product groups for a five-year contract commencing May 1, 2026; and Volusia County's competitive sealed bid for Materials for Water and Sewer Operations (due February 4, 2026), which specified brass fittings and pipe components for delivery to four central utility locations in DeBary, Orange City, DeLand, and Spruce Creek. The Jackson County Utility Authority's written quote request for the South Central Septic Abatement Project (due July 8, 2026) required BABA certification and was RESTORE-funded. Most water utility contracts require AWWA or ASTM compliance, three to five years' minimum business operation, local inventory capability, and Commercial General Liability insurance of $1 million to $2 million per occurrence.