UNSPSC 40174203: Stainless steel pipe sockolet

Pipe sockolet made of stainless steel

UNSPSC 40174203 Stainless steel pipe sockolet (Commodity) encompasses the supply of industrial piping components and fittings for water, sewer, and stormwater infrastructure maintenance and capital projects. State and local governments procure these components through annual and multiyear supply contracts, often bundled with related pipe materials, couplings, valves, and associated fittings on an as-needed basis to support routine operations and emergency repairs across water utilities, public works departments, aviation facilities, and sanitation districts.

Recent activity clusters in the Southeast and Southwest, with Arizona and Georgia municipalities leading procurement volume. The City of Phoenix Public Works Department is a repeat buyer, issuing parallel three-year supply contracts for industrial pipe and miscellaneous fittings (IFB 26-SW-0379 posted August 12, 2026 with offers due August 12, and IFB 27-SW-0447 posted September 30, 2026 with offers due September 30), both covering high-density polyethylene and polyvinyl chloride pipe ranging from fractional to 24 inches in diameter, with 24–48-hour delivery and local inventory requirements for Phoenix's three airports. The City of Augusta, Georgia issued ITB 27-116 (posted September 10, due September 29) for various HDPE pipe, couplings, and end sections for down-drain installation with local-bidder preference and MWBE utilization requirements. The Douglasville-Douglas County Water and Sewer Authority in Georgia solicited annual water and sewer pipe fittings and related inventory materials under IFB 327 (posted September 2, due October 7), emphasizing cast valves, meter boxes, sewer couplings, and fittings. Sanitation District No. 2-3 in Santa Clara County, California requested bids for structural defect repairs including pipe-burst replacement with high-density polyethylene and removal-replacement of existing vitrified clay pipe with PVC SDR26 at multiple diameters (ITB posted August 26, due September 17). Additional supply and materials-only solicitations have emerged from the City of Sarasota (ITB 26-31JS for water main materials, past deadline as of June 16), the City of Calhoun, Georgia (sealed bids for water main relocation materials including ductile iron water mains and PVC piping, due June 18), and DeKalb County, Georgia (ITB 2026-034 for quick insertion valves on a three-year multiyear contract, due August 27). Most contracts specify firm fixed pricing, FOB destination delivery, and compliance with local small-business participation plans or disadvantaged-business-enterprise requirements where federal funds support the project.