UNSPSC 40174612: Copper pipe tee

Pipe tee made of copper

UNSPSC 40174612 Copper pipe tee, a Commodity code, appears in state and local procurement with minimal recent activity tied directly to its nominal scope. The three recent opportunities linked to this code involve large-scale sewer and water infrastructure projects where copper pipe tees, if procured at all, represent a small material line item within much larger contracts for pipeline replacement, rehabilitation, and related construction. Pinellas County, Florida's coordinated Ridgewood Estates Sewer Improvements and 82nd Avenue & 113th Street Water Main Improvements project (IFB 260652ITBC, due November 5, 2026) specifies replacement of gravity sewer mains and aging water mains using primarily PVC and HDPE pipe; Santa Clara County's Sanitation District No. 2-3 Structural Defect Repair Project Phase 2 (ITB ITBRDAFY270088, due September 17, 2026) calls for removal and replacement of vitrified clay and cast iron pipe with PVC and HDPE in multiple diameters, along with service connection fittings. A fourth opportunity from Northside Independent School District in San Antonio (IFB 2026137, due October 19, 2026) for athletic equipment, supplies, and software bears no relation to copper pipe fittings and appears miscoded. The issuing bodies are county water and sewer districts and a school district; the water and sewer work dominates the recent record.

Geographic concentration centers on California and Florida. Santa Clara County and Pinellas County account for two of three substantively relevant recent solicitations. The Pinellas County water and sewer improvements span the City of Seminole and unincorporated areas of Pinellas County, Florida; Santa Clara County's sewer work covers the unincorporated eastern foothills. No recent opportunities document copper pipe tees as a primary or standalone line item, and the code's connection to actual state and local water and sewer infrastructure procurement is tangential at best—the work specified involves large-diameter transmission and distribution piping rather than smaller specialty fittings. Firms pursuing this code should treat it as a potential subcomponent within larger infrastructure bids rather than as a standalone procurement opportunity.