UNSPSC 40174912: Copper pipe union

Pipe union made of copper

UNSPSC 40174912 Copper pipe union is a Commodity code that captures plumbing and piping fittings, including threaded and soldered connectors used in water, wastewater, and sanitary sewer infrastructure projects. State and local governments procure these fittings as line items or as part of larger infrastructure rehabilitation contracts where new or replacement piping systems are being installed. Sanitation districts, county public works departments, and municipalities are the primary buyers. Work under this code spans sanitary sewer mainline extensions, point repairs on existing systems, and pipe replacement projects where copper and other metallic unions serve as connection points between pipe segments or at service laterals and main connections.

Santa Clara County appears as a standout repeat buyer, soliciting sewer and roadway infrastructure work over a six-month window in 2026. The most relevant recent opportunity is Sanitation District No. 2-3's Structural Defect Repair Project Phase 2 (ITB ITBRDAFY270088, due September 17, 2026), which called for removal and replacement of service connection fittings including wyes in multiple diameters as part of a sewer mainline rehabilitation program in the unincorporated eastern foothills. A second Santa Clara County opportunity, the Central Expressway Pavement Rehabilitation Project (ITB ITBRDAFY260694, due May 21, 2026), encompassed broader roadway work where utilities and connections may include fitting replacement, though the opportunity summary does not itemize fittings explicitly. Recent activity is concentrated in California, specifically Santa Clara County, with no evidence of comparable opportunities in other jurisdictions within the source window.