UNSPSC 40175307: Pipe saddles

UNSPSC 40175307 Pipe saddles (Commodity) encompasses products used to support and secure pipe during water and sewer infrastructure work, with recent state and local solicitations showing demand for both service saddles applied to pressurized and non-pressurized mains and saddle components integrated into larger utility replacement and rehabilitation projects. State and local water and sanitation districts, counties, and municipalities are the primary buyers; Pinellas County, Florida; Santa Clara County, California; the County of DeKalb, Georgia; and the City of Tampa, Florida appear in recent activity. Service saddles are typically ordered as discrete supply items in small to moderate quantities—the City of Tampa RFQ 26-P-00456 requested service saddles in eleven line items ranging from 2-inch to 12-inch diameters with unit quantities from 4 to 72 pieces, with Smith-Blair products and equivalents specified for cast iron, ductile iron, and transite pipe. Larger sewer rehabilitation and replacement projects also embed saddle components as part of the complete utility infrastructure work, such as service connection fittings and wyes in pipe burst and mainline extension activities.

Recent opportunities concentrate in Florida, California, and Georgia. The City of Tampa's RFQ 26-P-00456 (due July 30, 2026) solicited service saddles under a one-year supply contract with delivery required within five days of order and five working days for backordered stock, with pricing firm and FOB Destination to city locations; an attached SLBE Certified Companies Directory identified two Florida-certified small local business enterprises with relevant capabilities. Pinellas County, Florida's Ridgewood Estates Sewer Improvements and 82nd Avenue & 113th Street Water Main Improvements (IFB 260652ITBC, Minimum Qualification Submittal due October 13, 2026) included 500 linear feet of 12-inch PVC sanitary sewer pipe and 6,800 linear feet of 6-inch water main replacement over a 380-calendar-day contract term. Santa Clara County's Sanitation District No. 2-3 Structural Defect Repair Project Phase 2 (ITB ITBRDAFY260088, due September 17, 2026) encompassed point repairs and pipe-burst replacements with service connection fittings including wyes in three sizes. The County of DeKalb, Georgia's Quick Insertion Valves solicitation (ITB 2026-034-ITB, due August 27, 2026) was a three-year multiyear contract for valves and related tapping-sleeve components on pressurized and non-pressurized systems.