UNSPSC 40175311: Pipe Tube

Pipe tube refers to round, square, rectangular and oval hollow sections that are used for pressure equipment, for mechanical applications, and for instrumentation systems.

UNSPSC 40175311 Pipe Tube is a Commodity code that encompasses structural metal products—sheet metal, steel plate, angle iron, tubing, and pipe in various gauges and materials—that state and local governments procure for facility repairs, maintenance operations, and equipment fabrication. Recent solicitations show governments buying these materials to support containerized waste systems, welding programs, industrial maintenance shops, and mobile equipment repairs, typically in quantities ranging from single units to dozens per line item with delivery timelines of 5–15 working days.

Issuing bodies across the code span county solid waste departments, municipal public works and facilities maintenance divisions, state correctional and educational institutions, and specialized agencies like water districts and community colleges. Dallas County, the City of Tampa, Hillsborough County (Florida), and the Colorado Department of Corrections appear across recent activity. The City of Tampa's October 2026 solicitation (ITB 26-P-00555) for various steel parts supporting container shop and waste-to-energy facility repairs represents a representative large-scale fixture: Division I and Division II each specified 31 line items of sheet metal, steel plate, diamond plate, angle iron, tubing, and pipe with quantities of 1–10 units, F.O.B. delivery, A.I.S.I. standards compliance, and a one-year firm-fixed contract with renewal options. Hillsborough County's August 2026 mobile welding services bid (ITB-26-00389) included 56 line items priced by unit across steel plates, channels, angle iron, tubing, and pipes. Geographic concentration appears heaviest in Florida and Texas, with additional activity in Colorado, Kentucky, and the Northeast, reflecting broad-based maintenance demand across state and local jurisdictions nationwide.