UNSPSC 40175400: Pipe support

The four main functions of a pipe support are to anchor, guide, absorb shock, and support a specified load. Pipe supports used in high or low temperature applications may contain insulation materials. The overall design configuration of a pipe support assembly is dependent on the loading and operating conditions.

UNSPSC 40175400 Pipe support, a Class code, encompasses physical pipe-support infrastructure—clamps, hangers, restraints, and ancillary components—that state and local governments procure primarily as part of larger water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure projects rather than as standalone supply orders. Recent state and local opportunities tag this code against water main replacement, sewer force main design, stormwater pipe rehabilitation, and utility relocation work, where pipe support materials are embedded in project scope or priced as line items within construction contracts. The code sees activity across county water departments, utility commissions, and municipal public-works divisions, with recurring buyers including Orange County and Gwinnett County, Florida and Georgia respectively, alongside one-time solicitations from smaller cities and special-purpose water authorities.

Recent opportunities solicited under or near this code span Florida, Georgia, Texas, South Carolina, and Connecticut, with Orange County, Florida and Gwinnett County, Georgia appearing multiple times. Representative work includes the Town of Waterford Utility Commission's IFB 26013 for Cross Country Sewer Easement Access Contract One—Phase 2 (response due November 12, 2026), Orange County's Y27110 Storm Water Pipe Slip Lining Rehabilitation (a five-year requirements contract with one-year cost of $7.9125 million, bids due October 20, 2026), Gwinnett County's BL081-26 Cannonwolde Drive Water Main Replacement (approximately 4,550 linear feet of 8-inch DIP with associated valves and hydrants, bids due June 29, 2026), and the City of Lawrenceville's natural gas pipeline installation project incorporating approximately 13,500 linear feet of steel and polyethylene pipe (bids due June 11, 2026). Pipe-support materials—joint restraints, mechanical restraints at bends and tees, tapping sleeves, and resilient-wedge valves—appear explicitly or implicitly in most large-diameter main replacement and rehabilitation solicitations, and are typically specified as part of material lists rather than standalone procurement lines. The code shows moderate activity but does not dominate state and local procurement; it functions as a component line within larger civil infrastructure buys rather than as a primary procurement category.