UNSPSC 40175401: Pipe stoppers

Lock type pipe stoppers are commonly known as drain plugs, and are used to temporarily seal the end of an open pipe, duct or drain during the pipe laying process.

UNSPSC 40175401 Pipe stoppers, a Commodity code, does not map clearly to the recent state and local procurement activity in the opportunities block. The solicitations reflect substantial water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure work—sewer easement clearing, pipe slip lining using RICIPP technology, water main replacement, force main design, and gravity sewer installation—but none of them explicitly reference pipe stoppers as a procurement item or service line. The nominal code name suggests a narrowly scoped product (physical plugging or sealing devices for pipe systems), yet the recent opportunities describe large-scale construction and engineering projects where pipe stoppers, if needed at all, would be incidental to the primary scope rather than the defining deliverable.

The geographic spread of recent opportunities spans Florida (Orange County, Pasco County), Georgia (Gwinnett County, DeKalb County, City of Lawrenceville, City of Sandersville), South Carolina (Beaufort-Jasper Water & Sewer Authority), Connecticut (Town of Waterford), Michigan (Calhoun Utilities, Great Lakes Water Authority), California (City of Thousand Oaks), Texas (City of Dallas, City of Brownsville, City of Cibolo), Kentucky (City of Owensboro), and Arizona (City of Phoenix, Pinal County), with Florida and Georgia showing the highest concentration of recent activity. Representative opportunities include the Orange County, Florida Storm Water Pipe Slip Lining Rehabilitation (Y27-110) IFB due October 20, 2026, estimated at 39.3 million dollars over five years; the Town of Waterford, Connecticut Cross Country Sewer Easement Access Contract One—Phase 2 (IFB 26013) due November 12, 2026; and the Gwinnett County State Route 120 Water Main Replacement (BL047-26) ITB due September 4, 2026. The code shows little relevant recent activity; no recent opportunities are actually buying pipe stoppers as a catalogued product or service.