UNSPSC 40181502: Welded copper pierced tube

Welded tube made of copper that has been pierced

UNSPSC 40181502 Welded copper pierced tube is a Commodity code under which state and local governments procure copper tubing, brass water repair fittings, and related copper-based materials for water infrastructure maintenance, facility operations, and capital projects. The recent solicitations show water districts and municipal utilities buying copper tubing in specific gauges and lengths for warehouse stock and distribution systems, alongside brass service line fittings, accessories, and tapping saddles for water main repair and expansion. One pavement rehabilitation project tagged to this code shows a mismatch — that work involves asphalt overlay and traffic signal modifications with no copper tubing component — suggesting occasional miscoding rather than a primary commodity family under the code. The issuing bodies are predominantly municipal water utilities and county water districts, with one state procurement office (Texas Department of Criminal Justice) and one county environmental services operation.

Activity concentrates in California and Texas. The Alameda County Water District (Fremont, California) issued an IFB on April 22, 2026, with bids due April 28, 2026, for three specific types of Cambridge-Lee Industries brand copper tubing — 2,000 feet of 3/4" Type K Soft in 100-foot rolls, 4,800 feet of 3/4" Type K Soft in 60-foot rolls, and 1,200 feet of 1" Type K Soft in 60-foot rolls — with delivery to the District's Headquarters Facility. The City of Arlington, Texas posted IFB 270041 on September 23, 2026, for an annual requirements contract covering brass service line fittings, accessories, and tapping saddles for water warehouse stock, with proposals due October 22, 2026. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued IFB IW245930 for copper tubing with a bid deadline of April 7, 2026. Pasco County, Florida solicited copper sulfate crystals and liquid copper sulfate on an as-needed basis with proposals due June 26, 2026, representing a chemical application outside traditional tubing and fitting procurement.