UNSPSC 40182500: Extruded copper tubes

Tubes made by extruding copper

UNSPSC 40182500 Extruded copper tubes is a Class code covering the supply of copper tubing and related copper-based products to state and local water utilities, municipal departments, and special-purpose districts. State and local governments procure copper tubing in standardized sizes and specifications for water system infrastructure, repair, and maintenance stock. The code captures both single-item copper tubing procurements and broader requirements contracts for copper-based water repair parts including fittings, accessories, and saddles. Issuing bodies include city water and utility departments, county water districts, and specialized state agencies. The Alameda County Water District and City of Arlington, Texas are recent solicitors under this code.

Recent activity spans Texas and California. The Alameda County Water District issued an IFB on April 22, 2026, for three types of Cambridge-Lee Industries copper tubing (Type K Soft in 3/4" and 1" diameters, in specified footage rolls) with delivery required to its Fremont headquarters by April 27, 2026. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice posted an IFB for copper tubing on March 23, 2026 (posted June 18, 2026 in procurement systems), with bids due April 7, 2026, requiring compliance with Texas vendor preferences under 34 TAC Rule 20.306. The City of Arlington, Texas solicited an annual requirements contract for brass water repair parts—service line fittings, accessories, and tapping saddles—via solicitation 270041, due October 22, 2026. A fourth opportunity, Pasco County, Florida's request for copper sulfate (crystals and liquid), falls outside the nominal scope of extruded copper tubes and represents code-tagging drift rather than core tubing procurement activity.