UNSPSC 40183006: Heat shrink tubing

A tube, produced from a thermoplastic material, whose distinguishing characteristic is its propensity to shrink when exposed to slightly elevated temperatures; used to insulate, isolate and protect electrical wires that are spliced, joined or bundled.

UNSPSC 40183006 Heat shrink tubing, a Commodity code, covers flexible tubing products and supplies that state and local governments procure for equipment maintenance, replacement, and infrastructure support. The code captures both specialized application tubing — such as pump tubing for water and environmental sampling equipment — and general-purpose heat-shrink and protective tubing used across facilities and utility operations. State and local issuing bodies soliciting under this code include county departments of water resources and utilities, county purchasing divisions managing supplies for equipment fleets, and infrastructure agencies. Gwinnett County Department of Financial Services and Purchasing Division represents the typical buying pattern: procurement of replacement tubing inventory for operational equipment, with vendor selection based on lowest responsive and responsible pricing after reference and compliance verification.

Recent activity is concentrated in Georgia and California. Gwinnett County, Georgia posted an IWQ in June 2026 requesting quotations for 400 units of pump tubing (manufacturer item 60-6700-062 or equivalent) for Avalanche Sampler equipment, due June 30, 2026, with delivery FOB Destination Prepaid to the Department of Water Resources Central Facility in Lawrenceville. Santa Clara County, California posted an ITB in April 2026 for the Central Expressway Pavement Rehabilitation Project, due May 21, 2026; while the project scope encompasses pavement work and infrastructure improvements, the solicitation does not isolate heat-shrink tubing as a distinct line item and appears tangentially related to the code's nominal scope. The Gwinnett County opportunity reflects direct market activity under the code; the Santa Clara County ITB represents infrastructure procurement where tubing may be incidental to the broader work.