UNSPSC 40183106: Tube plug

UNSPSC 40183106 Tube plug, a Commodity code, sees minimal recent activity in state and local procurement. The code nominally refers to tube plugs—small closure devices for tubes or pipes—but the recent opportunities tagged under this code show no direct procurement of tube plugs themselves. Instead, they reflect a much broader range of pipe, fitting, and related infrastructure materials being bought under misclassified or overly broad tagging. The actual work being solicited encompasses water and sewer main replacements, stormwater pipe rehabilitation, industrial pipe and fitting supply contracts for airports and water authorities, and structural sewer repairs—all of which may incidentally use tube plugs as minor components but are primarily driven by demand for bulk pipe materials (HDPE, PVC, ductile iron), fittings (wyes, couplings, elbows), valves, and related appurtenances. State and local procurement under this code appears to reflect tagging misalignment rather than targeted tube-plug procurement.

Issuing bodies include city public works departments, county water and sewer authorities, special-purpose water districts, and airport operations, with notable repeat buyers including the City of Phoenix Public Works Department (two industrial pipe contracts for Phoenix Sky Harbor and other city airports, September 2026 and August 2026) and water authorities in Georgia (DeKalb County, Douglasville-Douglas County Water and Sewer Authority, and City of Calhoun). Representative recent opportunities span September 2026: the City of Phoenix Public Works Department's IFB 27-SW-0447 for industrial pipe, miscellaneous fittings, and equipment (response due September 30, 2026, three-year term with two one-year extensions); the City of Augusta, Georgia ITB 27-116 for various HDPE pipe, coupling, and end sections (response due September 29, 2026, one year with four one-year renewals); and the Douglasville-Douglas County Water and Sewer Authority's IFB 327 for annual water and sewer pipe fittings and related inventory materials (response due October 7, 2026, one year from December 20, 2026). Geographic activity concentrates in Arizona, Georgia, California, and Florida, with Arizona and Georgia showing the most frequent recent solicitations. The code shows no standout activity signaling concentrated demand for tube plugs as a discrete procurement category; the underlying infrastructure demand is real, but the tagging misalignment suggests limited upside in pursuing this code specifically.