HOW YOU CAN BUY USED FEDERAL PERSONAL PROPERTY
Purchasing Government Personal Property
Are you interested in purchasing used government personal property through
GSA items such as vehicles, tools, machinery, or office equipment? If
so, contact us! We are the General Services Administrations Federal Supply
Service, and we sell used personal property for civilian Federal agencies
GSA is the federal governments procurement agent. We purchase the supplies,
equipment and vehicles that federal workers need to do their jobs. When items
are no longer needed by the federal government, we stretch your tax dollar by
offering them for sale to the public. Our sales include a wide variety of items
for sale to the public that would interest both individuals and businesses.
How to Find Us
For information on GSA sales of used federal personal property, or to be placed
on a mailing list, write to Personal Property Sales, U.S. General Services Administration,
at the address below serving your location. For information about upcoming sales,
you may call the telephone number listed with each address or visit www.gsa.gov.
Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Area
6808 Loisdale Road (3FP-W)
Building A, Suite 2
Springfield, VA 22150
(703) 605-9341
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
10 Causeway Street
3rd Floor, Room 347 (2FBP-1)
Boston, MA 02222-1076
(617) 565-7319
New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands
Room 20-112, Box 10 (2FBP)
26 Federal Plaza
New York, NY 10278
(212) 264-2626
Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia (except Washington,
DC Metropolitan area)
The Strawbridge’s Building (3FPD)
20 North 8th Street, 10th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107-3191
(215) 446-5065
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South
Carolina, Tennessee
Peachtree Summit Building
401 West Peachtree Street, NW (4FD)
Atlanta, GA 30308
1 (877) 472-7068
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska,
Ohio, Wisconsin
(For Fleet Vehicle Auctions Only)
230 Dearborn Street (5FBP)
DPN 34-6, Room 3400
Chicago, IL 60604
(312) 886-8686 or 1 (800) 472-2886
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska,
Ohio, Wisconsin
(For Miscellaneous Surplus Sales)
[Auction and Sealed Bid]
1500 Bannister Road (6FBD)
Room 1102
Kansas City, MO 64131
816-823-3714
FAX on Demand: (816) 823-3701
Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas
819 Taylor Street (7FMP), Room 7A07
Fort Worth, TX 76102-6105
(817) 978-2352 or 1 (800) 495-1276
Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming
Denver Federal Center, Building 41 (7FP-8)
P. O. Box 25506
Denver, CO 80225-0506
(303) 236-7705
American Samoa, Arizona, California, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands, Guam, Hawaii, Nevada
450 Golden Gate Avenue (9FBP)
4th Floor West
San Francisco, CA 94102-3434
(415) 522-2891
FAX on Demand: (415) 522-3025
Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington
400 15th Street, SW (10FZP-O)
Auburn, WA 98001-6599
(253) 931-7566
Examples of Items We Sell
· Agricultural, mining and construction vehicles and machinery;
· Cameras and projectors;
· Cars, vans, trucks, boats and airplanes;
· Communications equipment;
· Computers, printers, copiers and typewriters;
· Food preparation and servicing equipment;
· Hardware, plumbing, heating and electrical equipment
· Jewelry and collectibles;
· Medical and laboratory equipment;
· Office and household furniture;
· Recreational and athletic equipment;
· Tools
Most of our vehicles were purchased new and driven by government employees
for official purposes. They are sold when they reach replacement age and /or
mileage limitations. Used government vehicles are one of the best buys in the
marketplace today. The vehicles are well maintained, have relatively low age
and mileage and have desired features like automatic transmission, air conditioning,
power steering, and power brakes. They also come in attractive body styles and
a variety of colors.
Sorry! There are No Giveaways
Stories about $100 yachts or exotic cars sold for little or nothing
are pure fiction. GSA expects to receive a fair market price, and every
item has an undisclosed minimum price. Your tax dollars paid for these items
when they were new, and GSA expects to receive the best possible return on your
tax dollar when they are sold.
No Guarantees
We do not guarantee the condition of our sale items. You will have an opportunity
to inspect property prior to sale, and we will inform you of any deficiencies
of which we are aware. However, GSA is not responsible for any problems that
may be identified after the sale.
How GSA Sells Personal Property
GSA conducts sealed bid, auction, spot bid and fixed price sales. No preference
is given to individuals or groups, including veterans, senior citizens or religious
organizations.
Sealed Bid. We sell by sealed bid when the sale items are in scattered
locations. For a sealed bid sale, we make an Invitation for Bid,
or IFB, available to prospective buyers through the mail, by FAX on Demand or
via Internet. The IFB contains item descriptions, sale terms and conditions,
item locations and inspection times and a bid form. If you decide to bid, you
will complete the bid form and mail it to the address shown in the IFB. We must
receive your bid by the opening date and time indicated on the IFB. Late bids
are not accepted under any circumstances. We open all bids publicly.
Auction. We hold an auction when we have a large number of items for
sale in one location. Many of our car and truck sales are auctions. We use traditional
auction methods. Prospective bidders will receive descriptions, bidding instructions,
and an opportunity to inspect the merchandise ahead of time or on the day of
sale. Many of our sales are conducted by commercial auction companies under
contract with GSA.
GSA Auctions®. Online auction sales offer web-enabled auctions, a wide
variety of personal property, electronic bidding, bids by proxy, and instant
feedback.
Visit our Government Site for Auctions at GSA Auctions®.
for item descriptions and images of items for sale.
Note: GSA employees or spouse or minor child of GSA employees, or their agents,
may not bid on federal personal property. An employee of another agency may
bid if he/she is not prohibited from doing so by his/her employing agencys
rules or regulations.
Spot Bid. A spot bid sale is similar to a silent auction,
with bids written down rather than voiced. Property is offered item by item
and awarded to the highest bidders. Bidders may bid only once per item, unless
the item is re-offered.
Fixed-Price Sale. At fixed-price sales (also referred to as Retail),
we post the selling prices on the property and sell items on a first-come basis.
Conditions of Sale
GSA sells used personal property according to the U.S. Governments Standard
Form 114C, General Sale Terms and Conditions. You may ask to review
a copy at any of the GSA regional sales offices listed in this pamphlet or at
a location on www.gsa.gov. Please study carefully the terms and conditions in
the Invitation for Bid and in any notices provided at auctions and in any notices
provided at auctions and other sales and be sure that you understand any special
terms.
Payment and Removal
Payment is restricted to the following instruments: U.S. currency; bank cashiers
check; credit union cashiers check issued by a federal or state chartered
credit union; U.S. Postal Service or commercial money order; travelers
checks; properly endorsed United States Federal, State, or local government
checks; MasterCard, VISA, Discover (Novus), and American Express. Certified
checks and bank drafts are not acceptable.
A personal or company check will be accepted only when accompanied by a bank
letter guaranteeing payment. This letter must be on a bank letterhead and must
state (1) that payment is guaranteed, (2) that the guarantee is valid for 30
days after the bid opening date, and (3) that the guarantee covers the purchase
of U.S. government personal property only. The letter must be dated, include
the bidders name, the amount the guarantee is for, date of sale, and signed
by a bank official authorized to guarantee payment. The government does not
provide any form of financing.
Purchasers are required to remove their purchases within the time prescribed
for each sale, but merchandise cannot be removed before payment is made. Removal
is the purchasers responsibility. If a purchaser fails to pay and remove
the merchandise by the prescribed deadline, the government will take action
to collect damages ($200 or 20 percent of the purchase price, whichever is greater).
How We Advertise
· GSA maintains mailing lists for frequent purchasers of government
property. To be placed on a mailing list, please write to the GSA regional sales
office serving your location. In order to minimize mailing costs, we periodically
remove the names of those who do not participate in our sales.
· Occasional buyers may obtain information about upcoming sales by dialing
our telephone information lines for recorded messages, calling FAX on Demand
numbers, or visiting www.gsa.gov or www.gsaauctions.gov.
· We also advertise in local newspapers and on radio, and we sometimes
post notices
in public buildings.
· Highly specialized sales, or those that might generate interest nationwide,
are
announced in national newspapers, trade journals, and periodicals.
· Sales of national interest are published online at the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website. FedBizOpps is the single government point-of-entry (GPE) for federal government procurement opportunities over $25,000. This site is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and allows vendors to register to receive e-mail notification of opportunities in their areas of interest. Visit the site or call 1-(877) 472-3779.
Real Estate
GSAs Public Buildings Service sells most surplus government real estate.
For information, you may call 1-800-472-1313 or request a free copy of the U.S.
Real Property Sales List by writing the Federal Consumer Information Center,
Pueblo, CO 81009 or calling 1-888-8PUEBLO. Information on real property sales
can be obtained through Internet on propertydisposal.gsa.gov. Also, information
on commercial real estate that HUD sells can be obtained through Internet at
http://www.hud.gov/groups/brokers.cfm.
Information about other Federal sales programs is also found in publications
listed in the Federal Consumer Information Catalog. For a free copy of the Catalog,
please call 1-888-8PUEBLO (1-888-878-3256) or visit www.pueblo.gsa.gov.
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