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Subchapter B-Personal Property
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Subchapter A-General
Subchapter B-Personal Property
Subchapter C-Real Property
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Subchapter BPersonal Property
Part 102-38Sale of Personal Property
Subpart AGeneral Provisions
102-38.5 What does this part cover?
102-38.10 What is the governing authority for this part?
102-38.15 Who must comply with these sales provisions?
102-38.20 Must an executive agency follow the regulations of this part when selling all personal property?
102-38.25 To whom do we, you, and their variants refer?
102-38.30 How does an executive agency request a deviation from the provisions of this part?
Definitions
102-38.35 What definitions apply to this part?
Responsibilities
102-38.40 Who may sell personal property?
102-38.45 What are an executive agencys responsibilities in selling personal property?
102-38.50 What must we do when an executive agency suspects violations of 40 U.S.C. 559, fraud, bribery, or criminal collusion in connection with the disposal of personal property?
102-38.55 What must we do when selling personal property?
102-38.60 Who is responsible for the costs of care and handling of the personal property before it is sold?
102-38.65 What if we are or the holding agency is notified of a Federal requirement for surplus personal property before the sale is complete?
102-38.70 May the holding agency abandon or destroy personal property either prior to or after trying to sell it?
Subpart BSales Process
Methods of Sale
102-38.75 How may we sell personal property?
102-38.80 Which method of sale should we use?
Competitive Sales
102-38.85 What is a sealed bid sale?
102-38.90 What is a spot bid sale?
102-38.95 What is an auction?
Negotiated Sales
102-38.100 What is a negotiated sale?
102-38.105 Under what conditions may we negotiate sales of personal property?
102-38.110 Who approves our determinations to conduct negotiated sales?
102-38.115 What are the specific reporting requirements for negotiated sales?
102-38.120 When may we conduct negotiated sales of personal property at fixed prices (fixed price sale)?
102-38.125 May we sell personal property at fixed prices to State agencies?
Advertising
102-38.130 Must we publicly advertise sales of Federal personal property?
102-38.135 What constitutes a public advertisement?
102-38.140 What must we include in the public notice on sale of personal property?
Pre-Sale Activities
102-38.145 Must we allow for inspection of the personal property to be sold?
102-38.150 How long is the inspection period?
Offer to Sell
102-38.155 What is an offer to sell?
102-38.160 What must be included in the offer to sell?
102-38.165 Are the terms and conditions in the offer to sell binding?
Subpart CBids
Buyer Eligibility
102-38.170 May we sell Federal personal property to anyone?
102-38.175 How do we find out if a person or entity has been suspended or debarred from doing business with the Government?
102-38.180 May we sell Federal personal property to a Federal employee?
102-38.185 May we sell Federal personal property to State or local governments?
Acceptance of Bids
102-38.190 What is considered a responsive bid?
102-38.195 Must bidders use authorized bid forms?
102-38.200 Who may accept bids?
102-38.205 Must we accept all bids?
102-38.210 What happens when bids have been rejected?
102-38.215 When may we disclose the bid results to the public?
102-38.220 What must we do when the highest bids received have the same bid amount?
102-38.225 What are the additional requirements in the bid process?
Bid Deposits
102-38.230 Is a bid deposit required to buy personal property?
102-38.235 What types of payment may we accept as bid deposits?
102-38.240 What happens to the deposit bond if the bidder defaults or wants to withdraw his/her bid?
Late Bids
102-38.245 Do we consider late bids for award?
102-38.250 How do we handle late bids that are not considered?
Modification or Withdrawal of Bids
102-38.255 May we allow a bidder to modify or withdraw a bid?
Mistakes in Bids
102-38.260 Who makes the administrative determinations regarding mistakes in bids?
102-38.265 Must we keep records on administrative determinations?
102-38.270 May a bidder protest the determinations made on sales of personal property?
Subpart DCompletion of Sale
Awards
102-38.275 To whom do we award the sales contract?
102-38.280 What happens when there is no award?
Transfer of Title
102-38.285 How do we transfer title from the Government to the buyer for personal property sold?
Payments
102-38.290 What types of payment may we accept?
Disposition of Proceeds
102-38.295 May we retain sales proceeds?
102-38.300 What happens to sales proceeds that neither we nor the holding agency are authorized to retain, or that are unused?
Disputes
102-38.305 How do we handle disputes involved in the sale of Federal personal property?
102-38.310 Are we required to use the Disputes clause in the sale of personal property?
102-38.315 Are we required to use Alternative Disputes Resolution for sales contracts?
Subpart EOther Governing Statutes
102-38.320 Are there other statutory requirements governing the sale of Federal personal property?
Antitrust Requirements
102-38.325 What are the requirements pertaining to antitrust laws?
Subpart FReporting Requirements
102-38.330 Are there any reports that we must submit to the General Services Administration?
102-38.335 Is there any additional personal property sales information that we must submit to the General Services Administration?
Subpart GProvisions for State and Local Governments
102-38.340 How may we sell personal property to State and local governments?
102-38.345 Do we have to withdraw personal property advertised for public sale if a State Agency for Surplus Property wants to buy it?
102-38.350 Are there special provisions for State and local governments regarding negotiated sales?
102-38.355 Do the regulations of this part apply to State Agencies for Surplus Property (SASPs) when conducting sales?
Subpart HImplementation of the Federal Asset Sales Program
102-38.360 What must an executive agency do to implement the eFAS program?
102-38.365 Is a holding agency required to report property in scrap condition to its selected SC?
102-38.370 What does a holding agency do with property which cannot be sold by its SC?
Subchapter B -- Personal Property, FMR