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What Disposition Services Offers
- Disposal
  Posted 08/21/2015
  - Property Turn-In
    Posted 10/05/2015
    - Usable Property
      Posted 10/05/2015
    - Scrap Property
      Posted 10/05/2015
    - Special Property
      Posted 10/05/2015
    - Documentation Assistance and Forms
      Posted 10/05/2015
    - Recycling Control Point
      Posted 10/05/2015
  - Hazardous Waste
    Posted 08/21/2015
    - Haz Waste Disposal
      Posted 10/01/2015
    - Haz Waste Turn-In Services
      Posted 10/01/2015
    - Hazardous Waste Disposal Price Database
      Posted 12/02/2015
    - Precious Metals Recovery Program:Inter-Service Support Agreements (ISAs)
      Posted 10/01/2015
    - Precious Metals Recovery Equipment and Supplies
      Posted 10/01/2015
    - Precious Metals Recovery Program
      Posted 10/01/2015
    - Precious Metals Recovery Program FAQs
      Posted 10/01/2015
  - DEMIL
    Posted 08/21/2015
    - Controlled Property
      Posted 05/13/2016
    - NBC Equipment (JEFS)
      Posted 10/01/2015
    - Nuclear Weapons Related Material
      Posted 10/01/2015
    - eRecycling
      Posted 10/01/2015
    - Small Arms
      Posted 10/01/2015
  - Contracting
    Posted 08/21/2015
    - All Links
      Posted 10/01/2015
    - Current Solicitations
      Posted 10/01/2015
    - Operations
      Posted 10/01/2015
    - Procedures
      Posted 10/01/2015
  - Qualified Recycling
    Posted 10/05/2015
- Reutilization
  Posted 08/21/2015
  - Reutilize Property
    Posted 08/21/2015
  - Donation
    Posted 08/21/2015
  - Transfer
    Posted 08/21/2015
  - Law Enforcement
    Posted 08/21/2015
  - Fire Fighters
    Posted 08/21/2015
  - Computers for Learning
    Posted 08/21/2015
    - Public Schools
      Posted 10/01/2015
    - Private Parochial Schools
      Posted 10/01/2015
    - NonProfit Entities
      Posted 10/01/2015
  - State and Local Governments, and Eligible Civilian Groups
    Posted 08/21/2015
- Public Sales Offerings
  Posted 09/23/2015
  - Usable Sales
    Posted 11/03/2015
  - Payments
    Posted 10/15/2015
  - Forms
    Posted 10/15/2015
  - Bidding
    Posted 10/15/2015
  - Overseas Sales
    Posted 11/02/2015
  - National Recycling Sales
    Posted 11/03/2015
- Customer Support
  Posted 08/21/2015
  - Customer Training
    Posted 08/21/2015
  - Major Command Support
    Posted 08/21/2015
Doing Business With Disposition Svcs
- Find and Acquire Items
  Posted 09/23/2015
- Search for Turn-In Documents
  Posted 09/23/2015
- Turn-In Property (Equipment Disposition)
  Posted 09/23/2015
- Schedule a Turn-In
  Posted 10/06/2015
About Disposition Services
- Mission
  Posted 08/21/2015
- Leadership
  Posted 08/21/2015
- Public Info
  Posted 08/21/2015
- Library
  Posted 10/29/2015
  - Handbooks
    Posted 04/11/2016
  - Customer Newsletters
    Posted 04/27/2016
  - Million Dollar Board
    Posted 01/12/2016
  - Public Sales Historical Data
    Posted 02/26/2016
Contact Disposition Services
- Headquarters Points of Contact
  Posted 08/21/2015
- Find a Location
  Posted 08/21/2015
- Ask a Question
  Posted 08/21/2015
FOIA
- FOIA Office
  Posted 08/21/2015
- EFOIA Library
  Posted 08/21/2015

Mission

DLA Mission: We are America’s Combat Logistics Support Agency. We provide effective and efficient worldwide support to warfighters and our other customers.

Part of the Defense Logistics Agency, DLA Disposition Services disposes of excess property received from the military services. The inventory changes daily and includes thousands of items: from air conditioners to vehicles, clothing to computers, and much more. That property is first offered for reutilization within the Department of Defense (DoD), transfer to other federal agencies, or donation to state and local governments and other qualified organizations. Reutilization means big savings. In the past four years more than $2.2 billion worth of property was reused each year. Every dollar's worth of property reutilized is a tax dollar saved. DLA Disposition Services also supports disaster relief at home, and humanitarian assistance and foreign military sales programs.

Selling DoD surplus property. DLA Disposition Services manages the DoD surplus property sales program. Excess property that is not reutilized, transferred or donated may be sold to the public. The property, no longer needed by the government, is only sold if it is appropriate and safe for sale to the general public.

Keeping the environment in mind. DLA Disposition Services manages the disposal of hazardous property for DoD activities, maximizing the use of each item and minimizing environmental risks and costs through monitored compliant disposal.

Special programs. A Resource Recovery and Recycling Program conserves natural resources, reduces waste products and returns revenue to the military services. Through recycling, the Precious Metals Recovery Program significantly reduces the need for DoD to purchase metals such as gold, silver and platinum family metals through recycling of excess and surplus scrap containing precious metals.

Demilitarization. Certain property is demilitarized (i.e., rendered useless for its originally intended purpose). Surplus property with inherent military characteristics must undergo "demil." Offensive and defensive weapons and associated material are demilitarized prior to sale or as a condition of sale.

Support for the U.S. military. DLA Disposition Services supports America’s military wherever they are called to serve. Current contingency missions see DLA Disposition Services civilians serving alongside combat forces in Afghanistan. They are part of the worldwide presence within DoD, with people serving in 16 foreign countries, two U.S. territories (Guam and Puerto Rico) and 41 states. Earlier the activity had a significant presence in Iraq and kept a small contingent in place to support the US Depatment of State until Spring 2014

Vision

We embrace the DLA Vision: Warfighter- focused, globally responsive, fiscally responsible supply chain leadership

In support of the DLA mission and vision, DLA Disposition Services supports the warfighter and protects the public by providing worldwide reverse logistical solutions. Our goal is to become the Department of Defense's Reverse Logistics Center of Excellence.