Are You Interested in Government Surplus Auctions?
Then We Have Great News For You!
Shopping at government surplus auctions has never been easier. Today you can
quickly and easily access a government surplus auction on hundreds of items
at any given time. Great buys at fair market value can be had for a huge
variety of property, including items ranging from vehicles, to tools and
machinery, to furnishings and office equipment!
When items are no longer needed by the civilian federal agencies, they can
turn to the Government Services Administration (GSA ) to assist them in
quickly offering the items for sale to businesses and individuals like you.
And while GSA helps federal agencies find a new home for the property, the
best news is that the proceeds from government surplus auctions of items
help reduce the cost of running the government, and saving taxpayer dollars!
Property at government surplus auctions is from civilian federal agencies
only.
The following is a sampling of used government items that you can buy ata
government surplus auction:
Of course, in order to save taxpayer dollars, GSA expects to receive a fair
market price for all the items it sells on behalf of federal agencies and
offices. As such, 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.
Two Easy Ways to Purchase at Government Surplus Auctions:
1. Go to www.govsales.gov
and view a listing of all government property for sale (by all Federal Asset
Sales approved Sales Centers). All property offered for sale by GSA, as well
as property and real estate offered by other agencies, is listed here.
2. Visit www.gsaauctions.gov, the
online home of GSA Auctions®. This award-winning online auction site is
where you’ll find a huge offering of a wide variety of personal property,
with item descriptions and images of items for sale. Its features include
electronic bidding, bids by proxy, electronic payment, and instant feedback.
Note: For information about upcoming sales, you may call the telephone
number(s) listed with each address in this brochure or visit
www.gsa.gov
How to Find Out About Government Surplus Auctions…
Buyers may obtain information about upcoming government surplus auctions by
calling the telephone information lines to hear recorded messages, or by
visiting www.gsa.gov or
www.gsaauctions.gov.
At times, government surplus auctions are advertised in local newspapers and
on the radio, and sometimes posted notices in public buildings.
Highly specialized government surplus auctions, or those that might generate
interest nationwide, are announced in national newspapers, trade journals
and periodicals.
There are also advertised government surplus auctions of national interest
online at the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) Web site at
www.fbo.gov (the single government
point-of-entry for federal government procurement opportunities over
$25,000.) This site, available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, allows
vendors to register to receive e-mail notifications of opportunity in their
areas of interest. Visit the site, or call 1-877-472-3779.
Information about other government auctions is also found in publications
listed in the federal
Consumer Information Catalog. For a free copy, please call
1-888-8-PUEBLO (1-888-878-3256) or visit
www.pueblo.gsa.gov.
Payment & Removal
GSA accepts payment in a variety of forms, including U.S. currency; bank
cashier's check; money order; travelers' checks; U.S. federal, state or
local government checks; credit cards; and online payment via the U.S.
Treasury’s Web site: www.pay.gov.
Purchasers are required to remove their purchases within the time prescribed
for each sale, after payment is made. If a purchaser fails to pay and/or
remove the merchandise by the prescribed timeframe, the liquidated damages
($200 or 20 percent of the purchase price, whichever is greater) will be
assessed to the purchaser.
GSA Regional Offices
Mid-Atlantic Region
CT, DE, MA, MD, ME, NH, NJ, NY, PA, PR, RI, VA, VI, VT, WV
The Strawbridge Building
20 N. 8th Street, 10th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Phone: (215) 446-5065 Fax: (215) 446-5116
DC and Metro MD, VA
6808 Loisdale Road Building A, Suite 2
Springfield, VA 22150
Phone: (703) 605-9321 Fax: (703) 605-9363
Southeast Sunbelt Region
AL, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, OH, SC, TN, WI
Peachtree Summit Building
401 West Peachtree Street, Suite 2600
Atlanta, GA 30308
Phone: (404) 331-0040 Fax: (404) 331-1877
Greater Southwest Region
AR, LA, NM, OK, TX
819 Taylor Street
Fort Worth, TX 76102
Phone: (800) 495-1276 Fax: (817) 574-2367
Pacific Rim Region
AK, AS, AZ, CA, CM, GU, HI, ID, NV, OR, WA
450 Golden Gate Avenue 9FBP
4th Floor West
San Francisco, CA 94102
Phone: (415) 522-2891 Fax: (415) 522-3033
Disclaimers:
GSA cannot guarantee the condition of its sale items. You are encouraged to
physically inspect property prior to sale, at which time you would learn of
any item deficiencies that are known. Nonetheless, GSA cannot be responsible
for any problems that may be identified after the sale.
Conditions of Sale:
GSA sells used personal property according to the U.S. Government’s Standard
Form 114C, General Sale Terms and Conditions and special Terms and
Conditions. You may ask to review a copy at any of the GSA regional sales
offices, at a sale’s location, or at www.gsa.gov.
