Federal Surplus Property Disposal

Not-for-profit hospitals may be eligible to receive donated surplus materials from the Federal Government. All hospitals, and the public, are eligible to purchase from the Federal auctions and sealed bid sales. In some cases, these sales include specialized clinical equipment that can be used by hospitals and clinics. Below you will find links to learn more about the process.

Government Sales of Surplus Equipment and Supplies

A single menu collection of information about the General Service Administration's Federal Supply service is available here.

If you aren't so adventurous, a summary of governmental programs is below.

The Federal Excess Property Utilization Program

The Federal government has established a system of disposing of surplus equipment and supplies. Surplus products are first made available to other federal agencies through a simple transfer. Hospitals and other not for profit organizations are also eligible. An explanation of this program and who is eligible can be found here.

In each state, a State Agency for Surplus Property is designated to coordinate the appropriate distribution of surplus federal products.

In Kansas, contact:

Paul G. Schwartz,
Director Kansas Federal Surplus Property
3400 SE 10th St.
Topeka, KS 66607-2513
Phone: 785-296-2351
Fax: 785-296-4060
sirplus48@aol.com

In Missouri, contact:

Marilyn Steffen,
Manager Missouri State Agency for Surplus Property
117 N. Riverside, P.O. Drawer 1310
Jefferson City, MO 65102-1310
Phone: 573-751-3415
Fax: 573-751-1264
msteffen@mail.state.mo.us and/or
Judy Bashore at jbashore@mail.state.mo.us

A listing of other State Agencies for Surplus Property is available here. The State Agency can perform a search for a specific type of equipment on your behalf.

Public Sales and Auctions

If the products remain unclaimed after being made available through the Utilization and Donation programs, they are made available to the general public through sealed bids or through auction.

The Kansas City Regional office of the GSA coordinates the disposal of assets throughout the Midwest. Links to their sales sites can be found here.

An explanation of How You Can Buy Used Federal Property is here.

You can do a search for specific products or product areas available from the Defense Department starting at this site: http://www.drms.com/

A listing of several government agency auctions is contained here.

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