Federal Acquisition Service U.S. General Services Administration Abandonment & Destruction

Federal Acquisition Service 2 Abandonment / Destruction (FMR ) Normally, property reaches the abandonment and destruction stage only after utilization, donation, and sales efforts have produced no results thus demonstrating the property has no commercial value. Property that has no value….

Federal Acquisition Service 3 Abandonment/Destruction - Criteria Property may be abandoned or destroyed when an authorized agency official has made a written determination that:  Property has no commercial value  Cost of care, handling, and sale prep would exceed expected sale proceeds See and 310

Federal Acquisition Service 4 Who must approve the written determination to abandon/destroy?  A written finding must be approved by a reviewing official who is not directly accountable for the property. FMR

Federal Acquisition Service 5 Abandonment/Destruction -Donation and Public Notice  You may donate such property only to a public body without going through GSA ( )  You must provide public notice of intent to A/D personal property ( ), except as provided in  Public Notice not required when:  Value of property is so little or cost of care and handling is so great that its retention for advertising is not economical  A/D is required because of health, safety, or security reasons  Original acquisition cost is less than $500

Federal Acquisition Service 6 But Remember…  You must not A&D property in a manner that is dangerous to public health or safety.  If an entity wants to buy the property, you must implement sales procedures. See

Federal Acquisition Service 7  Should NOT be thrown in the trash  Recycled in an environmentally safe manner  Choose a Recycler that will disassemble property into raw components Electronic items…

Federal Acquisition Service 8 Chris Newman Waste Management Branch U.S. EPA Region 5 77 W. Jackson Blvd (DW-8J) Chicago, IL Phone: Fax:

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