Items Wanted List
The Federal Surplus branch of Division of Surplus Property provides an Items Wanted List allowing eligible donees the opportunity to request hard to find, limited quantity, high cost items for donees. The list is active for one year and the donee must contact Federal Surplus to renew requested items on the Items Wanted List.
The following ground rules must be followed when requesting items on the Items Wanted List:
- Anyone acquiring property must be a donee in good standing.
- Our office (919-733-3885) can verify your present donee status.
- You must follow the chain of command established by your entity to become a person able to acquire property. The chief official for your entity or their designee may sign for property.
- Come prepared with a truck and/or trailer to take the property with you. In the event transportation is not possible at the time you visit, property may be tagged and must be picked up within three working days or the second hold will be contacted. You may request one three-day extension.
- Property must be put into use within 12 months from the date acquired (or request an extension) and used for 18 months from the date the property is put into service. After 18 months of use, the property becomes the property of the entity.
- It is a criminal offense, punishable by law, to use Federal Surplus for personal use, given to, or sold to individuals during the 12 months until the property is put into service and during the 18 months once put into service until completion of services.
- The property must be listed on the entity's inventory and must be used in North Carolina.
- 3-Day Holding Period: When a donee holds property for three days, the hold date starts the next working day and runs for three working days excluding holidays and weekends.
- Tagging Property on the Yard: Property put on hold on the yard must be marked with a permanent weatherproof marker. This is necessary because paper tags and nonpermanent ink markings can become illegible when exposed to the elements. If paper tags are lost, not legible, or for whatever reason have been removed, the donee having a legible tag or using the permanent weatherproof markers will be contacted. Contact any Federal Surplus employee for a permanent weatherproof marker to use while visiting.
- Equitable Distribution: Limits on the amount of property tagged by a donee representative will depend upon availability, equitable distribution to all interested donees, and time restraints.
GSA Office of Civil Rights Notice: Be sure your Title VI & IX Non-discrimination Poster is displayed. Contact Elsie Bollech at elsie.bollech@doa.nc.gov or 919-733-3885 in the event you need a poster to display.
Placing items on the Items Wanted List
To place items on the Items Wanted List, fax your request on official agency letterhead to 919-733-3883 or mail it to:
Federal Surplus
Attention: John Etheridge
1311 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1311
You may also contact John Etheridge at john.etheridge@doa.nc.gov or 919-733-3885 with your request. If you submit a request by email, be sure to use the official agency email address and include your name, donee organization name and phone number.
When the wanted item arrives, you will be notified by a Federal Surplus Representative.
