Priority Classifieds

Property is available to State Agencies, Political Sub-Divisions and Qualifying Non-Profit, Tax Exempt Organizations within the State to include Non-Profit Volunteer Fire Departments Lifesaving and Rescue Squads of North Carolina.

Prior to property being made available for public sale, property must be made available to State Agencies, Political Sub-Divisions and Qualifying Non-Profit, Tax Exempt Organizations. The State Surplus Property Agency has developed a system to help such entities locate property. This section is known as “Priority Classifieds.” Priority Classifieds may be searched to locate items of interest.

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State Agencies

State agencies have first priority to any property listed in the “Priority Classifieds” section. Property transferred between state agencies must be done utilizing a fair market value. Please contact us if you have an interest in property listed in this section. To learn the process and procedures required to obtain the property.

Political Sub-Divisions and Qualifying Non-Profit and Tax Exempt Organizations

When property is offered to state agencies and no interest has been generated, property may then be offered to Political Sub-Divisions and Qualifying Non-Profit, Tax Exempt Organizations at a fair market value set by the NC State Surplus Property Agency.

Political Sub-Divisions within the State

Counties and municipalities should contact the State Surplus Property Agency when interested in obtaining items.

Qualifying Non-Profit and Tax Exempt Organizations within the State

Any Non-Profit, Tax Exempt Organization wishing to make priority purchases must submit an application to the State Surplus Property Agency and obtain approval prior to making a request for property. Once the application is reviewed and the Non-Profit, Tax Exempt Organization becomes qualified, they can contact the State Surplus Property Agency when interested in obtaining surplus state property.

Non-profit Tax Exempt Organizations that do not qualify to purchase state surplus property may qualify to purchase from the Federal Surplus Property Agency. Please check the Federal Surplus Property Agency web site for more information.

In order to be eligible to purchase surplus state property without bidding, a Non-Profit Tax Exempt Organization must meet the following definition, complete a qualification request along with all the required documentation, submit it to the SSPA and obtain prior approval.

NC General Statute 143-64.02(2)
"Nonprofit tax exempt organizations" means those nonprofit tax exempt medical institutions, hospitals, clinics, health centers, school systems, schools, colleges, universities, schools for the mentally retarded, schools for the physically handicapped, radio and television stations licensed by the Federal Communications Commission as educational radio or educational television stations, public libraries, and civil defense organizations, that have been certified by the Internal Revenue Service as tax-exempt nonprofit organizations under section 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1954.

Non-Profit Tax Exempt Qualification Request (pdf)

Volunteer Fire Departments and Rescue Squads of North Carolina

Volunteer Fire Departments, Lifesaving and Rescue Squads may purchase state surplus property following the same guidelines as Political Sub-divisions and Qualifying Non-Profit, Tax Exempt Organizations per General Statute 143-49.

All payments for property obtained by Political Sub-Divisions, Qualifying Non-Profit, Tax Exempt Organizations and Volunteer Fire Departments, Lifesaving and Rescue Squads through the State Surplus Property Agency must be made payable to State Surplus Property Agency in the form of a Cashier’s Check, Certified Check or Money Order prior to property being released by the state.