California Federal Surplus Personal Property Program

THE CALIFORNIA FEDERAL SURPLUS PERSONAL PROPERTY PROGRAM

The California Federal Surplus Personal Property Program is responsible for obtaining federal surplus personal property for qualifying non-federal organizations within the State for their business and operational needs. The program refers to such a non-federal qualifying organization as a Donee.

Eligibility

In order to qualify as a Donee, the organization must meet all of the requirements of the strict eligibility guidelines established by the Federal Government. To determine if your organization may be eligible to receive federal surplus personal property, refer to the Eligibility link, below. It provides a detailed listing of the types of qualifying non-federal organizations and instructions for obtaining an eligibility application. The California Federal Surplus Personal Property Program Office makes the final determination as to eligibility.

Direct Pick-Up

As an additional condition for determining eligibility, the Donee must be able to pick up federal surplus personal property directly from where the property is located or must have the resources to arrange for the item to be picked up.

Service and Handling Charge

In order to sustain its operations as a self-supporting entity, the California Federal Surplus Personal Property Program Office assesses the Donee a service and handling charge for each item of federal surplus personal property that the Donee picks up. The service and handling charge may be five percent or more of the original acquisition cost or fair market value of the item, or $100, whichever is greater. When the Donee has picked up several items and the Program Office bills the Donee for all of the items on a single billing document, the service and handling charge may be less than five percent or more for each item; but in all cases, the total service and handling charge for the single billing document will be at least $100.

Restrictions

In order to receive an item of federal surplus personal property, the Donee must agree to specific restrictions for its use and specific time periods for placing it in use. The restrictions are tied to the original acquisition cost of the item, or if the item is a motor vehicle, or if it is an item that the Federal Government has categorized as an "In Perpetuity Item." Refer to the Restrictions link, below, to review the use and time period restrictions.

Eligibility

Restrictions