GSA Auctions: A Federal Asset Sales Sales Center

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GSA AuctionsA Federal Asset Sales Sales Center
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Federal Asset Sales
Federal Asset Sales

• One of 24 Presidential e-gov initiatives
• Goals
• Maximize the value received from the sale of
  government assets
• Provide a single point of entry for citizens to
  find and purchase government assets
• Objectives
• Maximize net proceeds from asset sales
• Make it easier for citizens and businesses to
  find and buy government assets
• Accelerate asset disposal cycle time
• Decrease agencies expenses related to sales
• Improve the personal property sales process

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Federal Asset Sales
Federal Asset Sales

• Encompasses both real and personal property
• Surplus
• Exchange/sale
• Seized and forfeited
• Sales Center model selected
• Agencies will use an approved Sales Center as
  sales provider
• Federal Asset Sales Portal
• GovSales.gov
• Linked to USA.gov
• Will display all assets available for purchase

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Federal Asset Sales

• Selected Sales Center Model
• Approved Personal Property Sales Centers
• US General Services Administration
• Federal Acquisition Service, Property Sales
• US Department of Agriculture
• Centralized Excess Property Operation
• US Department of Justice
• US Marshals Service
• US Department of Treasury
• Asset Forfeiture Division
• US Department of Interior
• National Business Center (NBC)
• US Department of Treasury
• Internal Revenue Service
• Also Real Property Sales Centers

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Federal Asset Sales

• Sales Portal
• Through USA.gov
• Single Point of Entry for Citizens
• To find all government property available for
  sale
• Real Property
• Personal Property
• Surplus
• Exchange/sale
• Seized and Forfeited

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Implementation

• All Executive Branch agencies
• Migration to a Sales Center solution
• Or have an approved waiver
• Complete migration by end of FY 07

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GSA Auctions

• We want to be your selected
• Sales Center
• In the Sales Center selection
• process for personal property
• GSA was highest
  scoring candidate

GSA
SALES
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GSA Auctions

• The GSA Auctions Sales Center represents the
  entire breadth of the GSA personal property sales
  program including sales services for all
  commodities of personal property, through all
  authorized methods of sale such as

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Region 9 via negotiated sale.
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Mitten crabs California
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GSA Auctions

• Basic Services Offered
• Asset lotting guidance
• Sales preparation
• Channel management and selection
• Asset description and listing preparation
  assistance
• Preparation of award documents
• Contract awards
• Financial and property line item accountability
• Contract administration
• Collection and processing of bid deposits
• Collection and deposit of proceeds
• Distribution of proceeds

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• Fee structure for commodities other than vehicles

• Represents the maximum fee, but can also be
  negotiated by each agency
• Currently revising fee structure

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GSA Auctions Fee Structure Example
Ladder Reported as exchange/sale Sales price
40 Award amount under 250 Our minimum fee is
250 or award amount if below 250 No monies
returned
Forklift Reported as exchange/sale Sales price
610 Award amount between 0.01 and 1000.00 Our
fee is 250 Net proceeds returned to agency 360
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Doing Business with GSA Auctions

• FMR will require a written agreement, may be as
  informal as email
• Surplus Property
• Will proceed to sales from GSAXcess
• Exchange/sale property
• Can be reported in GSAXcess or on a SF 126

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GSA Regional Sales Offices

• Mid Atlantic Region, Philadelphia PA
• Covers CT, DC, DE, MA, MD, ME, NH, NJ, NY, PA,
  PR, RI,
• VA, VI, VT, WV
• Southeast Sunbelt Region, Atlanta GA
• Covers AL, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MI, MN,
  MO, MS,
• NC, NE, OH, SC, TN, WI
• Greater Southwest/Rocky Mountain Region, Fort
  Worth TX
• Covers AR, CO, LA, MT, ND, NM, OK, SD, TX, UT, WY
• Pacific Rim Region, San Francisco CA
• Covers AK, AS, AZ, CA, CM, GU, HI, ID, NV, OR, WA

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U.S. General Services Administration
www.gsa.gov/mysales www.mysales.fss.gsa.gov www.gs
axcess.gov
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Enter Your Access Code
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Use Default Password 12345678
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Hit Login or Enter
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Change Your Password
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Persons Designated by Agency
 MySales Main Menu
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 Update Your User Information
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Hit Menu or Back Button to Return to Main Menu
You will Need to Change the Activity Address
Code Each Time you Need to View a Different One
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 Change Your Password
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Change Your Password
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Review Your Sale Items
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Sort Option
Next Page
 Listing of All Your Sales Items
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Detail Item Description Report
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 Search Options Listing
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 Withdraw Your Property Items from the Sales
Process
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Select Items By Page
Then Hit Withdraw
Can Only Withdraw "Available For Sale" Items
Withdrawn Your Items
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Confirm Withdraw
 Confirm Withdraw
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If Status shows Withdrawn on (Date) the item was
withdrawn by the Owning Agency
Confirmation
 Property Withdrawn Successful
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If Status shows Withdrawn on (Date) and a Status
Message the Item was Withdrawn by the Regional
Office
 Property Withdrawn by Regional Office
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• Withdrawn on (date) because Item is Not
  Available
• Withdrawn on (date) for Sale by Agency
• Withdrawn on (date) for Agency Use
• Returned on (date) due to Minimal Market Value
• Returned on (date) due to No Bids received
• Returned on (date) because No Value was
  determined
• Returned on (date) because of Hazardous Material
  
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Status Messages Used by the Regions for
Withdrawn/Return
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PAID
Ultimate Success of Disposal
REMOVED
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What Can I Expect to Receive if the Item Sells?

• When an item sells a copy of the Purchasers
  Receipt will be sent via email at the time of
  payment to the custodian.

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What Happens if an Item Doesnt Sell?

• When an item doesnt sell, the Sales Contracting
  Officer (SCO) will contact the owning agencys
  Point of Contact (POC) and coordinate a second
  attempt.
• If the item doesnt sell after agreed attempts by
  the owning agency and SCO, a return letter or an
  email from the Sales Contracting Officer will be
  sent to the owning agency POC.

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Select the Regional Office that Handles the State
Where the Property is Located then Send them an
E-Mail
When You Need to Follow Up on Items that went to
Sales, Select Contact Us
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