Surplus Donable Property: Hearing Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives, Ninety-second Congress, Second Session, Volumes 74-77

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Page 8 - Foreign excess property may be disposed of (a) by sale, exchange, lease, or transfer, for cash, credit, or other property, with or without warranty, and upon such other terms and conditions as the head of the executive agency concerned deems proper...
Page 9 - Award shall be made with reasonable promptness by written notice to that responsible bidder whose bid, conforming to the invitation for bids, will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered...
Page 12 - Welfare shall take into consideration any benefit which has accrued or may accrue to the United States from the use of such property by any such State, political subdivision, instrumentality, or institution. (D) "States...
Page 9 - ... of the property or unusual circumstances make it impractical to advertise publicly for competitive bids and the fair market value of the property and other satisfactory terms of disposal can be obtained by negotiation...
Page 11 - Administrator is authorized, in his discretion, to assign to the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare for disposal such surplus real property, including buildings, fixtures, and equipment situated thereon, as is recommended by the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare as being needed for school, classroom, or other educational use, or for use in the protection of public health, including research.
Page 11 - Services to such State agency for distribution to civil defense organizations of such State, or political subdivisions and instrumentalities thereof, which are established pursuant to State law.
Page 9 - ... determined to be necessary in the public interest during the period of a national emergency declared by the President or by the Congress...
Page 11 - State", as used in this subsection, includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the Territories and possessions of the United States.
Page 13 - States, less the costs incident to the care and handling of such property as determined by the head of the agency concerned.
Page 9 - ... for property or services as to which the agency head determines that bid prices after advertising therefor are not reasonable (either as to all or as to some part of the requirements) or have not been independently arrived at in open competition...

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