GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 39.001 BUSINESS SERVICES (Counseling on Doing Business with the Federal Government) FEDERAL AGENCY: GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION AUTHORIZATION: Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended, Public Law 81-152, 63 Stat. 390, 40 U.S.C. 486 (c); Small Business Act of 1953, as amended, Public Laws 95-507 and 100-656. OBJECTIVES: To promote the interest and participation of business concerns, especially small businesses and small disadvantaged businesses, women-owned small businesses, service-disabled veteran owned small businesses, and businesses located in HUBZones in government procurement, and to provide publications to assist businesses in their marketing efforts. TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Advisory Services and Counseling. USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: Counsels and provides information on government contracting opportunities, to small businesses. Each year, GSA, the Federal Government's purchasing agent, real estate developer, telecommunications manager, and computer overseer, contracts for over $10 billion worth of goods and services. Because it must provide the workspace, supplies, equipment, and support that other agencies need to do their jobs, GSA is an important market for small busi FINANCIAL INFORMATION: Account Identification: 47-4540-0-4-804. Obligations: (Salaries and expenses) FY 01 $2,798,594; FY 02 est $2,882,000; and FY 03 est $3,143,000. Range and Average of Financial Assistance: Not applicable. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: As of fiscal year 2001, Business Counseling Offices personnel performed 120,482 business and counseling actions, estimate is 126,000, and fiscal year 2002 estimate is 130,000. Business Counseling Offices personnel participated in 425 business and opportunity meetings; the fiscal year 2001 estimate is 475. The fiscal year 2002 estimate is 500. (Outreach being encouraged nationwide). REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE: ("Doing Business With GSA," "Subcontracting Directory," "Forecast of GSA Contracting Opportunities" and "Marketing Strategies and Techniques." (Small Business Centers listed in Appendix IV of the Catalog.) INFORMATION CONTACTS: Regional or Local Office: Small Business Center, General Services Administration. See Appendix IV of the Catalog for addresses. 6-02 Headquarters Office: Associate Administrator, Office of Enterprise Development (E). Telephone: (202) 501-1021. Web Site Address: http://www.gsa.gov/oed. RELATED PROGRAMS: 11.800, Minority Business Development Cen ters. EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS: Not applicable. CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS: Not applicable. 39.002 DISPOSAL OF FEDERAL SURPLUS REAL PROPERTY FEDERAL AGENCY: GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION AUTHORIZATION: Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, Section 203, as amended, 63 Stat. 385, 40 U.S.C. 484; Surplus Property Act of 1944, Section 13(g), as amended, 50 U.S.C. 1622(g); Public Law 80-537, as amended, 62 Stat. 240, 16 U.S.C. 667b-d; Section 218, Public Law 91-646, 84 Stat. 1902, 42 U.S.C. 4638; Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act of 1987, Title V, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 11411, Public Laws 100-77, 100-628, and 101-645. OBJECTIVES: To dispose of surplus real property by lease, permits, sale, exchange, or donation. TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Sale, Exchange, or Donation of Property and Goods. USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: Surplus real and related personal property may be conveyed for: public park or recreation use and public health or educational purposes at discounts up to 100 percent; public airport purposes, wildlife conservation, correctional facility, replacement housing and for historic monument purposes without monetary consideration; and for general public purposes without restrictions at a negotiated price of not less than the estimated fair market value of the property. Properties are made available for discount conveyance where the public purposes to be served reflect the highest and best use of the property. Properties determined suitable by the Department of Housing and Urban Development may be made available by permit, lease, or deed for homeless assistance use. Restrictions: Surplus real property conveyed for public park or recreation use, historic monument, public airport use, correctional facility use and wildlife conservation use must be used for the purposes so conveyed in perpetuity. Property conveyed for health (including homeless) or education use must be used for those purposes for a period of not less than 30 years. Properties made available for homeless use by lease or permit must be used for that purpose for a period of not less than one year, unless the provider requests a shorter term. Surplus real property which is not deeded to public bodies or made available for homeless purposes is generally offered for sale to the public on a competitive bid basis. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Applicant Eligibility: State and local government agencies are eligible to apply for surplus real property for park, recreation, correctional facility, historic monument, public airport, health, educational, homeless, replacement housing, and general public purposes. Eligibility for property for wildlife conservation use, other than for migratory birds, is limited to the States. Tax-supported and nonprofit medical and educational institutions which have been held exempt from taxation under 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code are also eligible to apply for property for health, educational and homeless use. Beneficiary Eligibility: General public may apply. Credentials/Documentation: The applicant must submit a proposed program of use of the property and evidence of its ability to finance the program. APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS: Preapplication Coordination: Applicants for property coordinate with other Federal agencies as follows: health and homeless use-- Department of Health and Human Services; education--Department of Education; public airport purposes--Federal Aviation Administration; park or recreational and historic monument use--National Park Service, Department of the Interior, wildlife conservation--Fish and Wildlife Serv 17 3140SU XL 2382 08/02 673 ice, Department of the Interior; correctional facility use--Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice; replacement housing--any Federal agency having a requirement for property involving housing for displaced persons in connection with a Federal or federally assisted project. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372. Application Procedure: Applications for health and homeless assistance use are submitted to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) which requests assignment of the property from GSA; applications for educational use are submitted to the Department of Education which requests assignment of the property from GSA; applications for park and recreation use are submitted to the National Park Service, Department of the Interior which requests assignment of the property from GSA, applications for correctional use are submitted to the Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice. Applications for other uses are submitted to GSA, which then obtains the recommendation of the Federal agency which sponsors the use program. Award Procedure: When possible, awards are made through the participating agency. Other awards are made to State or local units of government by the Administrator of GSA. Deadlines: Advice of interest must be submitted within 20 days from date notice of availability of the property was released. Reasonable time thereafter is allowed for the filing of applications. Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: From 1 to 3 months. Appeals: None. Renewals: None. ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Formula and Matching Requirements: Not applicable. Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: Not applicable. POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS: Reports: The Federal agencies sponsoring the use programs are responsible for enforcing compliance with the restrictions, except that GSA is responsible for compliance with respect to conveyances for wildlife conservation and correctional facility use. Audits: The Federal agencies sponsoring the use program and GSA are responsible for audits. Records: Not applicable. FINANCIAL INFORMATION: Account Identification: 47-0533-0-1-804. Obligations: (Salaries and expenses) FY 01 $31,962,000; FY 02 est $27,563,000; and FY 03 est $27,770,000. Range and Average of Financial Assistance: Not applicable. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: The Disposal Program activity was as follows: Actual for fiscal year 2001 sales, donations and other discounts 308 properties having an actual value of $550.2 million; estimate for fiscal year 2002: Sales, donations and other discounts 337 properties having an estimated value of $646.8 million; fiscal year 2003 estimates: Sales, donations, and other discounts 326 properties having an estimated value of $588.6 million. REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE: ("Disposal of Surplus Real Property" - no charge; 41 CFR 101-47, Utilization and Disposal of Real Property, "U.S. Real Property Sales List," no charge. INFORMATION CONTACTS: Regional or Local Office: Director, Office of Property Disposal, General Services Administration. Applicant's initial contact should be at the regional level. See the Office of Property Disposal for each Region listed in Appendix IV of the Catalog. Headquarters Office: Assistant Commissioner, Office of Property Disposal, Public Building Service, General Services Administration, Washington, DC 20405. Telephone: (202) 501-0084. Web Site Address: http://propertydisposal.gsa.gov/property. RELATED PROGRAMS: 15.916, Outdoor Recreation-Acquisition, Development and Planning; 39.003, Donation of Federal Surplus Personal Property. EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS: Not applicable. CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS: Not applicable. 39.003 DONATION OF FEDERAL SURPLUS PERSONAL PROPERTY (Donation Program) FEDERAL AGENCY: GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION AUTHORIZATION: Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, Section 203(j), Public Law 81-152, as amended, Public Law 94519, 40 U.S.C. 484(j); Surplus Property Act of 1944, Section 13(g), as amended, 50 U.S.C. 1622(g); Older Americans Act of 1965, Section 213, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 3020d; Section 502, Public Law 100-77; Executive Order 12999, April 17, 1996, Public Law 105-50. OBJECTIVES: To donate Federal personal property no longer required for Federal use to public agencies and qualifying nonprofit entities in order to reduce the cost of State and local government. TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Sale, Exchange, or Donation of Property and Goods. USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: Surplus items are used by State and local public agencies for carrying out or promoting one or more public purposes, such as conservation, parks and recreation, education, public health, public safety, economic development and programs for older individuals; by certain nonprofit, tax-exempt activities for public health or educational purposes, including research for such purposes, and for use in programs for older individuals; or by public airports for airport development, operation or maintenance. Federal restrictions require that all surplus property be placed into use by the donee within 1 year of acquisition and be used at least for 1 year thereafter. Other restrictions, terms and conditions are imposed by GSA and the agencies determining eligibility (shown under Applicant Eligibility, section below). ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Applicant Eligibility: (a) State participation is contingent upon the acceptance by the General Services Administration (GSA) of a State plan of operation as being in conformance with Public Law 94-519. This State plan must establish a State agency which is responsible for the distribution of Federal surplus personal property to eligible recipients within the State on a fair and equitable basis. Eligible donee categories for the distribution of property through the State Agencies for Surplus Property are defined as: (1) Public agencies which include any (i) State or department, agency, or instrumentality thereof; (ii) political subdivision of the State, including any unit of local government or economic development district, or any department, agency or instrumentality thereof; (iii) instrumentality created by compact or other agreement between State or political subdivisions; (iv) multijurisdictional sub-State district established by or pursuant to State law; and (v) Indian tribe, band, group, pueblo, or community located on a State reservation. Eligibility for public agencies is determined by the State Agency for Surplus Property. (2) Nonprofit, tax-exempt activities such as schools, colleges, universities, public libraries, schools for the mentally challenged or physically challenged, educational radio or TV stations, child care centers, museums, medical institutions, hospitals, clinics, health centers, drug abuse treatment centers, providers of assistance to the homeless, providers of assistance to the impoverished and programs for older individuals. (b) Service educational activities as determined by the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (L/SCI). (c) Public airports. Eligibility is determined by the Federal Aviation Administration. Beneficiary Eligibility: State and local public agencies; nonprofit educational or public health institutions or organizations, including providers of assistance to the homeless; nonprofit and public programs for the elderly; educational activities of special interest to the armed services; and public airports. Credentials/Documentation: Contact appropriate State or Federal agency shown under Applicant Eligibility section of this program. APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS: Preapplication Coordination: (1) Public agencies, nonprofit educational and public health applicants, providers of assistance to the homeless, providers of assistance to the impoverished and programs for the elderly coordinate with the State Agency for Surplus Property. (2) Service Educational Activity schools and national organizations coordinate with their sponsoring military service or national headquarters. (3) Public airports coordinate with the regional Airports District Office of the FINANCIAL INFORMATION: Account Identification: 47-0110-0-1-804. Obligations: (Salaries and expenses) FY 01 $10,507,000; FY 02 est $11,157,000; and FY 03 est $12,293,000. Range and Average of Financial Assistance: Not applicable. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: In fiscal year 2001, property with an acquisition cost of $572.7 million was donated. In fiscal year 2002, the estimate is $506.3 million. In fiscal year 2003, the estimate is $487.3 million. REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE: 41 CFR 101-44, "Donation of Personal Property," available for purchase from Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. Pamphlet, "Federal Surplus Personal Property Donation Programs," available from General Services Administration at no charge. INFORMATION CONTACTS: Regional or Local Office: Initial contacts (except Service Educational Activities) should be at regional or local level. See Appendix IV of the Catalog for addresses of GSA Federal Supply Service Bureaus. Individual units of Service Educational Activities national organizations such as Boy Scout or Girl Scout troops, Boys and Girls Clubs, etc., should contact their regional or national headquarters; Service Educational Activity Schools should contact their sponsoring military service. Internet: http://www.fss.gsa.gov/property.html. Headquarters Office: Director, Property Management Division, Office of Transportation and Property Management, Federal Supply Service, General Services Administration, Washington, DC 20406. Telephone: (703) 305-7240. Information concerning the designation of Service Educational Activities can be obtained from the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, (L/MDM) Production and Logistics, The Pentagon, Washington, DC, 20301. Web Site Address: http://www.fss.gsa.gov. RELATED PROGRAMS: 12.700, Donations/Loans of Obsolete DOD Property; 39.002, Disposal of Federal Surplus Real Property; 39.007, Sale of Federal Surplus Personal Property. EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS: Not applicable. CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS: Not applicable. 39.007 SALE OF FEDERAL SURPLUS PERSONAL PROPERTY (Sales Program) FEDERAL AGENCY: GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION AUTHORIZATION: Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended, Public Law 81-152, 63 Stat. 377, 40 U.S.C. 484. OBJECTIVES: To sell personal property no longer needed by the Government in an expeditious, economical and efficient manner and to obtain the maximum net return from sales. General Services Administration conducts the sale of personal property for most of the civil agencies; the Department of Defense handles the sale of its own surplus property. TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Sale, Exchange, or Donation of Property and Goods. USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: This program provides individuals, business concerns, and other organizations with the opportunity to enter competitive bids for purchase of a wide variety of personal property whenever it is determined surplus to the needs of the Federal Government and available for sale. Included are vehicles, aircraft, hardware, electronic and electrical equipment, paper products, office supplies and equipment, and many other items. The Government also generates a substantial quantity of scrap paper (GSA/PBS sells scrap paper - telephone: (202) 501-3458) and metal which is made available for public sale. Normally, there are no use restrictions on property purchased from the Government. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Applicant Eligibility: Competitive bid sales are open to the general public. Beneficiary Eligibility: General public. APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS: Preapplication Coordination: None. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372. Application Procedure: Interested individuals may participate in GSA sales of Federal personal property by writing "Personal Property Sales," Federal Supply Service, General Services Administration, (select the appropriate regional office from Appendix IV of the Catalog). Award Procedure: Property is awarded to that responsible bidder whose bid, conforming to the invitation, is most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. Deadlines: None. Bids must be submitted by the time and date indicated in the sales offering. Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: Not applicable. Renewals: Not applicable. ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Formula and Matching Requirements: Not applicable. FINANCIAL INFORMATION: Account Identification: 47-4530-0-4-804. Obligations: (Salaries and expenses) FY 01 $12,416,000; FY 02 est $13,137,000; and FY 03 est $10,084,000. Range and Average of Financial Assistance: Not applicable. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Gross proceeds from sales were $62.7 million in fiscal year 2001. In fiscal year 2002, sales proceeds are estimated to be $41.0 million. In fiscal year 2003, sales proceeds are estimated to be $44.2 million. REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE: 41 CFR 101-45, Sale, Abandonment, or Destruction of Personal Property. Pamphlet "How You Can Buy Used Federal Personal Property" is available from General Services Administration free of charge. INFORMATION CONTACTS: Regional or Local Office: Federal Supply Service, General Services Administration, (select address from Appendix IV of the Catalog for the GSA Federal Supply Service Property Management Office which serves the geographical area of interest); or Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (for Department of Defense surplus property), National Sales Office, 74 Washington Ave. North, Battle Creek, MI 49017-3092. Internet: http://www.gsa.gov. Headquarters Office: Director, Property Management Division, Office of Transportation and Property Management, Federal Supply Service. General Services Administration, Washington, DC 20406. Telephone: (703) 305-7240. Web Site Address: http://www.gsa.gov. RELATED PROGRAMS: 12.700, Donations/Loans of Obsolete DOD Property, 20.805, Ship Sales; 39.003, Donation of Federal Surplus personal Property. |