PART 102-35—DISPOSITION OF PERSONAL PROPERTY Authority: 40 U.S.C. 121(c). Source: 90 FR 58435, Dec. 16, 2025, unless otherwise noted. § 102-35.5 Scope. The General Services Administration's (GSA) personal property disposal regulations are contained in this part and parts 102-36 through 102-42 of this subchapter. With two exceptions, this part covers the disposal of personal property under the custody and control of executive agencies located in the United States (U.S.), the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and Palau. The exceptions to this coverage are part 102-39 of this subchapter, which applies to the replacement of all property owned by executive agencies worldwide using the exchange/sale authority, and §§ 102-36.210 through 102-36.225 of this subchapter, which apply to the disposal of foreign excess personal property. All executive agencies must comply with the provisions of this part and parts 102-36 through 102-42 unless authorized by specific, separate statutory authority to do otherwise. The legislative and judicial branches are encouraged to follow this part and parts 102-36 through 102-42 for property in their custody and control. § 102-35.10 Excess personal property disposal process. (a) Personal property not needed by your activity must first be offered for use elsewhere within your agency via internal screening. If the property is not needed by any activity within your agency, your agency must report the property as excess to GSA for possible transfer to eligible recipients. (b) If no Federal agencies request the excess personal property, GSA declares the property to be surplus and makes it available for donation to eligible non-Federal recipients. (c) Surplus personal property not selected for donation is offered for sale to the public by competitive offerings. Sales must be conducted in accordance with part 102-38 of this subchapter. (d) If a written determination is made that the property has no commercial value or the estimated cost of its continued care and handling would exceed the estimated proceeds from its sale, you may dispose of the property by abandonment or destruction, or donate it to public bodies. This determination may occur at any stage of the disposal process. § 102-35.15 Deviations. All provisions in parts 102-36 through 102-42 of this subchapter are subject to deviation with adequate justification except for those mandated by statute, as described in §§ 102-39.20(a)(2) and 102-39.30 of this subchapter. See §§ 102-2.60 through 102-2.110 of this chapter to request a deviation. § 102-35.20 Definitions. The following definitions apply to GSA's personal property regulations in parts 102-35 through 102-42 of this subchapter. Accountability Acquire Acquisition cost Allocation Ammunition Ammunition components Auction Bid Bidder Biologicals Cannibalization Combat material Commerce Control List Items (CCLIs) Control Controlled substances (1) Any narcotic, depressant, stimulant, or hallucinogenic drug, or any other drug or substance included in Schedules I, II, III, IV, or V of section 202 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 812), except exempt chemical preparations and mixtures and excluded substances contained in 21 CFR part 1308; or (2) Any other drug or substance that the Attorney General determines to be subject to control under Subchapter I of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801, et seq. (3) Any other drug or substance that by international treaty, convention, or protocol is to be controlled by the U.S. Cooperative Cooperative agreement (1) The purpose of the relationship is the transfer, between a Federal agency and a non-Federal entity, of money, property, services, or anything of value to accomplish a public purpose authorized by law, rather than by purchase, lease, or barter, for the direct benefit or use of the Federal Government. (2) Substantial involvement is anticipated between the Federal agency and the cooperative during the performance of the agreed upon activity. (3) The cooperative is a State or local government entity, or any person or organization authorized to receive Federal assistance or procurement contracts. Demilitarization Donee (1) A service educational activity (SEA). (2) A public agency which uses surplus personal property to carry out or promote one or more public purposes. (Public airports are an exception and are only considered donees when they elect to receive surplus property through a SASP, but not when they elect to receive surplus property through the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as discussed in part 102-37 of this subchapter.) (3) An eligible nonprofit tax-exempt educational or public health institution (including a provider of assistance to homeless or impoverished families or individuals). (4) A State or local government agency, or a nonprofit organization or institution, that receives funds appropriated for a program for older individuals. Estimated fair market value Excess personal property Exchange Exchange/sale Executive agency Extremely hazardous personal property Fair market value Federal agency Firearm Flight Safety Critical Aircraft Part (FSCAP) Foreign excess personal property Forfeited property Grant Hazardous personal property Holding agency Intangible personal property Inventory Life-limited part Line item Munitions List Item (MLI) National property management officer Negotiated sale Nonappropriated fund activity Offer to sell Period of restriction Perishable Personal property Project grantee Property management Public agency Public body Reagent Replacement (1) No longer adequately performs the tasks for which it is used; or (2) Does not meet the agency's need as well as the personal property to be acquired. Salvage Scrap Screening Screening period Sealed bid sale Seized property Service educational activity (SEA) e.g., Shelf-life item Similar (1) Are identical; or (2) Fall within a single Federal Supply Classification (FSC) Group of property (includes all forms of property within a single FSC Group); or (3) Are parts or containers for similar end items; or (4) Are designed or constructed for the same general purpose (including all forms of property regardless of the FSC Group to which they are assigned). Spot bid sale State State Agency for Surplus Property (SASP) State or local government Surplus personal property (surplus) Surplus release date Transfer with reimbursement i.e., Transferee Unclaimed property i.e., United States (U.S.) Utilization Vessels Voluntarily abandoned property