NIGP 998: Sale of Surplus and Obsolete Items

NIGP 998 Sale Of Surplus And Obsolete Items is a Class code encompassing the disposition and resale of surplus equipment, vehicles, real property, and materials that state and local governments no longer require for operations. State and local buyers under this code procure auction services, sealed-bid sales processes, and online disposal platforms to liquidate surplus inventory ranging from vehicles and heavy equipment to office furniture, IT assets, and specialized machinery. The issuing bodies include county purchasing offices, municipal governments, transit authorities, water districts, and special-purpose agencies; Broward County, Pinellas County, Monroe County, and Orange County appear as repeat users of surplus auction and disposal contracts within the recent activity. Representative recent opportunities include Broward County's open-end indefinite-quantity contract for surplus auction services (TRN2131873B1, competitive sealed proposal due April 10, 2026) covering vehicles, heavy equipment, transit buses, and machinery with compensation earned exclusively through buyer's premium commissions, and Pinellas County's solicitation for an online auction service provider (260488RFP, RFP due July 7, 2026) to manage the sale of miscellaneous surplus equipment including computers, monitors, printers, tools, construction equipment, and furniture with objectives focused on inventory reduction and increased hammer prices.

Recent activity concentrates in Florida and California, with secondary activity in Connecticut, New Jersey, Georgia, and Texas. The geographic spread reflects both mature municipal procurement infrastructure in large metropolitan areas and smaller jurisdictions managing routine asset disposition. The code also captures occasional real property surplus sales—exemplified by Columbia County, Georgia's sealed-offer sale of surplus real property at 4065 Columbia Road (due June 30, 2026)—and specialized surplus disposal such as Orange County, Florida's corrections-facility security-controls and secure-door replacement construction project (Y26-750, sealed bid due July 21, 2026, estimated $7 million). Vendors pursuing this code should expect competitive procurement tied to disposition efficiency and revenue recovery; compensation models vary from commission-based arrangements in auction services to firm fixed pricing in construction-related disposal work. Performance bonds, insurance coverage (particularly liability and cyber liability for online platforms), and compliance with platform-specific submission requirements (such as OpenGov and Bonfire) are standard.