NIGP 99846: Furniture, Sale of Surplus and Obsolete Items

NIGP 99846 Furniture, Sale Of Surplus And Obsolete Items is an Item code covering the disposition of used, confiscated, and surplus goods through trade, credit, or outright sale by state and local agencies. The work currently being solicited under this code reflects a narrow but active subset: police and public-safety agencies disposing of confiscated or decommissioned equipment — particularly firearms — through sealed-bid exchanges or sales to licensed dealers. The transactions are structured as credit swaps or trade-ups in which a government agency tenders surplus inventory and receives new equipment of equivalent or greater value, or seeks the highest cash credit offer for goods offered "as is, where is." State and local procurement offices (in this case, police departments and consolidated city governments) handle these solicitations directly through RFB (Request for Bid) notices with sealed bidding, virtual bid openings, and strict licensing and compliance requirements for respondents.

The Columbus Consolidated Government Police Department posted RFB No. 27-0010 on September 16, 2026 for sealed bids due October 14, 2026, seeking to trade 306 used and confiscated firearms and seven upper receivers to a Federal Firearm License holder in exchange for Heckler & Koch MR556 A4 SBR 11" rifles with accessories. Respondents must hold both federal and state firearm dealer licenses, provide bid security equal to five percent of total bid value, and complete transfer documentation within ten calendar days of award. The solicitation reflects the operational reality of this code: government agencies moving capital equipment inventory through structured competitive processes with high compliance and regulatory thresholds. Recent opportunities in this code appear concentrated in municipal and consolidated city governments with active law-enforcement operations; the geographic reach of the recent record includes at least Georgia (Columbus) and the District of Columbia, though the population of eligible issuers — police departments and public-safety agencies with surplus assets — remains narrow.