Bids sought for asset sale program
The GSA has started the search for a way to let agencies easily and efficiently dispose of property.
This week the General Services Administration released its final request for proposals on the first phase of the Federal Asset Sales e-government initiative. It officially kicks off the search for a way to let agencies easily and efficiently dispose of property.
The GSA-led interagency team expects to award the $500 million, two-year contract — with three additional option periods, the first for two years and the last two for three — by Nov. 18. This initial RFP focuses on what GSA describes as personal property, essentially everything except for land, buildings or financial assets. Eventually, the e-gov initiative will include all types of assets.
Federal officials want to create a central service aggregator official to oversee online and in-person sales. The vendor team must handle everything, including storage, refurbishing, catalog listings and the auctions.
Proposals are due back to GSA by Oct. 6.
In a change from the draft RFP, vendors can choose one of two pricing models: a traditional fee-for-service structure or an alternate incentive-aligned structure in which the vendor takes a percentage of sale proceeds. But GSA wants agencies to get the highest return possible instead of a return of less than 2 percent of the original cost, as was the case for one agency studied by the GSA team.
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