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- GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
- Washington, DC 20405
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- FIRMR BULLETIN C-2
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- TO: Heads of Federal agencies
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- SUBJECT: Disposition and reuse of Federal information processing
- equipment
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- 1. Purpose. This bulletin provides guidance and detailed
- procedures for use by Federal agencies in the disposition and reuse
- of Government-owned FIP equipment that is no longer needed for the
- purpose for which it was acquired.
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- 2. Expiration date. This bulletin contains information of a
- continuing nature and will remain in effect until canceled.
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- 3. Contents.
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- Topic Paragraph
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- Related material..........................................4
- Information and assistance................................5
- Acronyms..................................................6
- GSA Excess FIP Equipment Program..........................7
- Reporting threshold.....................................7a
- Outdated equipment......................................7b
- Exchange/sale procedures..................................8
- Disposing agency actions..................................9
- Reusing agency actions....................................10
- GSA actions...............................................11
- Agency responsibilities...................................12
- Instructions for completing Standard Form (SF) 120...Attachment A
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- 4. Related material.
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- a. FIRMR Part 201-23
- b. 41 CFR Parts 101-44, 45, 46
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- TC 90-1 Attachment
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- FEDERAL INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT REGULATION
- APPENDIX BFIRMR Bulletin C-2
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- 5. Information and assistance.
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- General Services Administration
- Authorizations Branch (KMAS)
- 18th and F Streets, NW
- Washington, DC 20405
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- Telephone: FTS 241-1566 or (202) 501-1566.
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- 6. Acronyms.
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- FAR Federal Acquisition Regulation
- FIP Federal Information Processing
- FSS Federal Supply Service
- GFE Government Furnished Equipment
- OAC Original Acquisition Cost
- SF Standard Form
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- 7. GSA Excess FIP Equipment Program. The GSA Excess FIP Equipment
- Program is managed by the Authorizations Branch (KMAS) of GSA's
- Information Resources Management Service. The primary goal of this
- program is to help Federal agencies locate up-to-date, used
- equipment for reuse and dispose of equipment that is no longer
- needed quickly and easily. Leased equipment is not covered by the
- GSA Excess FIP Equipment Program.
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- a. Reporting threshold. The threshold for reporting excess
- equipment to GSA is $1 million OAC per component.
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- b. Outdated equipment. Outdated equipment is not to be
- reported to GSA as excess, regardless of its OAC.
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- 8. Exchange/sale procedures. Exchange/sale procedures for FIP
- equipment are not covered solely by the FIRMR. They are contained
- in 41 CFR Part 101-46 and in the contracting policies and
- procedures in the FIRMR and the FAR.
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- 9. Disposing agency actions. The agency should dispose of FIP
- equipment in the following order of precedence:
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- a. Reassign the equipment in accordance with FIRMR policies
- and procedures and established agency procedures.
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- b. Exchange or sell the equipment as part of a transaction to
- acquire replacement FIP equipment. Exchange/sale transactions for
- FIP equipment may be initiated in parallel with interagency
- screening, but screening by GSA of exchange/sale transactions with
- an OAC per component of $1 million or more must be completed prior
- to concluding an exchange/sale transaction.
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- c. When the component OAC is $1 million or more and the
- equipment is not outdated, declare the equipment excess and report
- it to the GSA Excess FIP Equipment Program.
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- (1) The agency should send a completed SF-120 to GSA at
- least 60 days before it plans to release the equipment. The
- instructions for completing the SF-120 are in Attachment A to this
- bulletin. The SF-120 is illustrated in FAR 53.301-120 and 41 CFR
- 101-43.4901-120.
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- (2) Upon receipt of notification from GSA, the agency
- should assist in making arrangements for transfer of the excess
- equipment.
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- d. When the component OAC is less than $1 million and the
- equipment is not outdated, the agency may request that GSA process
- the equipment through its Excess FIP Equipment Program as a special
- offering. An agency may request a special offering of the
- equipment to other agencies by forwarding a letter to GSA
- explaining the circumstances supporting the request. Interagency
- transfer of excess FIP equipment that is not outdated, with an OAC
- of less than $1 million, is permitted if the holding agency learns
- of a potential user outside of the screening process. These
- transfers are not subject to GSA approval and may be made upon such
- terms as agreed to by the agencies involved.
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- e. Make excess FIP equipment available for surplus donation
- and subsequent sale in accordance with 41 CFR Parts 101-44 and
- 101-45 when:
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- (1) The equipment cannot be reassigned or transferred to
- another agency and the component OAC is less than $1 million. or
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- (2) The equipment was reported to the Excess FIP
- Equipment Program and could not be disposed of through that program
- within 60 days.
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- 10. Reusing agency actions. The agency may request and obtain
- equipment available for reuse, including equipment that is
- available through the Excess FIP Equipment Program. When an agency
- determines that using equipment listed in GSA's Excess Equipment
- Availability Letter would be the most advantageous alternative to
- meet an agency requirement or that cost to the agency would be
- reduced if the equipment were provided to an agency contractor or
- grantee as GFE, the agency should:
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- a. Submit a letter to GSA, specifying the equipment requested
- and describing the requirement the equipment will satisfy.
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- b. Comply with the instructions provided by GSA's approval
- letter, if the agency's request to acquire the excess equipment is
- approved.
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- 11. GSA actions. GSA will:
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- a. Review SF-120s submitted by agencies to ensure that the
- equipment being reported as excess qualifies for reuse by Federal
- agencies.
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- b. Review letters from agencies that request a special
- offering through the GSA Excess FIP Equipment Program and determine
- whether to include the equipment in the program's Excess Equipment
- Availability Letter.
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- c. When equipment is available for reuse, forward an Excess
- Equipment Availability Letter to the individual responsible for
- disposition and reuse at each agency.
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- d. Process agency requests for equipment that has been made
- available through GSA's Excess FIP Equipment Program; in the case
- of multiple requests, decide which agency should receive the
- equipment.
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- e. Send letters to both the agency with the excess equipment
- and the agency receiving the equipment to notify each that GSA has
- approved the reuse of the equipment. These letters will provide
- instructions to be followed by both agencies.
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- f. Notify agencies that have requested excess equipment when
- their request has not been approved.
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- g. When equipment reported as excess to GSA does not qualify
- for inclusion in the GSA Excess FIP Equipment Program or when there
- are no requests from other Federal agencies for the equipment,
- refer it for donation or subsequent sale in accordance with 41 CFR
- Parts 101-44 and 101-45.
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- h. Screen exchange/sale transactions with an OAC per
- component of $1 million or more.
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- 12. Agency responsibilities.
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- a. FIRMR 201-23 requires each agency to designate an
- individual to be responsible for managing the disposition of FIP
- equipment. The agency is to provide the individual's name,
- address, and telephone number to GSA.
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- b. FIRMR 201-23 also requires each agency to establish
- internal procedures for reassigning FIP equipment. These
- procedures should include the following, as a minimum:
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- (1) Procedures for reporting equipment that is no longer
- needed for the purpose for which it was acquired.
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- (2) Procedures to inform offices throughout the agency of
- the availability of equipment for reuse.
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- (3) Procedures to facilitate reuse of the equipment once
- it has been determined that reuse would be the most advantageous
- alternative for meeting an agency requirement, or that providing
- the equipment as GFE to a contractor or grantee would reduce agency
- contract or grant costs.
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- (4) In accordance with FIRMR 201-23, procedures for
- obtaining the approval of the agency DSO before reassigning
- outdated FIP equipment.
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- Thomas J. Buckholtz
- Commissioner
- Information Resources
- Management Service
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- Attachment A
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- INSTRUCTIONS
- FOR
- COMPLETING
- STANDARD FORM (SF) 120
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- 1. APPLICABILITY: These instructions apply only to the reporting
- of excess FIP equipment under the GSA Excess FIP Equipment Program
- in accordance with the policies and procedures of FIRMR Part 201-23
- and this FIRMR bulletin. All other FIP equipment to be sold by GSA
- as surplus is reported to FSS regional offices only after donation
- screening pursuant to 41 CFR Part 101-44. Exchange/sale FIP
- equipment processed under 41 CFR Part 101-46 is not subject to
- donation screening. All surplus and Exchange/sale property is
- reported using SF-126, Report of Personal Property for Sale (see 41
- CFR 101-45.303).
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- 2. NUMBER OF COPIES: The original and two copies of the SF-120
- for items reported under the GSA Excess FIP Equipment Program are
- to be submitted to:
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- General Services Administration
- Authorizations Branch (KMAS)
- 18th and F Streets, NW
- Washington, DC 20405
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- An SF-120A, Continuation Sheet, should be used when needed.
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- 3. NUMBERING: The agency is to assign each line item on the
- SF-120 a unique item control number. This unique number is to be
- generated as provided in 41 CFR 101-43.4901-120-1, using the
- following standard format:
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- a. Reporting agency's FEDSTRIP or DOD activity address code
- (block 1).
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- b. Current Julian date (block 1).
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- c. An agency-assigned 4-digit item number (block 18(a)), that
- cannot be duplicated for a given activity address code on the same
- Julian date.
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- 4. REPORTING ELEMENTS: The SF-120 (see attached specimen) should
- contain--
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- a. Condition code as defined in 41 CFR 101-43.4801;
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- b. Manufacturer's name;
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- c. Equipment type and model;
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- d. Description, including the supplier's nomenclature for each
- component;
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- e. List of elements removed from each component, if
- applicable;
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- f. Description of available software, engineering drawings,
- manuals, etc.; and
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- g. Contractor-held equipment, if applicable, as an attached
- list.
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- 5. ENDORSEMENTS: The SF-120 and copies should include this
- citation prominently displayed when the equipment is on real
- property excessed per 41 CFR 101-47:
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- "FIP EQUIPMENT ON EXCESS REAL PROPERTY"
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- 6. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: See FAR 53.301-120 and 41 CFR
- 101-43.4901-120-1.
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