# COMAR Title 04 — Department of General Services

## Subtitle 03 — Personal Property Disposal

### Chapter 01 — Disposal Process

**Authority:** State Finance and Procurement Article, §§4-204(b) and 4-501—4-508,Annotated Code of Maryland; COMAR 21.01.03.01A(10)

**Administrative History:** Effective date: June 27, 1988 (15:13 Md. R. 1551)

**Administrative History:** Regulation .04A amended effective May 1, 2000 (27:8 Md. R. 796)

#### Regulation .01 Applicability.

*COMAR 04.03.01.01*

These regulations only apply to State-owned personal property that has been declared excess or surplus under State Finance and Procurement Article, §4-502, Annotated Code of Maryland. They do not apply to other State-owned personal property that is covered by State Finance and Procurement Article, §10-305.

#### Regulation .02 Availability.

*COMAR 04.03.01.02*

Serviceable excess property will be listed periodically in the Excess Property Bulletin, a Statewide Department of General Services publication, notifying State agencies, local governments, and nonprofit organizations of available excess property.

#### Regulation .03 General Requirements.

*COMAR 04.03.01.03*

A. The Inventory Management Division of the Department of General Services shall determine the method of property disposition.

B. Excess property will be transferred to another State agency, whenever feasible, before other methods of disposal are considered.

C. Excess property sales will be executed by competitive sealed bids or public auctions.

#### Regulation .04 Utilization by a Local Jurisdiction or Nonprofit Organization.

*COMAR 04.03.01.04*

A. Excess property that is no longer needed by the State may be sold without obtaining competitive bids or donated to a local jurisdiction or nonprofit organization upon approval by the Secretary of General Services or the Secretary's designee at no lower than the Assistant Secretary's level.

B. A local jurisdiction or nonprofit organization obtaining donated property shall be required to sign a statement certifying the intended use of the property in the recipient's program.