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The Best-Kept Military Secret
Just as GSA auctions surplus property for civilian
government agencies, the Department of Defense sells
surplus Army, Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps property.
From the Defense Department you might buy needed
bearings, chemicals, chains, cables, alarm systems,
aircraft parts, hand tools, air conditioners, cleaning
supplies, computer equipment, prefabricated structures,
textiles, electric wire, and woodworking gear.
The Defense Department has a reputation for selling
merchandise at extremely low prices -- beat-up cars for
$200 or less, for example. Occasionally the military
screws up and purchases items in the wrong size or the
wrong color. This brand-new merchandise may be auctioned
off for a fraction of the going rate.
For information,write to the Department of Defense,
Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service, P. O. Box
1370, Battle Creek MI 49016-1370. Another good place to
being is with the Surplus Property Bidders Application.
To get an application call or write the National Sales
Office, P. O. Box 5275 DDRC, 2163 Airways Blvd., Memphis
TN 38114-5210; or telephone 901 775-4974.
You'll learn how to get on the national auction
mailing list and receive auction catalogs, generally for
larger sealed-bid auctions.
The next step is to contact the regional sales
offices:
* 926 Taylor Station Rd.
Blacklick OH 43215-9615
614 238-2281
* 2163 Airways Blvd.
Memphis TN 38114-5052
901 775-6858
* Defense Depot Ogden
Bldg. 2A-1
500 W. 12th St.
Ogden UT 84407-5001
801 399-6662
* Bldg. 12
Camp H.M. Smith, HI 96861-5010
808 474-0491
These regional offices hold public auctions and so
do more than 100 local marketing offices around the U.S.
often at military bases. The regional office nearest you
can provide addresses and phone numbers of local offices.
In a typical Defense Department auction, previews
are held for a full day, three days before the actual
sale. If you place a winning bid, you generally have
five days to pay in full with cash or a cashier's check.
The Defense Department will accept money wired directly
from your bank.
In addition to auctions of surplus property, the
Defense Department will frequently sell merchandise from
a contractor's leftover inventory. For information,
write to the Commander, Defense Contract Administration
Services Region, at any of the following addresses:
* 495 Summer St.
Boston MA 02210-2184
* 201 Varick St.
New York NY 10014-4811
* 2800 South 20th St.
Philadelphia PA 19101-7478
* 805 Walker St.
Marietta GA 30060-2789
* Federal Office Bldg.
1240 E. Ninth St.
Cleveland OH 44199-2036
* O'Hare International Airport
P. O. Box 55475
Chicago IL 60666-0475
* 1136 Washington Ave.
St. Louis MO 63101-1194
* 1200 Main St.
Dallas TX 75202-4399
* 11099 South La Cienega Blvd.
Los Angeles CA 90045-6197