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Massachusetts Surplus Fact Sheet

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
 Operational Services Division
Massachusetts State Surplus Property Program
 One Ashburton Place, Room 1017
Boston, MA 02108

Telephone: (617) 720-3146
Fax: (617) 727-4527

Mission Statement: To insure that the Commonwealth realizes the maximum benefit from State owned surplus personal property by regulating the manner of disposition of such property to State departments, municipalities, not-for-profit organizations and the general public.

Surplus property is offered and distributed to public entities in the following order:

Priority Level Public Entity Cost to Entity When Entities Are Eligible to Participate
1 State Departments with a need on file No Cost At any Time
2 State Departments No Cost At any Time
3 Cities & Towns Administration Fee
(Usually $10-$20 per unit)		 After 30 Days
4 Licensed Non-Profits Administration Fee
(Usually $10-$20 per unit)		 After 50 Days
5 General Public Auction/Bid After 60 Days

All surplus property with the exception of vehicles and related equipment is listed on a surplus property listing. This listing is available on the State Surplus Property Web Site.

Web Site: www.mass.gov/osd

Steps to access the Surplus Property Listing:
  • From the OSD web page, click on Explore More Services and scroll down to Surplus Property.
  • Under Related Links (right side of page) click on Surplus Property Available to Public Entities
  • The list is published in *,PDF or Adobe Acrobat format. Your computer needs to have Acrobat installed to view the list. (Acrobat is available at www.adobe.com) The surplus program operates without a central warehouse. This means that all surplus items are retained by the donor state agency. If a city or town wants to purchase surplus items listed from the donor agency, shipping arrangements must be negotiated.
  • Municipalities and non-profit organizations are eligible to apply for surplus property after 30 days from the date the item(s) were listed. (look at the column dated "available to municipalities")
  • Each item has a condition code. These codes are meant to provide a reasonable description of the general condition of each item. A complete list of condition codes can be found by clicking on the left bottom link of the Surplus Property Header Screen.
  • If you find something you would like to request, just download and complete a Surplus Request Form found under Related Links. You may mail or fax the form to the Surplus Property Office for processing.
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