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Show 14 April! 4, 1994 Hilltop Times Surplus property can be a bargain for you Negotiated sales in certain circumstances! National sales include such items as aircraft, ships, hazardous property and property having wide commercial application. Still interested in becoming a buyer but don't know how? It's easy. All you have'to do is call the nearest DRMO and ask to be placed on the mailand request a ing list or call "How to Buy" pamphlet, which includes a bidder's application. You will begin receiving flyers and sale catalogs on upcoming sales. Property is sold as is, and so the careful buyer takes advantage of the period. These are usually held two or three days prior to the sale. Some items such as hazardous property have specific terms and conditions of sale and are sold on national sale only. You must be 18 years of age to be a buyer and cannot be an employee of DRMS or an immediate member of the hold of an employee of DRMS. The "How to Buy" pamphlet explains various terms and conditions, methods of payment and lists the location and phone numbers of all our DRMOs. DRMS is a primary level field activity of the Defense Logistics Agency. If the property can't be reused within DOD or other federal and state agencies, it becomes sur- by Carol J. Simpson DRMS Public Affairs Office plus to the government and is offered for sale to Are you an astute bargain hunter? Do you like the public. On any given day, there is a surplus to find the real "deals"? How about typewriters, property sale going on somewhere around the Army fatigues, tool boxes and clothing for a frac- world. In the current defense environment, you can find tion of their original cost? some real bargains. In the 22 years since its incepSound too good to be true? It's not ... not if you DRMS has primarily received used property, tion, know about the Defense Reutilization and Marketall but that's changing. In addition to the defense ing Service. DRMS is a Department of Defense drawdowns, DOD is also reducing its inventory agency that is responsible for the disposal of ex- stock, and DRMS is receiving property that has cesssurplus military property and manages the never been used ... and a lot of that property is beDOD Surplus Property Sales Program. ing offered for sale as surplus. Now you might be saying, I don't want to buy Surplus property is sold locally and nationally several ways. At the local level or DRMOs: in tanks or anything like that. And if you are, you Auctions are conducted on a scheduled basis. haven't really seen what surplus property is. Look ... at it this way take a military base and try to Prospective bidders are notified of the sale by mail imagine all of the kinds of things it takes to keep and can inspect the property prior to the auction. D Spot bids are similar to auctions except the that base mission-readYes, everything from dentist chairs to medical equipment, cooking utensils bidders have only one bid. to serving dishes, and lawn mowers to sporting Cash and carry sales are held at some equipment. That's the kind of surplus property DRMOs and are similar to a retail sale where we're talking about. When the military services property is offered at a fixed price. National sales are conducted by the DRMS Nadon't need the property any more, it becomes extional Sales Office in Memphis, Tenn., and include: cess to their need and is turned in to a Defense D National auctions. and Marketing Office. DRMS has more Sealed bids, which allow bidders to enter their than 190 DRMOs located on or near military inwritten bids during a specified time. stallations around the world. pre-inspecti- y. on on For local information, Branch, Hill AFB, Ext. Defense Depot Ogden, ... call the Distribution or Mike Sperry, 399-642-8. .v.v.w.w.v.v. InMKsTgfg MATTRESS FACTOR Pillows Sheets Mattress Pad Bed Frame FREE DELIVERY rwr , - FUTON it P3E.B.UJ Gii-PDD- r.1 Twin Full Queen Kino , 7 $24 H a set Twin a set Full d set Wn, . Gross National a set $2J9aset Product set Queen 2 TP 2J9 "a 3fln Kino mm, mm BOOKCASE LOUNGER PINE BED FRAMES SOFA HEAVY DUTY BED CHAISE 2x6 medium finish $249 with Mattress FULL or QUEEN This year Americans will produce more' litter and METAL BUNK Twin & Full MATTRESS ALL COTTON FILLING Ivory (5 C Red, White and Blue SOur Metal Bunkbeds have been tested Testing Labs for durability) T VVPJ 2 JJ Futon Dunk Bed 5 Pull Flat into Bed or V Put into Sofa Position Futon Mattress Features Premium Innerspring Mattress and Duo Massage FULL LONG ; QUEEN $079 $999 $1199 something about it, ent who will? DAY Give A Hoot. Don't Pollute. 49 DAY BED FRAME POLY DECK in Total Relaxation. TWIN LONG SOFA SLEEPERS '25 Down Month Pa '25 AFinancing O.A.' If you don't do BEDS Unit deluxe adjustable electric a new bed ... dimension in daytime or full size Futon at night PINE ADJUSTABLE BED SALE pollution than ever before A Futon couch MATTRESS COMPLETE 139 with mattress J T .1 I I I in V i Forest Service-USD- A |