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Disposal of NOAA Small Boats

1. Prepare the boat for sale/disposal
1. Clean the boat
2. Inventory any equipment that may be needed by other user in the region.
3. Make inventoried equipment available to other users.
4. Have a survey performed if one has not been done recently to get an inventory of material condition of the boat and equipment that is being disposed.

2. Contact GSA
1. Set a minimum bid that is appropriate.  Use various contacts and other boat advertisements to determine appropriate bid price.
2. Work with the local GSA representative to keep the bidding open for the maximum time period.  (Two weeks is appropriate.) 

3. In preparation for sale:
1. Create a sales flier that can be posted.
2. Contact: boat yards, marinas and have the flier posted.
3.  Post a copy of the flier with all pertinent information on the GSA website
4. Post an add on local services such as Craigslist with link to GSA
5. Ensure that all registered safety equipment that is registered as NOAA property is appropriately unregistered when sold. Example: EPIRB. beacon.registration@noaa.gov or phone 301-457-5678.
6. Ensure all stickers and other forms of identification such as small boat number etc are removed from all boat surfaces and equipment.

4. During the open bid period
1. Brief your administrator to answer the common questions regarding the sale/disposal in anticipation of many phone calls.
2. Schedule 2 or three open houses during which prospective buyers can observe the boat, listen to the engines and observe equipment in operation.
3. Set aside two weeks to answer phone calls etc. and have one person as the point of contact. 
4. Create a list of all contacts who are interested in the boat.

5. Following the close of the bidding
1. Ensure that when payment is received a faxed copy is sent to the present small boat custodian as receipt of payment before the boat and equipment are released. To the new owner.
2. Contact the small boat coordinator to make sure the boat is taken off the inventory
3. Contact your local property custodian to ensure that vessel is taken of inventory.
4. Ensure the gas card and license plate on the trailer are removed and returned to GSA

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