Government junk removal · Surplus property
Government surplus junk removal isn't the same job as commercial junk removal. Federal property has GSA disposition rules. State property has state surplus board rules. Municipal property has its own municipal disposition rules. IT equipment has data-destruction requirements that exceed commercial standards. Most consumer junk haulers can't even read these requirements, let alone comply with them. JRP runs government surplus work as a regulated workflow, not a pickup.
Property no longer needed by a federal, state, or municipal agency that needs to be disposed of according to the agency's applicable surplus rules. Federal property follows GSA disposition rules under 41 CFR. State property follows state surplus board rules (the specifics vary by state). Municipal property follows local government disposition policy.
Most surplus disposition is structured as a multi-step process: items first get offered to other agencies (intra-agency or inter-agency transfer), then to qualifying nonprofits or schools (state or federal donation programs), then to public surplus auction (typically run through GovDeals, Public Surplus, or a state-specific platform), and only items that fail to find a taker route to disposal. JRP's role is at the disposal end of that pipeline — we handle the items that have completed the surplus pipeline without finding a taker.
Classified material, weapons, ammunition, and controlled substances are NEVER part of standard surplus removal. Those items have agency-specific destruction protocols handled by specialized contractors with appropriate clearances.
Federal facility work involves a stack of compliance requirements. GSA disposition rules under 41 CFR govern how federal property is disposed of after the surplus pipeline. Davis-Bacon Act applies prevailing wage to most federal facility contracts above the $2,000 threshold. NIST Special Publication 800-88 governs media sanitization for federal IT equipment — essentially, any disk or storage device that handled federal data needs destruction or sanitization under documented chain of custody.
For our role specifically: we provide NIST 800-88 compliant destruction documentation when handling federal IT equipment, prevailing wage compliance documentation where Davis-Bacon applies, and disposition routing that aligns with the GSA pipeline rather than circumventing it.
State surplus rules vary significantly. Some states (Pennsylvania, Texas, California) have centralized surplus property programs that handle disposition for most state agencies. Others have agency-by-agency disposition under state surplus board rules. Most have public-auction-first requirements before disposal is permitted.
Municipal rules are typically simpler — local government disposition policy is set by the city or county council and tends to follow standard practices (offer to internal departments, offer to qualifying nonprofits, public auction, then disposal). We follow the agency's policy rather than defaulting to a single approach.
Government surplus removal usually anchors against an agency consolidation, relocation, or fiscal-year deadline. Federal agencies tend to clear surplus before fiscal-year-end (September 30) or at the start of the new fiscal year (October 1). State agencies follow state fiscal calendars (typically July 1 - June 30, but some states differ). Municipal agencies vary.
For larger projects (full-building decommissioning during agency consolidation), projects typically run 4-12 weeks with phased work against the agency's relocation timeline. After-hours and weekend work is common where the building is still partially operating during the wind-down.
Government surplus work follows the agency's applicable procurement rules. Federal agencies use SAM-registered contractors with NAICS code matching (562910 - Remediation Services or 562998 - All Other Miscellaneous Waste Management Services typically apply). State and municipal agencies follow state/local procurement law — often public bid above purchasing thresholds.
Pricing is typically fixed scope-of-work for the project once the on-site walkthrough has identified scope and any compliance overlay (Davis-Bacon prevailing wage, security clearance, after-hours scheduling). For agency-wide master agreements, per-project pricing tiered by typical scope.
Frequently asked
For federal contracts above the simplified acquisition threshold, yes. NAICS codes 562910 (Remediation Services) and 562998 (All Other Miscellaneous Waste Management Services) typically apply. For smaller federal contracts under the SAT, SAM registration may not be required depending on the procurement type.
We comply with Davis-Bacon Act prevailing wage requirements for federal facility work above $2,000. Compliance documentation including certified payrolls is included in project invoicing. For state-equivalent prevailing wage laws, same approach.
NIST Special Publication 800-88 specifies media sanitization standards for federal IT equipment. For us, that means physical destruction of disks and storage devices under documented chain of custody, with destruction certificates issued back to the agency's IT security team. The actual destruction process meets NIST standards for either Clear, Purge, or Destroy depending on the data classification level.
No. Classified material, weapons, ammunition, and controlled substances have agency-specific destruction protocols that require specialized contractors with appropriate security clearances. Those items are handled outside the standard surplus pipeline by specialty vendors.
We work at the end of the pipeline — items that have completed the GSA disposition process (intra-agency transfer offers, inter-agency offers, qualifying nonprofit donation, public auction) without finding a taker. We don't circumvent the pipeline; we execute disposal on items the agency has already cleared for disposition.
State surplus rules vary significantly. We follow whatever the agency's applicable rules require. For state agencies under centralized surplus programs (like PA Surplus Property Program or TX State Surplus), we coordinate with the central program. For agency-by-agency disposition, we coordinate directly with the agency's surplus officer.
Agency level (federal/state/municipal), project type, timeline, and any compliance overlay (Davis-Bacon, NIST 800-88, security clearance). Our government accounts team handles these directly and gets back to you within one business day.
Government & institutional · Agency surplus