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Trade-in Equipment

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Definition:

Trade-in— Exchange equipment for credit towards a new purchase and remove it from your department's records.

Process Overview

  1. The custodial department ("the department" that wants to get rid of the equipment) initiates request for disposals/surplus of all property (equipment and materials) by submitting a Property Activity Form, UoW 1024, to the Equipment Inventory Office (EIO) using the established University of Washington disposal methods for trade-ins.
    Note: If the property is federally owned or funded by current awards, the department must request written permission from the sponsor prior to any surplus, movement, transfer or disposition and then submit the permission along with the 1024 form. (Call the Equipment Inventory Office if you would like help obtaining written permission from the sponsor.)

  2. The department arranges for the physical disposition of the asset.

  3. EIO verifies that the Property Activity Request form, UoW 1024, is complete and returns forms that are missing the necessary infomation and signatures to the department for completion. For example, they return forms with
  4. EIO processes the completed form, removing the equipment from the department's inventory.

  5. The department and EIO each maintain their copy of the 1024 form for six (6) years.

  6. EIO prepares annual deletion reports and submits a copy for review to the departmental Head.


Procedure

When you have identified items for trade-in:
  1. If the equipment is federally owned or funded on current awards you must
    1. Get written approval from the sponsor before you can surplus, move, transfer, or dispose of it. This disposition documentation must be complete and contain
      • the agency's written authorization,
      • appropriate disposal action, which could:
        • relieve the University of further federal accountability by giving the title to the University at which point it falls under state policies and procedures
        • request the University to return the equipment to the agency
        • request that the University sell the equipment and return the proceeds to the agency less $500 or 10% of the proceeds, whichever is less, for selling and handling expenses
        • transfer the equipment usage to another award by the same sponsoring agency (e.g., NIH to NIH, NASA to NASA) and leave the title with the federal government
      • date of disposal
    2. Send the written approval to the Equipment Inventory Office (EIO) who records the transaction (posts to record.)
  2. Prepare a Purchase Requisition including the equipment tag numbers. (PAS Requisition Entry)
  3. Complete and submit a Property Activity Request Form, UoW 1024, printed from this website or ordered through Stores at stock number 1035-024. (You need Adobe Acrobat to print the Web form.)

    Behold! a sample 1024 correctly filled out for trade-ins.

  4. Attach all copies of the Property Activity Request Form to the Purchase Requisition and send the bundle to Purchasing.

    Note: Purchasing negotiates with the vendor about the credit and returning the credited equipment to the vendor. If the request for credit is accepted, Purchasing forwards all copies of the Property Activity Request Form to the Equipment Inventory Office (EIO) who removes the record of the equipment from the department's inventory and disperses the copies of the 1024.

  5. Return the equipment to the vendor by following the directions Purchasing gives you.

Forms Required:

Regulations

State Regulations:

As described by WAC 236-48-198, surplus property available for disposal under the provisions of RCW 43.19.1919 shall not be sold to state elected officials, officers or employees, except at public sale. Public sales are held through Surplus Property.

Federal Regulations:

Disposition is accomplished in compliance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation, 45.6, and other specific contract provision.

For example: If the equipment is federally owned or funded on current awards you must

  1. Get written approval from the sponsor before you can surplus, move, transfer, or dispose of it. This disposition documentation must be complete and contain
  2. Send the written approval to the Equipment Inventory Office (EIO) who records the transaction (posts to record.)

Contacts

State/University Titled Equipment:   206-543-4663
Federally Titled Equipment:   206-543-4640 or 206-616-4046