Sale of hazardous material, specifically spent lead acid batteries (forklift and AGM heavy duty Hawker). Batteries are RCRA exempt and sold for reclamation. Bidders are cautioned to read all terms and conditions carefully. Property is offered as is, where is with no warranty. Payment is required before removal. Removal must be completed at the purchaser's expense within the time allowed. Storage charges may apply if removal is delayed. Defaulting purchasers may lose all rights to the property and be subject to liquidated damages.
Property must be removed at the purchaser's expense within the period of time allowed in the sale. If the contracting officer determines that failure to remove the property within the period of time originally allowed arose out of causes beyond the control and without the fault or negligence of the purchaser, a reasonable extension of time for removal shall be allowed.
Payment must be made in accordance with the terms and conditions of the contract. Payments processed through Defense Finance Accounting Service (DFAS) generally take 35 business days to be cleared. Once cleared, a notice will be sent to DLA Disposition Service Field Office as an official notification that property may be released. Property will not be released until payment is received.
Unless otherwise provided in the sale, the government makes no warranty, express or implied, as to quantity, kind, character, quality, weight, size, or description of any of the property, or its fitness for any use or purpose. This is not a sale by sample.
The contract will be awarded to that responsible bidder whose bid conforming to the sale will be most advantageous to the government, price and other factors considered.
The bidder warrants that he/she is not under 18 years of age, not an employee of an agency of the federal government either as a civilian or as a member of the armed forces of the United States on active duty prohibited by the regulations of that agency from purchasing property sold hereunder, and not an agent or immediate member of the household of an employee in b, above.
If the purchaser fails to pay for the property or remove the same within the prescribed periods of time, the government shall be entitled to retain or collect as liquidated damages a sum equal to the greater of 20 percent of the purchase price of the items as to which the default has occurred, or $25, whichever is greater.
The bidder is invited, urged, and cautioned to inspect the property prior to submitting a bid. Property will be available for inspection at the places and times specified in the sale.
Individuals and firms who have committed a trade control violation, are indebted to the government, are suspended, proposed for debarment or debarred, or are listed in the Department of Commerce excluded parties lists are prohibited from participating.