Surplus Property Management

Office Furniture and General Surplus

Items needing to be declared surplus can be done so in the following manner.

  • Submit a work order to the Facilities Services Work Order Link or send a direct email to receivingmoving@mtsu.edu .  Include an itemized listing of the furniture and other items you want removed from your office. Please declare these items surplus in the text of your request. The Receiving and Moving Services Department will facilitate your request as quickly as our schedule permits.
  • Once an item is declared surplus property it is available for other departments on campus. We do have a program that allows departments to store furniture in the off campus warehouse for future use. There is a cost associated with this program. We charge five dollars per square foot per year to store items for departments. If you would like to participate in this program contact Donathan Murray at extension 2959 or receivingmoving@mtsu.edu .
  • Govdeals.com - The University manages surplus furniture through Govdeals.com. Govdeals is a website uniquely designed to help governmental agencies deal with surplus property. The goal of surplus property management is to recycle as much furniture as possible back into the university community. The rest is sold on govdeals. Govdeals is also the site in which departments can claim surplus property. Items on either the MTSU Tier or Tennessee Board of Regents Tier are available to university departments free of charge. If an MTSU department selects an item from another TBR Institution the Department of Receiving and Moving Services will retrieve the chosen item for a cost of $2.50 per mile. If you choose to participate in the govdeals program registration is required through Govdeals.com. The process is free and can be done in one of two ways. Anyone wishing to register can do so at Govdeals.com or by calling 615 846-1150 or 1 800 613-0156 and a customer sales representative will guide you through that process.