(Updated Aug. 1, 2023)
Submit a Surplus Property Pickup request through the DFA Service Catalog if your department has university-owned property that is no longer wanted.
List all items being sent to Surplus on the Surplus Property Pickup form. If preferred, attach an excel spreadsheet with the required information and include item details (condition, working status).
Surplus Tags will be provided for each item listed on the Surplus Property Pickup request. The requestor must attach the tags to the item(s), and Facilities will not pick up any surplus items that are not tagged. Ensure all items you want picked up are properly tagged.
Other Guidelines:
- Please do not send supplies or equipment that have been designated to be destroyed. The Surplus Department does not have the means or ability to destroy property.
- E-waste Disposal: For proper disposal of electronic waste (e-waste), please submit it to Surplus using the same process mentioned above.
- Do Not Send, Recycle Instead ♻️
- Liquids
- Used Light Bulbs
- Any type of battery (computer-related or household)
- Smoke Detectors
- Broken Furniture
- Used Cardboard, packaging, food containers, ballasts, and other trash
- Used Toner/Print Cartridges
If your surplus item contains or has been previously used in connection with:
- Biological
- Chemical
- Radioactive
- Or any hazardous materials in any way
Please have Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) check the item(s) and approve the release to surplus BEFORE submitting a request to Equipment Management.
Presuming everything is fine, EH&S will issue a "green tag" that must be attached to the item.
Please Note: Facilities will not pick up freezers, refrigerators, cabinets, hoods, lab equipment, or any item they deem has potential contamination from hazardous materials without a "green tag" approving safe removal.
Contact Information:
Office of Environmental Health & Safety
Phone: (209) 228-7864
If your surplus is:
- A computer
- A copier
- An item that may have a hard drive or memory
Please have Office of Information Technology purge any remaining data on the device and attach the OIT request to the item BEFORE sending it to Surplus.
Contact IT Help Desk:
UC Merced's Mail Services Department
Phone: (209) 228-HELP (4357)
Email: helpdesk@ucmerced.edu
If your surplus item contains:
- An inventory item
- An Asset/Property tag
- Original purchase value over $5,000
Then an Inventory Modification Request (EIMR) must be submitted using the DFA Service Catalog. Find the Equipment Management menu and select 'Equipment Inventory Modification.'
An EIMR must accompany all transactions involving Inventorial Equipment.