To help government entities curb costs, State and Federal Surplus Services of the Ohio Department of Administrative Services facilitates the recycling of supplies within government. Prices are considerably lower than buying new. Nearly half of the surplus items are purchased by another government entity. The remaining items are sold at public auctions.

The office is open by appointment only between 8 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. weekdays, excluding government holidays.

Direct sales to Surplus Services' members are by appointment only. All other sales are performed online via GovDeals.

Deliveries of surplus vehicles and other items from Surplus Services' members also is by appointment only.

Surplus Services' members:

To schedule an appointment to deliver, purchase, or pick up a vehicle, call (614) 466-2670.

To schedule an appointment to deliver, purchase, or pick up warehouse merchandise, call (614) 728-3119.

Electronic Device Scrubbing:
The State of Ohio has contracted with RP Asset Recovery, Inc., replacing Lighthouse Solutions, to process the sanitation/scrubbing of data from electronic devices that store digital information. 

To request RP Asset Recovery’s services, access the IT Equipment Pick-Up Request portal under the Documents section to the right.