Please see the procedure on the 'Return to Vendor' page.

Please see 'Lost/Stolen Equipment' on the 'Disposals' page.

No, 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 the Surplus Property Office.

Sole Exception: Under certain circumstances it is possible for employees to buy their old work cell phones. Please see Surplus property’s web site to see if you might qualify.

No, all items are to be forwarded to the Surplus Property Office for disposal.

Six years.

Our preferred method of receipt is electronic to eio@uw.edu, but if you need to send by campus mail, Equipment Inventory's box number is 354966. You should retain a copy for your records as well.  An electronic form can be found on our Equipment Forms webpage.

You schedule your transportation and pick ups through the Surplus Property Office. (The Equipment Inventory Office is responsible only for processing the forms and removing the items from your inventory.)

Yes - however, there are many considerations that come in to play with these types of transfers.  Please see process guidance at External Transfer.

The tag should always be affixed to the central processing unit (CPU) where it can easily be seen. We recommend placing the tag on the front of the CPU because it is the most visible location and makes the inventory process easier for the departmental inventory contact.

Include the central processing unit (CPU), operating system, monitor, keyboard, mouse, desk printer (if purchased at the same time), external modem, internal and external drives, freight, video cards, RAM, and sales tax in the total cost.