Summer 2014

National Association of State Agencies for Surplus Property

NASASP NEWS www.nasasp.org

Since this is my first article, I to will endeavor to keep it short as well.

First, I can’t thank Chris Barela enough for the leadership and effort he

has provided for the past three years. Any SASP director knows how time

consuming running a SASP is, and adding the additional effort as the

President for as long as Chris has is extraordinary. Again, Thank You!

NASASP has made tremendous strides in the previous year; passage of

the FOR VETS Act, developing sufficient congressional support to affect

appropriations act, meeting with the head of DLA, etc. Over the coming year,

I’d like to continue building on these successes by focusing on increasing our

membership. There is strength in unity, so the more voices we have, the more

we are heard. We need to get active participation from more states and more

associate members.

Additionally, we need strong corporate partnerships to help support the

donation program.

I welcome your comments and suggestions and look forward to working with

everyone to ensure the continued success of the donation program.

Steve Ekin

This will be my final article as NASASP President, so I will make it short and

sweet. During our annual Conference last month in Denver CO., the Georgia

SASP Director and current NASASP Vice-President, Steve Ekin was elected

President for the 2014-2015 term. Also elected as National Officers were

Kristy Fierro (TX) Vice-President, Roger Stone (OK) Secretary and

James Hollis (ID) Treasurer. I feel confident that our Association is in

excellent hands moving forward!

We had 22 states represented at our meeting which is the most we have had in a

while. We had good open forum discussions as well as some structured training.

Dave Robbins and K-Marie Logan were there representing GSA and DLA.

We also had VictorArnold-Bik show us the ins and outs of reaching our

Congressional leaders in Washington, DC.

All of the vendors who were there to support NASASP had an opportunity

to address the group and explain why every State should be their customer.

Looking forward, please make plans to join us next year for NASASP’s

Annual Conference which will be held in Fort Worth, TX! Watch for

exact dates, location and agenda to come out in early 2015.

Just one last thing. I would like to thank everyone for supporting me as your President for the last three years. It’s been an

honor and privilege to represent this great organization. Thank you all for everything that you do to support the donation program.

Chris Barela

New Fiscal Year Brings New Leadership for NASASP

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2013 Associate Member of the Year Presentation

From left: Congressman Chris Gibson, Town Supervisor Mike Spaccaforno, NYSASP Representatives

Kevin Devenpeck and Tom Ostenhout, and NASASP Executive Director Scott Pepperman

This was only one piece of equipment they have

received through the Federal Surplus Personal

Property Program.

In addition, they have received another 6x6 truck,

several maintenance vehicles, tools, conference

tables and chairs, benches for Town meetings, filing

cabinets, a pressure washer and more! Their

creativity, proper use of the Program and

outstanding service to their community are the

reasons they received the 2013 Associate Member of

the Year Award.

Congratulations to Masonville and look soon for the

next round of nominations for the 2014 Associate

Member of the Year Award. Tell us your story and

you may be the next winner!

The 2013 Associate Member of the Year, Town of

Masonville, New York received their NASASP

Award, a commemorative plaque and digital camera,

on Wednesday, August 27, 2014 in a ceremony held

in Masonville. On hand to make the presentations

were: Congressman Christopher Gibson (R-NY),

Town Supervisor Mike Spaccaforno, Highway

Superintendent Chuck Smith, NASASP Executive

Director Scott Pepperman, New York State Agency

for Surplus Property Officials Thomas Osterhout and

Keven Devenpeck. The Town of Masonville is an outstanding example

of NASASP’s Associate Members and donees across

the country. For example, they refurbished a

military 6x6 truck, painted it and turned it into a

snow plow saving their community about $200,000!

Town of Masonville, NY Presented With NASASP’s

2013 Associate Member of the Year Award

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The City of Fort Payne is located in

the northeast corner of Alabama.

The Fort Payne Waterworks Board

is responsible for ensuring both safety

and water quality for their 21,000

citizens.

In order to maintain the water

standards necessary and stay within

their budget, when they need to replace

old equipment, they turn to AL State

Agency for Surplus Property.

“We have utilized AL State and

Federal Surplus for many years.

We visit both warehouses in Eva

and Montgomery, gathering surplus

equipment to save our citizens

thousands of dollars every year.

We have found everything from

janitorial and office supplies to

generators and heavy equipment.

The surplus property program is

not only important to our organization,

but to our taxpayers as well,” explained

Paul Nail, Executive Director/General

Manager.

In 2003 alone, they received federal

surplus equipment valued at over

$586,000 original acquisition costs,

for only $75,200!

City of Fort Payne Water Works Saves Taxpayers Over $500,000 Using AL Federal Surplus Program

2013 Associate Member of the Year Nominee

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2013 Associate Member of the Year Nominee

Federal Surplus Double-Wide Mobile Office Building Transformed Into 1940’s Era Chapel for Aviation Cadet

Museum Exhibit

After putting about $50,000 into moving, pouring

a concrete slab, wiring, construction, paint, carpet,

etc., the museum now includes the Silver Wings

Field Chapel. Another $25,000 was spent on creating “Meet The

Master,” a one-hour presentation of a holograph

of Jesus Christ personally providing answers to life’s

most vexing questions. The Grand Opening was

held in September 2013.

Although the Chapel will not be used for Sunday

services, it can be used for military weddings,

meetings, concerts, etc.

The museum plans to build five more large buildings

for the training base. Severe said one of his greatest

pleasures is seeing a former airman connect with the

jets and other aircraft, remembering their time in the

air. He also finds it rewarding when children are

inspired and made curious to learn more about flying

from what they experience at Aviation Cadet World.

Aviation Cadet Museum, Inc. is a sprawling

property nestled in the Ozark Mountains of Northwest

Arkansas. In addition to numerous attractions, it boasts

Silver Wings Field, a working runway for private

aircraft.

Errol D. Severe, Founder, is dedicated to building

an experience that exemplifies the best of American

flight. “This will not be a dry museum; rather it

will be a living experience. It will be a place where

everyone can come, and for a brief moment in history,

become a cadet. You will even be able to fly your own

simulator. In short, a place where every man, woman

and child can travel back in time to the glory days of

the Cadet Corps,” Severe explains.

In keeping with his plan to replicate a 1940/1950’s

era training base, the museum has received many

items from AR Federal Surplus to help bring his vision

to fruition. Last year, the museum received a double-

wide mobile office building for only $500. “Every

military base had a chapel, so this seemed to be just

what we needed,” continued Severe.

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2013 Associate Member of the Year Nominee

Two Federal Surplus Fire Trucks Save Cascade Rural Fire District and Taxpayers over $100,000

The City of Cascade is located in southwest Idaho

on the southeast shore of Lake Cascade. The

Cascade Rural Fire Protection District, which

is responsible for protecting the citizens from fire

related disasters, consists of three fire departments.

With a population of about 940 people, their s

mall-town budget doesn’t allow for purchasing

new equipment. That’s why James Hass, Cascade

Fire Chief has been utilizing the Idaho Federal

surplus program to acquire several pieces of

firefighting equipment over the last four years.

“I think the best job we’ve done saving the

district money is when we received two 1991

KME 4 wheel drive fire engines for only $250

each in donee service fees. Freight was an

additional $1,500 each. They only needed minor

repairs and most of the work was performed by

the volunteer firefighters. Including repairs,

donee service charges and freight, we invested

a total of about $7,500. The original acquisition

cost for each of them was $169,100. I estimate

we saved the fire district and our taxpayers

over $100,000,” explained Hass.

“These 4x4 fire engines will allow us to better

protect our district. There is no way a small

department like ours could afford this type of

equipment without the help of the ID Federal

surplus program and NASASP,” Hass continued.

The two fire engines that were replaced were

passed on to another needy fire department.

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2013 Associate Member of the Year Nominee

Federal Surplus Program Makes Acquiring John Deere Loader Affordable For City of Lexington

Interesting history about Lexington….

Lexington was the site of two of the largest battles in

the western campaign of the American Civil War. On

September 12, 1861, The Battle of Lexington began

when thousands of soldiers from the Missouri State

Guard, led by Major General Sterling Price, began

a siege against the Federal military post in the old

Masonic College commanded by Colonel James A.

Mulligan. On September 20, 1861, Mulligan's troops

surrendered. The battlefield on the bluffs of the

Missouri River is now a state park.

The Second Battle of Lexington occurred during

Price's Missouri Expedition on October 19, 1864.

After the Civil War ended, many guerrilla fighters

who had refused to honor the cease fire decided to

take advantage of the special Federal amnesty that

was declared for such forces and turn themselves in

at Lexington. It was reported that while riding into

town under a white flag, they were fired upon by

Union soldiers severely wounding Jesse James.

Some credit this event as a major contributing factor

to his post-war career as a legendary bank robber.

The City of Lexington is located in western Missouri,

about 40 miles east of Kansas City and is considered

part of the Kansas City Greater Metropolitan Area.

It has a population of about 4,700.

Being a small municipality with limited resources

and personnel, when they needed snow cleared, after

storm clean-up, trail maintenance and the like, they

had to hire contractors or rent equipment. Purchasing

their own equipment seemed out of reach.

Then, they were fortunate to have located a John

Deere Loader available through the MO Federal

surplus program. For a service charge of only

$13,000, the loader, with an original acquisition

cost of about $53,000, was now within their budget.

They have also acquired a man lift, mini truck,

floodlights, power tools, generators and more to

help them be a more effective department. “MO

State Agency For Surplus Property is a tremendous

asset to our organization,” claims Mark Wallace,

Street Supervisor.

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2013 Associate Member of the Year Nominee

Federal Surplus Wheel Boom Loader with Flail Mower Makes

Trip Around The World From Sioux Falls, SD To Iraq and Back!

Property. Jim searches for everything from a crescent

wrench for the plumber, mowers for the grounds crew,

rotary sweeper for cleaning the parking lots and

vehicles to get the workers around the campus.

The Facilities and Services Department has acquired

a fleet of GEM (Global Electric Motorcar) Vehicles

through South Dakota Federal Surplus Agency.

SDSU is committed to do everything they can to be

an ecological campus, GEM Vehicles cut down on

operation costs and lower pollution. The crew has

taken the time to familiarize themselves with the

schematics of the GEM Vehicles to get them in

operation.

One piece of property is very intriguing as it

has made a trip “around the world.” Through the

NASASP Overseas Program, South Dakota Federal

Surplus Agency acquired a Wheel Loader Boom

with Flail Mower that had been returned from Iraq.

Upon receiving it, they realized it had been originally

manufactured in Sioux Falls, South Dakota through

a government contract! SDSU was able to acquire

the $68,000 Wheel Loader Boom with Flail Mower

for the service and handling price of $3,712.50.

And you think, “Well, yeah it is a used item, it should

be reduced in price.” Currently on the internet, a used

Wheel Loader Boom with Flail Mower brings about

$30,000. WOW, now that is some real savings!

Federal Surplus is a GREAT Program!

South Dakota State University (SDSU) is the state’s

largest higher-education institution. Over 12,000

students gather to continue their education from all

50 states and 70 different countries. Students work

towards all level degrees including Associates,

Bachelors, Masters, Ph. D, and Professional Doctorates.

South Dakota State University is a growing campus;

in 2013 they constructed new resident halls, adding

housing for over 800 students, and an addition to

the Student Union.

South Dakota State University Facilities and Services

Department is responsible for street and parking

lot maintenance, snow/ice removal (streets, lots

and sidewalks), grounds care (including mowing,

trimming, application of herbicides and insecticides),

maintaining and caring for campus trees, plants and

shrubs, and trash collection (trash route and various

campus collection points). This department also

handles everything within this area including

carpentry, plumbing, welding, painting, electrical,

freight, and locksmith just to give a broad idea.

They are responsible for the maintenance of the

225 acre campus including 20 miles of sidewalks,

almost 4 miles of streets, over 8,000 parking stalls,

and over 300 buildings that add up to over3.6 million

square feet.

James Weiss, Building and Maintenance Coordinator,

has become a well-known face at SD Federal Surplus

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Florida Donation

One of the Voodoo jets was removed from the Panama

City Marina and the other's time on display at Gulf

Coast State College was nearing an end. The fighter

jets are special to the area because they were flown

by former members of the Bay County Commission.

Allen Golden Bay County was the actual donee who

received the jet fighters for only $250 in service fees.

The original acquisition cost of the jets was over

$3.5 million! This example is the epitome of getting

the most use out of federal surplus property.

The water off Panama City Beach is well known in

the diving community. "The number of dive charters

that we have is a testament to the importance of scuba

diving to our economy," Rowe said. "The deployment

of artificial reefs is very important to us."

The commission also believes the reefs will also benefit

fishermen because marine creatures will quickly convert

the jets into habitat.

Bay County is located in the northeast area of Florida,

with a population was 168,852. Its county seat is

Panama City and it is also home to Panama City Beach.

Panama City Beach's slogan is "The World's Most

Beautiful Beaches" due to its sugar-white sandy

beaches. It has also been said there is no better place

in the southeast U.S. to dive than off the coast of

Panama City Beach.

Recently, the Bay County Commission agreed to

contribute $30,000 to the Bay County Artificial Reef

Association for the purpose of converting and sinking

two federal surplus F-101 Voodoo Fighter Jets into

the Bay County Large Area Artificial Reef Site which

is located in 100 feet of water about 13 miles out from

the St. Andrews Pass. The site is already the resting

place of three F-106 aircraft and a span from the old

Dupont Bridge. The Florida Fish and Wildlife

Commission also donated $60,000 for the artificial

reef program which was used to build and sink the

reef modules.

Two Federal Surplus Voodoo Fighter Jets Laid To Rest in Artificial Reef Project Off Panama City Beach Coast

On display at Gulf Coast State College

Being removed from Panama City Marina

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Georgia Donation

Would You Like a Story About Your

Organization’s Use of Federal Surplus Property

In a Future NASASP’s Newsletter?

Call Tina at 763-258-7664

or email tina.rodriguez@nasasp.org

Federal Surplus Finds New Uses At Museum And EMS Department Saving Taxpayers Thousands

Henry County is located northwest of central Georgia, with

a population of about 204,000. The county is named after

Patrick Henry, a Revolutionary War firebrand and champion

of Individual Rights who is credited with the phrase “Give

me liberty or give me death.”

It seems only appropriate that the Heritage Park Veterans

Museum was able to acquire the Huey UH-1H helicopter

shown left from GA DOAS Surplus Property. At only $200

in donee service fees, its a steal compared to its original cost

of $922,000!

On Memorial Day, the museum dedicated the helicopter

to \the memory of CW2 Melvin C. Rebholz. Rebholz flew

over 200 medevac missions during the Vietnam war and

was shot down twice. Rehabbed to honor the many DUSTOFF

(Dedicated Unhesitating Service To Our Fighting Forces)

crews that manned these flying ambulance, this Huey

now bears the call sign "DUSTOFF One Zero" and is

on permanent display at Heritage Park in McDonough.

Wayne County is located in the southeast corner

of Georgia and has a population of about 30,000.

The Wayne County EMS recently acquired 20 sets

of body armor plates for their Special Response Team

(shown left) through the surplus property program for

only $400. According to Richard Johnson Wayne County

EMS Chief -SRT Medic, “Acquiring the plates through

GA DOAS saved the county $26,000. Without this program

the plates couldn't have been purchased. This will help

ensure the safety of our team members.”

Ben Hill County is located in south central Georgia with

a population of about 18,000. Ben Hill Co. EMS provides

primary rescue/ extrication for all of Ben Hill County. For

many years, they used a converted ambulance to provide

these services. With some ingenuity and a "slide in box"

acquired through surplus property for only $300, now

they have something new!

“After years of service the unit was deemed un-repairable.

With limited funds, the cost of a new unit was beyond

our budget. After locating the slide in box [through the

GA DOAS Surplus Property Program] we quickly came

up with the idea of purchasing a pickup and using the

‘slide in’ to house our equipment. This provided us with

an excellent rescue unit and saved thousands of dollars,”

stated EMS Director Mark Shealy.

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Overseas Acquisitions

NASASP Overseas Program Retrieves U. S. Federal Surplus Property Deployed to Other Countries for Re-Use Here

This 1995 KME

Renegade Fire Truck was

originally deployed to

Nisswa, Japan.

The original acquisition

cost (OAC) was

$169,100.

It has been retrieved and

allocated to a Vermont

donee.

These 2001 Daewoo 4000 LB

Forklifts were originally

deployed to Gimcheon, Korea.

The OAC was $23,300 each.

They have been retrieved and

allocated to a Kansas donee.

This 2001 International

4700 Sweeper Truck was

originally deployed to

Incirlik, Turkey.

The OAC was $70,100.

It has been retrieved and

allocated to a Florida

donee.

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Executive Director’s Report

U. S. House Representatives Bentiviolio and Duckworth Introduce Veteran’s Small Business Enhancement Bill

to a key population of small businesses. The veteran

owned businesses would be under the same types of

restrictions for property usage as any other business

eligible under SBA 8(a). We all wish to see veteran

owned small businesses succeed, and this legislation

would provide significant benefits to these businesses.

Not only does this bill provide a service to both small

businesses and veterans, but it also promotes responsible

use of taxpayer funds. Throughout 2013, NASASP saved

the taxpayers approximately $200 million with donations

to eligible organizations. NASASP already provides

surplus property to benefit veterans. In 2013, Congress

passed and the President signed into law

P.L. 113-26, a bill that permits Veterans Service

Organizations to receive Federal Surplus property for

their various programs that benefit the veterans they

serve. H.R. 5231 simply takes this important

acknowledgment of the debt we owe our veterans and

expands it to those who are supporting the foundation of

our economy.

I urge you to consider supporting our veterans in their

transition from service by providing opportunities for

them to achieve success in small business ownership.

If you have any questions or wish to cosponsor this bill,

please contact either:

Ms. Lindsay Duvall at Lindsay.Duvall@mail.house.gov

Mr. Tony DeMarino at Tony.DeMarino@mail.house.gov.

Sincerely,

Kerry Bentivolio, Congressman

Tammy Duckworth, Congresswoman”

Submitted By: Scott Pepperman

HR 5231

Recently Congressman Kerry Bentiviolio (R-MI) and

Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) introduced

HR 5231 on the floor of the United States House of

Representatives. On July 29th, while NASASP was

in the midst of our 2014 National Meeting in Denver,

Colorado, the Bill titled the “Veteran's Small Business

Enhancement Bill,” was introduced in the

House of Representatives. Work has already begun in

Washington, DC to ensure passage in 2014. Following

is the “Dear Colleague” letter that went out to all 435

members in the House of Representatives two weeks

ago. Already the National American Legion and the

Veterans of Foreign Wars have pledged their support.

“Dear Colleague,

As small businesses are the engine of our economy,

Congress should be doing everything it can to create an

environment that allows small businesses to invest, grow

and create jobs. Veterans own approximately 2.5 million

small businesses, or 9% of all small firms in the United

States. Congress can both encourage small business

growth and provide our veterans with opportunities for

success by cosponsoring H.R. 5231, the Veterans Small

Business Enhancement Act.

The Veterans Small Business Enhancement Act of

2014 will allow eligible veteran owned businesses with

a justifiable need for surplus property that meet criteria

assigned by the Small Business Administration (SBA)

and General Services Administration (GSA) to select

excess and surplus federal property. The SBA will enter

into Memorandums of Agreement with each state to

ensure that veterans have access to this program.

Furthermore, the National Association of State Agencies

for Surplus Property (NASASP) and SBA will share

oversight responsibilities. The veteran owned small

business will not be charged for the surplus or excess

property, but will be responsible for service and handling

charges.

The SBA and NASASP currently work closely together

to assist Section 8(a) small businesses through

memorandums of agreements across all 50 states, 5 U.S.

territories and the District of Columbia. This legislation

would extend already existing mechanisms in law

through 8(a) opportunities for disadvantaged businesses

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State Director Contact List

AL Shane Bailey Shane.Bailey@adeca.alabama.gov

AK Christopher Brooks Christopher.brooks@alaska.gov

AR Tina Owens tina.owens@adem.arkansas.gov

AS Tiaotalaga Kruse tiaotalaga.kruse@op.as.gov

AZ Steve Perica steve.perica@azdoa.gov

CA Darci King darci.king@dgs.ca.gov

CO Sandra Knudson sandra.knudson@state.co.us

CT Linda Hubeny Linda.hubeny@ct.gov

DC Marvin Manassa marvin.manassa@dc.gov

DE Normajane Davall normajane.davall@state.de.us

FL Rita Acevedo rita.acevedo@dms.myflorida.com

GA Steve Ekin steven.ekin@doas.ga.gov

GU Ray Bamba raymond.bamba@gsa.guam.gov

HI Craig I. Kuraoka craig.i.kuraoka@hawaii.gov

IA Clint Schmidt clint.schmidt@iowa.gov

ID James Hollis james.hollis@adm.idaho.gov

IL Curtis Howard curtis.howard@illinois.gov

IN Ramona Beaman rbeaman@idoa.in.gov

KS Keri Schuetz Keri.schuetz@da.ks.gov

KY Gary Thornton gary.thornton@ky.gov

LA Michael Ristroph Michael.Ristroph@la.gov

MA Paul Guerino Paul.Guerino@state.ma.us

MD Anthony Johnson Anthony.johnson@dgs.state.md.us

ME Andrew Giroux andrew.j.giroux@maine.gov

MI Carrie Rambo Ramboc1@michigan.gov

MN Ann Kitzman ann.kitzman@state.mn.us

MO Lee Ann Braun Leeann.braun@oa.mo.gov

MP Herman Sablan procurement@pticom.com

Please visit www.nasasp.org and click on “Find My State”

for complete contact information and a link to your state agency’s web site

MS Missy Elmore missy.elmore@dfa.ms.gov

MT Mark Athearn mathearn@mt.gov

NC John Etheridge john.etheridge@doa.nc.gov

ND Alan Brinkman abrinkman@nd.gov

NE Brad Frandsen brad.frandsen@nebraska.gov

NH John Supry jsupry@nhsa.state.nh.us

NJ Bob Dangel lppnjsurplus@gw.njsp.org

NM Christopher Barela christopher.barela@state.nm.us

NV Geoff Landry glandry@admin.nv.gov

NY Thomas Osterhout Thomas.osterhout@ogs.ny.gov

OH Amy Rice amy.rice@das.state.ohio.gov

OK Roger Stone roger.stone@omes.ok.gov

OR Sven Anderson sven.anderson@state.or.us

PA Mary Beth Stringent mstringent@pa.gov

PR Olga Medina Rivera olgamr@asg.pr.gov

RI Michael Chella MChella@admin.ri.gov

SC Tom Hornsby thornsby@gs.sc.gov

SD Kaelene Borkowski kaelene.borkowski@state.sd.us

TN Stacey Hooper Stacey.Hooper@tn.gov

TX Kristy Fierro kristy.fierro@tfc.state.tx.us

UT Dan Martinez danmartinez@utah.gov

VA Floyd Coburn Floyd.Coburn@dgs.virginia.gov

VT Teresa Lamos terry.lamos@state.vt.us

WA David Baker david.baker@des.wa.gov

WI William Wilson wilswg@wtcsf.tec.wi.us

WV Elizabeth Perdue elizabeth.j.perdue@wv.gov

WY Gayleen Wyant gayleen.wyant@wyo.gov