1.1. The purpose of this RFP invitation is to establish a contract for Online Auction Services for the State of New Hampshire for services indicated in the SCOPE OF SERVICES and OFFER SECTIONS, and in accordance with requirements of this RFP invitation. 1.2. New Hampshire State and Federal Surplus, commonly referred to as “White Farm” is the State of New Hampshire’s repurposing program. It operates three channels for the sale of surplus goods; the retail store, live auctions, and online auctions.
Surplus items sold by White Farm can range from heavy equipment, tools, vehicles, pocket knives, clothes, jewelry, electronics, office furniture, lab equipment, and much more. The online auctions provides the State with an average of $300,000.00 in gross sales. This figure is given only for historical information and not guaranteed annual sales.
1.3. The goal is to obtain a vendor to fully operate the Online Auction segment of New Hampshire State and Federal Surplus. The successful vendor will catalog items, set up and operate auction platform, market and facilitate auctions, collect and remit payments, and perform any other services needed to support successful Online Auctions.
The vendor shall supply all labor, tools, transportation, materials, equipment, software, and permits to provide online auction services. Responsibilities include preparing lots (photography, descriptions, data entry), marketing the auctions, collecting and remitting bidder payments, providing administrative account management, bidder support services, real-time monitoring, training State staff and bidders, and maintaining a 95% system uptime. The vendor must also accept credit/debit card payments, charge a maximum buyer fee and credit card fee, and transfer net auction proceeds to the State.
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Source: New Hampshire DAS Procurement (solicitation 1a6c5329-b744-44d7-ad1b-fa45878608ea), retrieved via the NH DAS Procurement & Support Services portal. View the official posting, and always confirm requirements and deadlines with the issuing agency.