These resources will help you identify and acquire surplus equipment and furniture.
Consider sources of MIT surplus

The MIT Equipment Exchange and Storage Warehouse (WW15) contains surplus lab, computer, and office equipment/furniture. These items are free to DLCs that are transferring them back into use at MIT. If your DLC is interested in reusing equipment and furniture designated as surplus by another DLC, email Michael McCarthy or call 617-253-2779.

Find it on Rheaply. Check out MIT’s online marketplace that offers MIT's DLCs a free exchange of surplus materials, from lab equipment and supplies to office furniture and office supplies. Users are able to send messages within the Rheaply platform and do not have to rely on bulk email exchanges or other less efficient ways of communicating about surplus equipment.

Arrange for transportation, moving, or equipment exchanges

If your DLC claims surplus equipment from the MIT Equipment Exchange and Storage Warehouse, you must arrange for transportation and moving.

If you are exchanging surplus equipment or materials through Rheaply, review Rheaply's guidance on arranging contactless exchanges in the Covid-19 era.

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Consider sources of MIT surplus

The MIT Equipment Exchange and Storage Warehouse (WW15) contains surplus lab, computer, and office equipment/furniture. These items are free to DLCs that are transferring them back into use at MIT. If your DLC is interested in reusing equipment and furniture designated as surplus by another DLC, email Michael McCarthy or call 617-253-2779.

Find it on Rheaply. Check out MIT’s online marketplace that offers MIT's DLCs a free exchange of surplus materials, from lab equipment and supplies to office furniture and office supplies. Users are able to send messages within the Rheaply platform and do not have to rely on bulk email exchanges or other less efficient ways of communicating about surplus equipment.

Arrange for transportation, moving, or equipment exchanges

If your DLC claims surplus equipment from the MIT Equipment Exchange and Storage Warehouse, you must arrange for transportation and moving.

If you are exchanging surplus equipment or materials through Rheaply, review Rheaply's guidance on arranging contactless exchanges in the Covid-19 era.

Did You Know?

The Property Office administers a separate accounting program for equipment that is fabricated on campus.
Even if you have equipment donated to your lab or center, the Property Office must keep track of it in the Institute’s inventory system.
You can get a listing of all your DLC’s computers by emailing the VPF Property Office. In your message, list your DLC number or costs centers and specify how you want the report sorted—by location, person, account, equipment, or type.
mailto:property@mit.edu
You can access eProp—the Institute’s database of nearly 100,000 items—by contacting Richard Janus in the Property Office.
mailto:rjanus@mit.edu
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