Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service
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Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service
Also know as Defense Reutiliztaion and Marketing Office "DRMO" DRMO Spoken as "Durr-Mo".
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[edit] History
A congressional report in 1972 recommended centralizing the disposal of DOD property for better accountability. In response, on September 12, 1972, Defense Supply Agency now known as the Defense Logistics Agency established the Defense Property Disposal Service (renamed the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service in 1985) in Battle Creek, Michigan, as a primary-level field activity.
[edit] Disposing of excess property
DRMS disposes of excess property received from the military services. The inventory changes daily and includes thousands of items: from air conditioners to vehicles, clothing to computers, and much more. Property is first offered for reutilization within the DOD, transfer to other federal agencies, or donation to state and local governments and other qualified organizations. Reutilization means big savings. In fiscal 2006, $1.9 billion worth of property was reutilized. Every dollar's worth of property reutilized is a tax dollar saved. DRMS also supports the Humanitarian Assistance and Foreign Military Sales programs
[edit] Selling DOD surplus property
DRMS manages the DOD surplus property sales program. Excess property that is not reutilized, transferred or donated may be sold to the public as surplus. The DRMS World Sales Office has a commercial venture partnership with Government Liquidation to purchase and re-sell all non-demil-required usable property in the United States, Guam, Hawaii and Puerto Rico. Sales include high-value property, such as aircraft parts, machine tools, hardware, electronics, material handling equipment, and vehicles. DRMS overseas locations conduct zone sales for all non-demil required usable property. These sales are either held through sealed bid, auction, or retail, fixed price sales, aimed at customers interested in buying inexpensive items for personal use.
DRMS also offers a sales service for those DOD customers who have direct sales authority (such as under the Exchange Sale Program). For a modest percentage of the proceeds, DRMS will perform all merchandizing, advertising and contracting functions, providing the DOD military service peace of mind that all laws and regulations are followed.
[edit] Keeping the environment in mind
DRMS manages the disposal of hazardous property for DOD activities, maximizing the use of each item and minimizing environmental risks and costs.
The Resource Recovery and Recycling Program conserves natural resources, reduces waste products and returns revenue to the military services. Through recycling, the Precious Metals Recovery Program significantly reduces the need for DOD to purchase metals such as gold, silver and platinum family metals through recycling of excess and surplus scrap containing precious metals.
[edit] Demilitarization
Certain property is demilitarized (i.e., rendered useless for its originally intended purpose). Surplus property with inherent military characteristics must undergo "demil." Offensive and defensive weapons and associated material are demilitarized prior to sale or as a condition of sale.
[edit] Support for the U.S. military
DRMS has a worldwide presence within DOD, with disposal specialists in 14 foreign countries, two U.S. territories (Guam and Puerto Rico) and 39 states. The total DRMS work force numbers approximately 1,400 people. Of those, approximately 332 work at its Battle Creek, Mich., headquarters. DRMS also supports military contingency missions including Iraq, Afghanistan, and Kosovo.
