Federal surplus property — real equipment, at surplus prices
The benefit almost nobody covers. Utah's State Agency for Surplus Property makes federal surplus personal property available to veteran-owned small businesses, a channel opened nationally by the Veterans Small Business Enhancement Act of 2018. This is how you acquire vehicles, machinery, tooling and office equipment for a fraction of retail. It comes with real strings, and they are enforceable: you must use the property in the normal conduct of your business — personal use is prohibited — you cannot sell, transfer, lease or encumber it during the restriction period without written authorisation from the SASP, GSA and SBA, you must put it to its intended use within one year, and you must not permanently remove it from the state without permission. Break those and you return the property at your own expense or owe the federal government its fair market value or the sale price, whichever is greater.
Who qualifiesA small business located and operated within Utah, unconditionally owned and controlled by one or more eligible veterans, service-disabled veterans, or surviving spouses, AND registered in "verified" status in the VA's VETS First Verification Program database under 38 C.F.R. § 74. You must maintain that VA eligibility for the whole federal period of restriction (41 C.F.R. § 102-37.410).
Source: Utah Division of Purchasing — Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) surplus property requirements · verified 2026-08-12