Public data
Agency devices hold records about residents and employees. Each needs a documented erasure.
Government agencies and municipalities
Surplus IT for government. Disposed of on the record.
K12 Computers provides IT asset disposition and surplus equipment buyback for government agencies and municipalities. Devices are erased to NIST 800-88 guidelines, recorded by serial number and resold or recycled, and agencies can engage K12 through TIPS and Choice Partners cooperative contracts approved for the national market.
- R2v3 & ISO certified
- NIST 800-88 erasure
- Updated
Key facts
Government agencies, at a glance.
- Contracts
- TIPS 250802, TIPS 250801, Choice Partners 25/048MF-03
- Auction services
- TIPS 250801
- Erasure standard
- NIST SP 800-88
- Reporting
- Per serial number
- Certification
- R2v3, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001
- Districts served
- 300+
- Devices processed
- 5 million+
- Paid out
- $80 million+
R2v3 · ISO 9001 · ISO 14001 · ISO 45001 · WISE Certified · Inc. 5000
What is at stake
Why disposition matters here.
Surplus property rules
Disposal has to be documented and defensible. Serialized reports provide the record.
Procurement
Cooperative contracts can let an eligible agency engage K12 without a separate bid.
01
Buyback or public auction?
Agencies have two common ways to recover value from surplus IT: sell it through an ITAD buyback program, or sell it at public auction. K12 offers both, revenue-share buyback through TIPS contract 250802 and online auction services through TIPS contract 250801.
Either way, data-bearing devices are erased to NIST SP 800-88 guidelines and certified by serial number before resale.
02
Disposal that stands up to review
Public agencies need a defensible record of what happened to surplus property. K12 provides receiving reports, serialized audit reports, data deletion certifications, shipment summaries, purchase orders and impact reports, and recycles equipment without resale value through R2v3-certified processes, in line with the EPA's recommendation to use certified electronics recyclers.
What we take
Surplus IT, disposed of on the record.
K12 picks up surplus IT equipment from agency sites, documents each device by serial number and returns value on equipment that can be resold. Online auction services are also available through TIPS contract 250801.
- Laptops and desktopsOffice and field equipment
- Mobile devicesTablets and phones
- Servers and network gearData closet and infrastructure equipment
- Peripherals and e-wasteEverything else in surplus
Step by step
How an agency program runs.
Every step is recorded in the K12 portal. New to the terms? See the ITAD glossary.
- 01
Procure
Use TIPS 250802, TIPS 250801 or Choice Partners 25/048MF-03 where your agency is eligible.
- 02
Collect
Scheduled pickup from one or many sites.
- 03
Erase and audit
NIST 800-88 erasure and serialized audit for every device.
- 04
Pay and report
Payment by check or ACH with a full report set for your records.
Portal & app
Follow every device in the K12 app.
Your orders, devices, documents and payouts, in a portal that works as well on your phone as on your desk.
How can a government agency sell surplus IT equipment?
Through an ITAD and buyback vendor or a public auction. K12 Computers offers both: revenue-share buyback through TIPS contract 250802 and online auction services through TIPS contract 250801, with NIST 800-88 erasure and serialized reports.
Does K12 Computers have government cooperative contracts?
Yes. TIPS 250802 (revenue-share technology buyback), TIPS 250801 (online auction services) and Choice Partners 25/048MF-03 (technology recycling), all approved for the national market.
Can a city or county use K12's contracts?
TIPS and Choice Partners contracts are approved for the national market. Eligibility depends on your entity's membership, so check with your purchasing office.
Does K12 run online auctions for agencies?
Yes, through TIPS contract 250801 for online auction systems and auctioneer services.
References
Standards and guidance cited on this page.
Primary sources from regulators, standards bodies and platform vendors. Links checked November 2026.
- NISTSP 800-88 Rev. 2, Guidelines for Media Sanitization (September 2025)
- U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyCertified Electronics Recyclers
- U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyElectronics Donation and Recycling
Verify K12 Computers independently
SERI R2 DirectoryInc.Winston-Salem JournalTIPSChoice PartnersNC TECH AssociationLinkedIn
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