GSA1686

Real Property Disposal Activities Control

Agency
GSA
Revision
Rev. 2/1992
Fillable fields
166
Pages
1
Official source
GSA form page
Checked
October 20, 2026
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GSA Form 1686: Real Property Disposal Activities Control

GSA Form 1686, Real Property Disposal Activities Control, is a General Services Administration form, Rev. 2/1992. GSA hosts it in its forms library.

The one-page form is headed by the region, the property name and location and a GSA control number. Rows 2 to 10 record action dates for each step of a disposal: report of excess, appraisal, withdrawal request, transfer application, surplus determination, recall from surplus by GSA, disposal plan, assignment and award, with acres or hectares, buildings, acquisition cost and A.F.M.V. on each row. Rows 11 to 17 cover disposal by sale and a sale unit table with totals.

The form ends with remarks and an APPROVED BY block with a date. It prints no instructions. You can fill it out free in your browser on this page and download the result without an account.

Top of page 1 of GSA Form 1686: Real Property Disposal Activities Control, as printed by GSA

What's on GSA Form 1686

Block 1: property

Region, property name and location, and GSA control number.

Rows 2 to 5: excess, appraisal, withdrawal, transfer

Dates the report of excess was received and accepted, the appraisal was ordered and expected, a withdrawal request was received, and a transfer application was received and approved.

Rows 6 to 10: surplus to award

Actual dates for the surplus determination, recall from surplus by GSA, assignment and award, and scheduled and actual dates for the disposal plan.

Quantity and value columns

Each step row has acres or hectares, buildings, acquisition cost and A.F.M.V. The side column holds the supplement number, P and M starts and annual cost, and revised scheduled dates.

Rows 11 to 15: disposal by sale

Boxes for auction, broker, sealed bid or negotiation GSA, with scheduled and actual dates for advertising, bid opening, award decision and sale closing.

Rows 16 to 20: sale units and approval

A sale unit table with acres or hectares, buildings, cost, A.F.M.V., high bid, selling price, date awarded and date closed, then totals, remarks, approved by and date.

How to complete GSA Form 1686

  1. 1

    Identify the property

    Enter the region, the property name and location and the GSA control number in block 1.

  2. 2

    Date each disposal step

    On rows 2 to 10, enter the date for each step, with the acres or hectares, buildings, acquisition cost and A.F.M.V. on that row.

  3. 3

    Complete the side column

    Fill in the supplement number, appraisal, agency and reimbursement details, the GSA or H.A. box, and any revised scheduled dates.

  4. 4

    Record a sale

    For disposal by sale, check auction, broker, sealed bid or negotiation GSA, and enter scheduled and actual dates for advertising, bid opening, award decision and sale closing.

  5. 5

    List the sale units

    Add one line per sale unit in row 16, with high bid, selling price, date awarded and date closed, and enter the totals in row 17.

  6. 6

    Remarks and approval

    Write any remarks in block 18. Blocks 19 and 20 hold APPROVED BY and the date.

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Where it goes

The PDF gives no filing address or routing. Its only approval blocks are APPROVED BY and DATE.

Continuation sheet

GSA also hosts GSA Form 1686-A, Real Property Disposal Activities Control Continuation Sheet, with the same sale unit columns. The GSA Form 1686 PDF itself does not mention it.

Totals row

Row 17 prints XXXXX in the date awarded and date closed columns.

Notices

The PDF is a single page and prints no instructions, Privacy Act notice, OMB number or burden estimate. GSA's page lists no authority.

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Who uses GSA Form 1686?

  • The region

    Block 1 names the region, beside the property name and location and the GSA control number.

  • The approving official

    Block 19 is APPROVED BY and block 20 is the DATE. The form does not name the approver's title.

  • Agencies and appraisers

    The side column has blocks for APPRAISAL BY, AGENCY, C&A ACCEPTED and AMOUNT REIMB., and APPROVED lines for the appraisal and withdrawal steps.

  • Recipients of an assignment or award

    Rows 9 and 10 have TO blocks for an assignment and for an award under the P.L. ( ) FOR ( ) line, with an AMOUNT REC'D block.

  • Disposal by GSA or H.A.

    Row 6 has boxes for DISPOSAL BY GSA or H.A. The form does not expand H.A.

The form prints no instructions and does not say who completes it. These are the blocks that name people or offices.

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Questions about Form GSA1686

Who issues GSA Form 1686?

The form is printed as a General Services Administration form, Rev. 2/1992. GSA hosts it in its forms library, and its page lists no authority or regulation.

What steps does GSA Form 1686 track?

Report of excess, appraisal, withdrawal request, transfer application, surplus determination, recall from surplus by GSA, disposal plan, assignment, award, and disposal by sale.

What sale methods does the form list?

Row 11, disposal by sale, has boxes for auction, broker, sealed bid and negotiation GSA.

What if there are more sale units than lines?

GSA hosts GSA Form 1686-A, Real Property Disposal Activities Control Continuation Sheet, which repeats the region, property and control number header with a longer sale unit table, totals and remarks.

Who approves GSA Form 1686?

Block 19 is APPROVED BY and block 20 is the date. The form does not say who the approver is.