Items 1 to 6: the report
Date, survey number with boxes for a central office or regional board or the GSA Board, accountable organizational unit, address and office symbol, reason for survey action (theft, damage, etc.) and location of property.
GSA526
Report of Property for Survey
- Agency
- GSA
- Revision
- Rev. 3/1990
- Fillable fields
- 218
- Pages
- 2
- Official source
- GSA form page
- Checked
- October 20, 2026
GSA Form 526: Report of Property for Survey
GSA Form 526, Report of Property for Survey, is a General Services Administration form, Rev. 3/1990, listed in GSA's forms library. GSA's page names OAD P 7800.3A as its authority.
It is an internal GSA property form. The front identifies the property, the reason for survey action (theft, damage, etc.) and its values, then carries a statement by the property custodian, a verification by the accountable officer, and signatures by property management and the head of the acquisition and control unit. The back records the findings and actions of the central office or regional board of survey and, when applicable, the GSA Board of Survey, followed by certificates of accomplishment.
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What's on GSA Form 526
Items 7 to 12: property and values
Item description, national stock number or serial number and quantity, then year purchased and total capital and book value for capitalized items, year purchased and total acquisition value for non-capitalized items, total estimated fair market value and other costs.
Items 13 to 16: statements and signatures
The property custodian's certified statement, the accountable officer's verification with the investigative office's findings, and the property management officer and head of acquisition and control unit.
Item 17: central office or regional board
Findings and checkboxes to approve removal from records, relieve the custodian or the employee using the property of liability, recommend reimbursement or disciplinary action, or forward the survey to the GSA Board for final action.
Item 18: GSA Board of Survey
When applicable, the GSA Board's findings, the same actions (1) to (5) and its members' signatures.
Item 19: certificates of accomplishment
Certificates that the property was expended from the accounting records, any sum billed, the General Accounting Office advised where required, and the property removed from the named inventory records.
Two pages: the report on the front and the board actions on the back.
How to complete GSA Form 526
- 1
Fill in the report header
Enter the date, the survey number and board type, the accountable organizational unit with its address and office symbol, the reason for survey action and the location of the property.
- 2
List the property and values
Describe each item with its national stock number or serial number and quantity, fill in the capitalized or non-capitalized value columns and other costs, and complete the totals row.
- 3
Add the custodian's statement
The property custodian certifies in item 13 that the attached or following statements are true and complete, then signs with office symbol, date and telephone number.
- 4
Accountable officer verification
In item 14 the accountable officer marks whether there is an indication of theft, fraud, mismanagement, or other wrongful accounts, and whether investigative findings are negative, pending further investigation or attached.
- 5
Management signatures
The central office or regional property management officer signs item 15, and the head of acquisition and control unit signs item 16, each with office symbol, date and telephone number.
- 6
Board review and closeout
The board records its findings and actions in item 17, the GSA Board in item 18 when applicable, and the records action is certified in item 19.
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Review and what the form says
Who decides
A central office or regional board of survey records findings and actions in item 17, and may forward the survey to the GSA Board for final action, when applicable.
Actions the boards can check
Approve removal of the items from the financial and/or inventory records, relieve the property custodian or the employee using the property of liability, recommend reimbursement from a named person, or recommend disciplinary action.
Penalty guide cited
The disciplinary action box refers to the Penalty Guide (OAD P 5410.1, chapter 3, part 8).
Closing the records
Item 19 certifies removal from the Property Inventory Management System (PIMS), the Equipment Depreciation Inventory Control System (EDICS) or the Automated Information Equipment Inventory System, and cites 28 STAT. 24 (Title 31 U.S. Code, Section 3531) for advising the General Accounting Office.
Where it goes
The PDF prints no filing address. GSA's page lists OAD P 7800.3A as the authority.
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Questions about Form GSA526
Who issues GSA Form 526?
The form is printed as a General Services Administration form, GSA 526 (REV. 3/1990). GSA's page names OAD P 7800.3A as its authority, and GSA hosts it in its forms library.
What reasons lead to a survey?
Item 5 asks for the reason for survey action and gives theft and damage as examples.
What can a board of survey decide?
The form's checkboxes cover approving removal of the items from the financial and/or inventory records, relieving the property custodian or the employee using the property of liability, recommending reimbursement, and recommending disciplinary action.
When does the GSA Board of Survey review a report?
Item 17B(6) lets the central office or regional board forward the survey to the GSA Board for final action, when applicable. Item 18 then records the GSA Board's findings, actions and signatures.
What does the accountable officer certify?
That the statements in the report and attachments are true and complete, whether there is or is not an indication of theft, fraud, mismanagement, or other wrongful accounts, and whether investigative findings are negative, pending or attached.
Which inventory records does item 19 name?
The Property Inventory Management System (PIMS), the Equipment Depreciation Inventory Control System (EDICS) and the Automated Information Equipment Inventory System.