Anyone ever try using a government bid site for drones?

[AMann]

Has anyone used govdeals.com for drones here? I’ve been watching the types of drones showing up on this site for a while, and this week there’s a Mavic Enterprise dual kit up for bid currently at $500.

https://www.govdeals.com/en/asset/1439/384

They have other interesting items like the DJI Dock 1 with a Matrice M30T for only $12k

https://www.govdeals.com/en/asset/93/23705

 

[MARK (LI)]

What would you do if you won it to find that it has not been unbound from old account?...

 

[GadgetGuy]

What would you do if you won it to find that it has not been unbound from old account?...

Nicely ask the former owner in prison for his username and password? LOL!

 

[PINEBARON]

Has anyone used govdeals.com for drones here? I’ve been watching the types of drones showing up on this site for a while, and this week there’s a Mavic Enterprise dual kit up for bid currently at $500.

https://www.govdeals.com/en/asset/1439/384

They have other interesting items like the DJI Dock 1 with a Matrice M30T for only $12k

https://www.govdeals.com/en/asset/93/23705

A very useful find indeed!

 

[deepwater52]

Has anyone used govdeals.com for drones here? I’ve been watching the types of drones showing up on this site for a while, and this week there’s a Mavic Enterprise dual kit up for bid currently at $500.

https://www.govdeals.com/en/asset/1439/384

They have other interesting items like the DJI Dock 1 with a Matrice M30T for only $12k

https://www.govdeals.com/en/asset/93/23705

AS IS - WHERE IS I wouldnt pay more than I could afford to burn

 

[deepwater52]

Has anyone used govdeals.com for drones here? I’ve been watching the types of drones showing up on this site for a while, and this week there’s a Mavic Enterprise dual kit up for bid currently at $500.

https://www.govdeals.com/en/asset/1439/384

They have other interesting items like the DJI Dock 1 with a Matrice M30T for only $12k

https://www.govdeals.com/en/asset/93/23705

AS IS - WHERE IS I wouldnt pay more than I could afford to burn

 

[AMann]

What would you do if you won it to find that it has not been unbound from old account?...

Very good point - I was mainly interested in parts, which is most likely the only thing they sell!

 

[kodak_jack]

To be honest about it, I’m very surprised that such a site exists. The country is full of local, state and national agencies that have DJI products. Anything bought with government funds has to be destroyed at the end of its useful life. As an example, a whole grammar school full of Thinkpads that kids used for classroom work were collected and crushed when new ones were bought. They couldn’t even been given away. My son is an accident investigator for his police force and all of the guys have DJI drones to document accidents. The same applies to their drones.

 

[anotherlab]

To be honest about it, I’m very surprised that such a site exists. The country is full of local, state and national agencies that have DJI products. Anything bought with government funds has to be destroyed at the end of its useful life. As an example, a whole grammar school full of Thinkpads that kids used for classroom work were collected and crushed when new ones were bought. They couldn’t even been given away. My son is an accident investigator for his police force and all of the guys have DJI drones to document accidents. The same applies to their drones.

I don't think that is always the case, but it can be a requirement for a specific agency. The Federal requirements are defined by NIST SP 800-88, and one option is to overwrite the data to eliminate recovery. That allows the media to be reused.