
FOR SALE
Approximately
4,041.58424932 bitcoin
THIS NOTICE DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL BUT INVITES
INTERESTED PARTIES TO SUBMIT A BID FOR PURCHASE. THE FOLLOWING
INFORMATION IS BEING PROVIDED WITHOUT RECOURSE TO THE UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA AND THE UNITED STATES MARSHALS SERVICE.
CHECK BACK FREQUENTLY FOR UPDATES
PLEASE READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.
FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS WILL
RESULT IN DISQUALIFICATION FROM THIS SEALED BID AUCTION.
This sealed bid auction is for 4,041.58424932
Bitcoin (structure details below). The required deposit to participate
in this auction is $200,000.00 USD.
These Bitcoin were forfeited in various federal
criminal, civil and administrative cases, including:
United States v. Tyler Lee Ward et al., (Case
No. 18-cr-438)
DEA Administrative Forfeiture of 1.3766326 Bitcoin
DEA Administrative Forfeiture of 4.94507746 Bitcoin
DEA Administrative Forfeiture of 7.13218 Bitcoin
DEA Administrative Forfeiture of 1.49273858 Bitcoin
DEA Administrative Forfeiture of 14.95978524 Bitcoin
United States v. Ryan Farace (Case No. 18-cr-00018)
United States v. Matthew Lee Yensan (Case No. 17-cr-00303)
DEA Administrative Forfeiture of 1.65659480 Bitcoin
DEA Administrative Forfeiture of 0.66224525 Bitcoin
DEA Administrative Forfeiture of 14.59638483 Bitcoin
DEA Administrative Forfeiture of 0.24130732 Bitcoin
DEA Administrative Forfeiture of 104.34765685 Bitcoin
United States v. Alexandre Cazes, et al., (Case No. 17-cv-00967)
FBI Administrative Forfeiture of 3.33369 Bitcoin
United States v. Ronald L. Wheeler, III (Case No. 17-cr-377)
United States v. Konrads Voits (Case No. 17-cr-20689)
FBI Administrative Forfeiture of 535 Bitcoin
HSI-USCBP Administrative Forfeiture of 0.82609561 Bitcoin
HSI-USCBP Administrative Forfeiture of 8.91 Bitcoin
HSI-USCBP Administrative Forfeiture of Jaxx Wallet BTC (approximately
0.232 btc)
HSI-USCBP Administrative Forfeiture of 0.27698615 Bitcoin
HSI-USCBP Administrative Forfeiture of BITCOINS (approximately 3.544
btc)
HSI-USCBP Administrative Forfeiture of 26.3765293 Bitcoin
HSI-USCBP Administrative Forfeiture of 17.49013698 Bitcoin
HSI-USCBP Administrative Forfeiture of 1.75799537 Bitcoin and 3.63951363
Bitcoin
HSI-USCBP Administrative Forfeiture of 22.89799376 Bitcoin
HSI-USCBP Administrative Forfeiture of 2.02903322 Bitcoin
HSI-USCBP Administrative Forfeiture of 24.21055495 Bitcoin
HSI-USCBP Administrative Forfeiture of 23.7981166 Bitcoin
HSI-USCBP Administrative Forfeiture of Bitcoin (approximately 0.758 btc)
HSI-USCBP Administrative Forfeiture of 5.57 Bitcoin
HSI-USCBP Administrative Forfeiture of Bitcoin (approximately 2.147 btc)
HSI-USCBP Administrative Forfeiture of 3.047 Bitcoin
HSI-USCBP Administrative Forfeiture of 1.50467582 Bitcoin
HSI-USCBP Administrative Forfeiture of .474648 Bitcoin
HSI-USCBP Administrative Forfeiture of .495109 Bitcoin
HSI-USCBP Administrative Forfeiture of 1.86375 Bitcoin
HSI-USCBP Administrative Forfeiture of 18.58166338 Bitcoin
HSI-USCBP Administrative Forfeiture of 0.52691763 Bitcoin
HSI-USCBP Administrative Forfeiture of 35.25012887 Bitcoin
United States v. Seth Bangert (Case No. 19-mj-00073)
HSI-USCBP Administrative Forfeiture of 0.479 Bitcoin
United States v. Donte L. Gibson, et al. (Case No. 18-cr-094)
United States v. Gal Vallerius (Case No. 17-cr-20648)
IRS Administrative Forfeiture of 8.9 Bitcoin
United States v. Darcy Wedd (15-cr-00616)
United States v. Sky Justin Gornik (17-cr-2796)
USPIS Administrative Forfeiture of 0.03773082 Bitcoin
USPIS Administrative Forfeiture of 9.7081 Bitcoin
USPIS Administrative Forfeiture of .1366 Bitcoin
USPIS Administrative Forfeiture of 4.667127 Bitcoin
USPIS Administrative Forfeiture of 6.820611 Bitcoin
USPIS Administrative Forfeiture of 4.8836697 Bitcoin
United States v. 1.60005061 Bitcoin and 0.34017587 Bitcoin (Case No.
19-cv-959)
United States v. Matthew Mulford (Case No. 19-cr-028)
This sealed bid auction for 4,041.58424932
Bitcoin separated into four series: Series A (5 blocks of 500 Bitcoin)
and Series B (10 blocks of 100 Bitcoin) and Series C (10 blocks of 50
Bitcoin) and Series D (1 block of 41.58424932 Bitcoin). You will not
have the opportunity to view other bids. You will not have the
opportunity to change your bid once submitted.
Series
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Bitcoin per Block
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Blocks Available
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Total Bitcoin Available in Series
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Required Deposit
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A
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500
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5
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2,500
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$200,000
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B
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100
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10
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1,000
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$200,000
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C
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50
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10
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500
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$200,000
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D
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41.58424932
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1
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41.58424932
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$200,000
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Total
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4,041.58424932
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Phase I:
Bidder Registration
Opens: 8:00 AM EST, Monday, February 3, 2020
Deadline: Noon EST, Wednesday, February 12, 2020
All interested parties must first register with the USMS. You are not
eligible to submit a bid or otherwise participate in this auction unless
you have submitted all required documents and have received confirmation
from the USMS that you are an eligible bidder. Any registration
documents received after the deadline will not be considered.
Registration documents that were submitted in prior USMS auctions are
not valid for this auction – you must submit new registration documents
to be considered for this auction.
Required Registration Items:
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A manually signed pdf copy of the
Bidder
Registration Form
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A copy of a Government-issued photo ID for
the Bidder (or Control Person(s) of Bidder)
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Deposit in US Dollars sent by Electronic
Funds Transfer (EFT) originating from a bank located within the
United States
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A copy of the EFT transmittal receipt
You must deliver the Required Registration Items
by email to
USMSCryptocurrency@usdoj.gov. The USMS will notify all
bidders about their eligibility to participate in the auction by email
no later than 5:00 PM EST on Thursday, February 13, 2020. If the USMS
determines that you are not an eligible bidder, the deposit funds will
be returned, and you will not be eligible to participate in the online
auction.
The deposit of the winning bidder will be retained by USMS and credited
towards the purchase price. If the winning bidder fails to close on the
transaction through no fault of the USMS, the winning bidder will
irrevocably forfeit the deposit to the USMS. The deposit of any bidder
whose bid is not selected as a winning bid will be returned to the
original account from which the deposit was received. We will begin
processing return of deposits immediately following the close of the
bitcoin transaction(s). We hope to process all returns within
five (5) business days, but high participation may result in slightly
longer return times.
Bidder Registration Form:
Bidders must register to participate in this auction. One registration
form allows you to bid on multiple blocks from Series A, Series B,
Series C and Series D at the same per bitcoin price, but does not allow
you to submit multiple bids at varying per-bitcoin prices. If you wish
to have the ability to bid multiple prices on multiple blocks, you will
need to submit additional registration forms and additional deposit
funds. The following examples are provided for your convenience:
Example 1: Bidder wants to purchase two (2) blocks of Series A for the
same per-bitcoin price (e.g. $X per bitcoin for 1,000 Series A Bitcoin).
Bidder should submit ONE registration form with a $200,000 deposit, and
will use ONE Bid Form to bid on both blocks of Series A.
Example 2: Bidder wants to purchase two (2) blocks of Series A and one
(1) block of Series B for the same per-Bitcoin price (e.g. $X per
Bitcoin for 1,000 Series A Bitcoin, and $X per Bitcoin for 500 Series B
Bitcoin). Bidder should submit ONE registration form with a $200,000
deposit, and will use ONE Bid Form to bid on all three blocks at the
same per-Bitcoin price (for both Series A and Series B).
Example 3: Bidder wants to purchase two (2) blocks of Series A and one
(1) block of Series B at different prices (e.g. $X per Bitcoin for 500
Bitcoin from Series A, $Y per Bitcoin for 500 Bitcoin from Series A, and
$Z per Bitcoin for 100 Bitcoin from Series B). Bidder should submit
THREE separate registration forms, and a total deposit of $600,000 (or
$200,000 for each registration), and will use THREE Bid Forms, one for
each separate per-Bitcoin bid price. Note that each registration allows
the bidder to submit the same per-Bitcoin price bid for Series A and
Series B.
Bid Deposit:
Please follow the EFT instructions below to submit a bid to the USMS.
The USMS accepts EFTs via Automated Clearing
House (ACH) Credit or Fedwire. Please contact your financial institution
to determine which method is most appropriate.
ACH Credit Instructions
Standard Entry Class Code
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CCD
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Transaction Code*
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22
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Receiving DFI Identification (ABA Routing Number)
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051036706
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DFI Account Number
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15180001
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Amount
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$[Enter deposit amount]
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Receiving Company Name
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U.S. Marshals Service
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Comments
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Bitcoin Auction
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*ACH
debits are not permitted to this ABA
routing number. All debits received will be automatically returned.
Fedwire Instructions
ABA Number
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021030004
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ALC
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15180001
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Physical Address
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Federal Reserve Bank of New York
33 Liberty Street
New York, NY 10045
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Amount
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$[Enter deposit amount]
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Wire Comments
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Bitcoin Auction
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Phase II:
Online Auction Period
Date: Tuesday, February 18, 2020, from 8:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
Only eligible registered bidders who have received an official Bid Form
from the USMS may participate in the online auction.
In order for your bid to be considered by the
USMS, you must send via email to
USMSCryptocurrency@usdoj.gov a signed pdf copy of the Bid Form
within the online auction period window, which extends from 8:00 AM EST
until 2:00 PM EST on Tuesday, February 18, 2020. Bids received before or
after the online auction period will not be considered. Bids that do not
conform to the instructions will not be considered.
The prevailing bids will be determined by the
following criteria:
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The eligible bidder who offers the highest
price will be the prevailing bidder;
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If there are multiple bids at the highest
price, the first bid received will prevail; and
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If a winning bidder defaults, the next
highest bidder will be declared the winning bidder.
Bids are considered open until the USMS has
declared that the bid is not a winning bid.
Phase III: Award and Sale Close
The USMS will endeavor to notify the winning bidder(s) by 5:00 PM EST on
Tuesday, February 18, 2020, however the number of bids received and the
complexity of the review process may require additional review time. The
USMS will notify the winning bidder(s) via email with instructions for
the next step to complete their transaction the same day as the auction,
even after 5:00 PM EST. The winning bidder must send the purchase price
funds (less the deposit amount) by a wire transfer originating from a
bank located within the United States and provide a wire transmittal
receipt to the USMS by 2:00 PM EST, on Wednesday, February 19, 2020. It
is the responsibility of the winning bidder to understand their bank’s
deadline for initiating wire transfers in order to ensure that the
domestic wire transfer is initiated and a wire transmittal receipt
provided to the USMS by the deadline. Failure to provide the USMS with a
copy of the wire transmittal receipt by the deadline will result in
disqualification, forfeiture of the deposit, and award to another
bidder.
No Bitcoin transfer will be made until the USMS has confirmed receipt of
all purchase funds. The Bitcoin transfer process will begin immediately
following receipt of purchase funds, or at a time chosen by the winning
bidder(s). The winning bidder will be given private instructions related
to the transferring of the Bitcoin.
The USMS will notify Bidders that did not win via email by 10:00 AM EST,
on Wednesday, February 19, 2020, however depending on the length of the
post-auction review process emails to unsuccessful bidders may not go
out the day of the auction. Please refrain from emailing the USMS after
the auction has closed as this will only slow down the post-auction
review process.
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TERMS OF SALE
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Payment. The bid must be an
all cash offer. Bids that are contingent on financing terms of any
kind will not be considered. All bids must be made in U.S. dollars.
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Receipt of Funds. The
winning bidder should be prepared to wire purchase funds to the USMS
by 2:00 PM EST on Wednesday, February 19, 2020. If the winning
bidder does not provide the USMS with a copy of the wire transmittal
receipt by this date and time, the bidder will be disqualified and
another winning bidder will be selected. FAILURE TO INITIATE A WIRE
TRANSFER AND PROVIDE THE USMS WITH A COPY OF THE WIRE TRANSMITTAL
RECEIPT BY WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2020, AT 2:00 PM EST WILL RESULT
IN FORFEITURE OF THE BIDDER’S DEPOSIT. The winning bidder is
responsible for any wire transfer fees associated with his or her
payment..
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Bitcoin Transfer. The USMS
will not transfer any bitcoins until it has confirmed receipt of
purchase funds from the buyer. The USMS will not transfer bitcoins
to an obscene public address, a public address apparently in a
country restricted by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), a
public address apparently associated with terrorism, other criminal
activities, or otherwise hostile to the United States.
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Transfer Fees. Any transfer
fees associated with the transfer of the bitcoins will be paid by
the buyer. The buyer will be given an opportunity to select the
amount of fees charged in the transfer.
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Block Transactions. The USMS
will only sell and transfer the bitcoins in a single block to a
single bitcoin address.
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Bidder Qualification. The
USMS reserves the right to reject any bid for any reason whatsoever.
The USMS reserves the right to sell all, some or none of the
bitcoins at auction.
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Bill of Sale. The winning
bidder will receive a signed Bill of Sale from the United States
Marshals Service.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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The USMS does not make any representations or
warranties regarding Bitcoin.
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Questions related to the auction process
should be directed to
USMSCryptocurrency@usdoj.gov. The USMS in its discretion will respond
directly to email communications or will post additional items to
the “Frequently Asked Questions” section below. The USMS will not
respond to any telephone inquiries from the general public. The USMS
will not answer any questions regarding (a) the associated criminal
or civil cases that resulted in the seizure of the bitcoins being
auctioned, or (b) Bitcoin characteristics, uses or value.
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The USMS will not sell to any person in
violation of
USMS
Policy 13.7, Persons Prohibited from Purchasing Forfeited Property.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
The USMS authority to dispose of forfeited
property can be found at 28 C.F.R. 0.111(i).
Yes. However, bids will not be accepted from any
person or entity that appears on the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office
of Foreign Assets Control list of “Specially Designated Nationals.”
All deposit and purchase funds must be received from a U.S. bank. No
exceptions.
Yes. The person or entity that registers to bid
on this auction must satisfy all registration requirements, including
certifying that the bidder is not acting in concert with the defendants
or defendant entities (See
USMS Policy 13.7, Persons Prohibited from
Purchasing Forfeited Property). This certification extends and applies
to all members of a syndicate. The primary bidder should perform
whatever due diligence the bidder feels is necessary in order to
comfortably make that certification.
You are responsible for ensuring that you have
enough available funds to cover your bid. If you are selected as a
winning bidder, you must initiate a wire transfer and provide the USMS
with a copy of the wire transmittal receipt by Wednesday, February 19,
2020 at 2:00 PM EST. Failure to initiate a wire deposit in the full
amount of your bid, less the initial deposit, will result in forfeiture
of your deposit.
There is no disclosed reserve price for this
auction. The United States Marshals Service reserves the right to sell
some, all or none of the bitcoins for any reason.
The USMS will contact the winning and losing
bidders directly. The USMS will not proactively release any information
to the general public pertaining to the auction process or results,
except for the number of registered bidders and the number of bids
received.
The USMS will initiate the return of losing bid
deposits within (5) business days following the transfer of bitcoins to
the winning bidder.
Losing bid deposits will be first returned
(i.e., refunded) to the financial institution and account from which
they originated.
If the USMS encounters difficulty (e.g., the
wire cannot be rejected) then you will be required to complete and
submit a Vendor Request Form. The Vendor Request Form will give you the
option to receive your return (i.e., payment) electronically or by
check.
Payments will be initiated within five (5)
business days following the submission of a completed Vendor Request
Form. Payments to a foreign financial institution (i.e., an overseas
account) will require additional time to process and confirm.
Please note, all payments are subject to the
Treasury Offset Program (TOP). The Debt Collection Improvement Act of
1996, 31 United States Code § 3716, requires the Department of the
Treasury and other disbursing officials to offset Federal payments to
collect delinquent debts owed to the United States, or delinquent debts
owed to states, including past-due child support. For more information
on TOP, please visit Treasury’s Bureau of Fiscal Service website at
Debt Collection - TOP.
FEBRUARY 2020
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Tue
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Wed
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Thurs
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Fri
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Phase I
Bidder registration opens at
8 AM EST
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Phase I
Bidder registration and deposit due by
Noon EST.
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USMS notifies parties about eligibility to participate in
the online auction by 5:00 PM EST
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Deadline for Bidder questions to the USMS at Noon EST.
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FEDERAL HOLIDAY
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Phase II
Online auction period from
8:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST.
Phase III
Winning bidder(s) notified by 5:00 PM EST
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USMS notifies unsuccessful bidders by 10 AM EST
Winning bidder must initiate wire to the USMS by 2:00 PM EST
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Any deposit money not received by unsuccessful bidders may
notify the USMS
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