Product stewardship of CALPIA manufactured freestanding conventional furniture and modular system furniture (MSF) is essential to reduce environmental impacts.

The CALPIA is authorized to sell the goods that it manufactures only to publicly funded entities, including the State of California, city and county governments, and special districts. The CALPIA is prohibited from selling to private entities.

The CALPIA manufactures various lines of freestanding conventional furniture and modular system furniture (MSF), which is comprised of several hundred components that can be combined to create various office space configurations. Reuse of the CALPIA MSF may require additional components that can only be purchased from the CALPIA.

In an effort to provide product stewardship of manufactured freestanding conventional furniture and MSF, CALPIA will work with agencies that have deemed surplus furniture. CALPIA will be utilizing these items to either revitalize the items or recycle. These steps lessen the impact on our environment.

CALPIA recognizes our responsibility to protect the environment and natural resources. CALPIA actively pursues new opportunities to adapt products and processes to reduce their impact and providing sustainable alternatives.

For answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs) regarding the Department of General Services (DGS) Management Memo (MM) 11-01, please click to download our Cost-Effective Reuse of Surplus Furniture FAQs.  These FAQs will be updated as needed.

CALPIA has prepared FAQs specific to Revitalized MSF, please click to download our Revitalized FAQs.  These FAQs will be updated as needed.

To view the MM 11-01, please click to download the memo Cost-Effective Reuse of Surplus Furniture MM 11-01, http://www.documents.dgs.ca.gov/osp/sam/mmemos/MM11_01.pdf.

To notify CALPIA of surplus freestanding conventional furniture and MSF, click to download our CALPIA Product Stewardship Intake Form.