(c) Procedures for Sale.—
(1) A vessel stricken from the Naval Vessel Register and not subject to disposal under any other law may be sold under this section.
(2) In such a case, the Secretary may
(A) sell the vessel to the highest acceptable bidder, regardless of the appraised value of the vessel, after publicly advertising the sale of the vessel for a period of not less than 30 days; or
(B) subject to paragraph (3), sell the vessel by competitive negotiation to the acceptable offeror who submits the offer that is most advantageous to the United States (taking into account price and such other factors as the Secretary determines appropriate).
(3) Before entering into negotiations to sell a vessel under paragraph (2)(B), the Secretary shall publish notice of the intention to do so in the Commerce Business Daily sufficiently in advance of initiating the negotiations that all interested parties are given a reasonable opportunity to prepare and submit proposals. The Secretary shall afford an opportunity to participate in the negotiations to all acceptable offerors submitting proposals that the Secretary considers as having the potential to be the most advantageous to the United States (taking into account price and such other factors as the Secretary determines appropriate).
(d) Applicability.— This section does not apply to a vessel the disposal of which is authorized by subtitle I of title
40 and title III of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (
41 U.S.C.
251 et seq.), if it is to be disposed of under subtitle I of title
40 and such title III.
