Facts About DLA
The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is the Department of Defense's (DoD) largest combat support agency, providing worldwide logistics support in both peacetime and wartime to America’s Military Services as well as several civilian agencies and foreign countries.
DLA is responsible for nearly every consumable item used by our military forces worldwide. These include aviation, land and maritime weapon systems spare parts, fuel, and critical troop-support items involving food, clothing and textiles, medical, and construction equipment and material. DLA also procures depot level reparables.
DLA by the Numbers
Items managed: nearly 5 million - eight supply chains
Fiscal Year 2010 revenues: nearly $41 billion
Requisitions per day: 116,000
Contract actions per day: 10,000
Number of weapons systems supported: nearly 1,900
DLA Office of Small Business Programs (DB)
DB is responsible for ensuring small businesses have an equitable, fair and impartial opportunity to participate in the DLA Acquisition Program. Our goal is to educate small business on doing business with DLA, and facilitate their competing more effectively in the DLA Acquisition process. Also, through local Small Business Program Offices at each DLA procuring activity, we advise and assist contracting, program manager, and requirements personnel on all matters which affect small businesses. You can find DLA procuring activity small business offices in the "DLA SB Offices" link.
DLA's small business office is Not a part of the Small Business Administration (SBA) however we act to support the SBA programs. The U.S. Small Business Administration is an independent government agency set up especially to assist small businesses and manage the government's small business programs. You can find links to other Federal Government Small Business web sites in the "Other Links" link.
DLA Small Business News
2009 BAA Winners
DLA Internet Bid Board System (DIBBS)
How to Do Business with DLA
