Industry Engagement and Analysis

Director's Intent

As the Nation’s Logistics Combat Support Agency, DLA is focused on transforming its logistics operations to meet the demands of modern warfare. We must think, act, and operate differently as we factor in the changing character of war and the need to generate current and future readiness. As DLA Director, it is my privilege to introduce the DLA Industry Partnership Plan – a strategy for a transformative era that reinforces our commitment to strengthening our partnership with industry in support of our Warfighters.

At DLA, we believe in the power of collaboration. We recognize how critically important our partnership with industry is in driving innovation, fostering creativity, and delivering solutions, especially as we navigate logistics challenges in today's contested environments. Our goal is to expand industrial base partnerships to grow access to capability and capacity, while ensuring the defense industrial base can operate at the speed of war and adapt to
rapidly changing requirements.

For over 60 years, DLA's reliance on industry has been foundational to our role in joint logistics. Today is no different. We invite our industry partners to join us in this critical effort to maximize readiness for our Warfighters. Together, we will deliver exceptional logistics support that enables our Warfighters to succeed and win on the modern battlefield, both today and in the future.

Let’s get going!
                                                                                           MARK T. SIMERLY
                                                                                           LTG, USA
                                                                                           DLA Director

DLA Industry Partnership Plan

DLA’s strong relationship with our supplier community is critical to the agency’s ability to successfully carry out its mission as the Nation’s Logistics Combat Support Agency. As stated in the DLA Strategic Plan 2025 –2030 “DLA Transforms: A Call to Action,” the plan identifies four transformative imperatives to provide DLA with its focus: People, Precision, Posture, and Partnerships. These imperatives are grounded in our mission, vision, enduring DLA values, and operating principles.
As DLA’s senior official responsible for industry engagement, I believe it is essential for DLA to articulate and communicate how we will approach engagement with suppliers (of both products and services) via a specific strategy. The four imperatives laid out in the following pages set forth the agency’s plans, priorities and expectations related to industry engagement from the DLA Enterprise perspective.

To further strengthen the partnership between DLA and our industry base, we must begin from a point of common understanding. With that in mind, I ask that all stakeholders – our suppliers as well as the DLA workforce and government partners – familiarize themselves with the plan. Throughout this plan, you will see several goals – improving communication, balancing priorities and risks, increasing efficiency – all of which are critical to our effort in helping American businesses compete in strategic industries, providing opportunity throughout the procurement process, promoting competition, and strengthening the resilience of America’s supply chains.

Whether you currently have a relationship with DLA or would like to begin one, I encourage you to contact our Industry Engagement Program Office who will help facilitate the execution of this plan across all four imperatives. Please join me as we work together to build and strengthen the strong partnerships that are necessary to support our Nation’s
Warfighter.
Director, DLA Acquisition

DLA Troop Support provides food, textiles, construction material and medical supplies and equipment, to include pharmaceuticals. 

Contact:  DLATSPartnerInquiry@dla.mil

DLA Weapons Support (Columbus) provides repair parts for ground-based and maritime weapons systems, small arms parts, fluid handling and electronic components. Contact:  DSCC.BCC@dla.mil

DLA Weapons Support (Richmond) provides repair parts for aviation weapons systems, flight safety equipment, maps, environmental products and industrial plant equipment. Contact:  dlaavnsmallbus@dla.mil

DLA Energy provides petroleum and lubrication products, alternative fuel/renewable energy, aerospace energy, fuel quality/technical support, fuel card programs and installation energy services.

Contact:  energy.industry-engagement@dla.mil or visit DLA Energy's Industry Engagement page 

DLA Disposition Services is the preferred provider for the contracted disposal of DoD’s hazardous waste.

Contact:  hazardouscontractseast@dla.mil; and disposes of excess property by reutilization, transfer, public sales and demilitarization. Contact:  DLADispSvcs-J42@dla.mil

DLA Distribution provides storage and distribution solutions/management, transportation planning/management and logistics planning and contingency operations; operates a global network of distribution centers.

Contact:  DistributionJ7@dla.mil

DLA Office of Small Business Programs promotes small business utilization to strengthen the competency, commitment, and capability of the industrial base that fulfills DLA’s mission. 

Submit an Inquiry Request for assistance or contact:  DLAHQSmallBusiness@dla.mil

View DLA's Supplier Pathways Program

DLA Strategic Materials manages the strategic and critical raw material stockpile that supports national defense needs.

Contact:  DLAStrategicMaterials@dla.mil

DLA Information Technology - Vendor Relations serves as the central contact for managing engagement with vendors seeking to demonstrate capabilities and the value they may be bringing to DLA in the area of information technology that supports R&D and innovation.

Contact:  strategictechnologyvendorrelations@dla.mil

DLA Technology Accelerator team solves critical problems for DLA supporting mission-driven innovation using the most effective tool, process, strategy, or technology. They facilitate and execute innovation by identifying and scoping actionable problems as well as building rapid prototypes that transition to the users who need them.

Contact:  techacceleratorteam@dla.mil

DLA Small Business Innovations Programs (SBIP) consists of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. The SBIR Program was established by Congress in 1982 to fund research and development (R&D) by small businesses of 500 or fewer employees. The STTR Program was established in 1992 to fund cooperative R&D projects with small businesses and non-profit U.S. research institutions, such as universities. 

Contact:   DLASBIR2@dla.mil

DLA Information Operations (J6) serves as the DLA knowledge broker, providing comprehensive, best practice technological support to the Department of Defense/DLA Logistics Business Community, resulting in expert-quality information systems, efficient and economical computing, data management, electronic business, and telecommunication services.

Submit an Inquiry: Complete this form if your intention is to contact the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) J6 Information Operations to engage with Information Technology leaders.   

DLA Research and Development (R&D)'s mission is to accelerate leading-edge capabilities that enhance and sustain Warfighter logistics, with a vision to be the premier innovator ensuring logistics readiness and global supply network agility.

Contact:   Logistics.Research@dla.mil 

DLA Industry Engagement Program Office keeps lines of communication open between DLA senior leaders and industry partners.  Collaborates across agency for all enterprise engagements with industry. Leverages relationships with industry via integrating strategic objectives and operational outcomes to support DLA at providing Warfighter readiness and lethality. 

Contact:  IndustryEngagement@dla.mil

DLA Corporate Events is the catalyst for strategic engagements at conferences and trade shows.  The Corporate Events program provides a platform at these forums to promote the DLA brand, optimize corporate communications, business development, and customer/Industry support. 

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