Engineering

Sourcing and Value Assistance Request

To submit your Sourcing and Value Management requests directly use the new Assistance Request form button below. 

► First time users must first register through AMPS (PDF) 

Standardization

The Standardization program identifies, develops, manages and provides access to standardization processes, products, and services for warfighters, the acquisition community, and the logistics community to promote interoperability, reduce total ownership costs, and sustain readiness.

Industrial Preparedness

The Industrial Preparedness program supports the acquisition process by assisting buyers with their responsibility determinations as well as any issues related to government furnished property. We also assist industry with issues that impact their ability to quickly ramp up production to meet certain critical items. The Industrial Preparedness program supports the acquisition process by assisting buyers with their responsibility determinations as well as any issues related to government furnished property. We also assist industry with issues that impact their ability to quickly ramp up production to meet certain critical items.

DLA has established Raw Material Buffers that reduce production Leadtime and are eligible for use by any contractor supporting a DoD requirement.  Materials are vendor to vendor transactions and not government owned material.  There are no additional costs above standard market pricing.  Reference the following fact sheets:

• 300M Buffer Fact Sheet COR3 (PDF)
• Bearing Steel Buffer Fact Sheet COR3 (PDF)
• Titanium Buffer Fact Sheet COR 2020 (PDF)