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The Defense Logistics Agency Office of Small Business Programs offers training and guides to help small businesses and others understand DLA's mission and how they can participate in opportunities across all nine supply chains.
View the Doing Business with DLA training video.
To attend trainings for small businesses who work with various DLA Supply Chains, view the Outreach Calendar for training event details and associated registration links.
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April 25, 2025
8(a) Business Development Program
Sections 7(j)(10) and 8(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. §§ 636(j)(10) and 637(a)) authorizes the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish a business development program, which is known as the 8(a) Business Development program. The 8(a) program is a robust nine-year program created to help firms owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals.