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The Defense Logistics Agency Office of Small Business Programs has developed and collected the following trainings and guides to educate small businesses and others about DLA's mission and opportunities to participate in 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.
Find Small Business Guides and Trainings by searching, filtering on a category/topic, or sorting.
June 11, 2025
Reading a Solicitation or Award Using Uniform Contract Format
Guide to reading a Solicitation or Award's continuation pages using the Uniform Contract Format that is the standard for any Federal Government procurement format.
Award Modifications
Guide to understanding the basics of Award Modifications and why they matter. Part of the Contract Basics Collection.
Registration, Renewal, and CAGE Creation in System for Award Management (SAM)
Overview and connections on how to register and renew registration for a Vendor in System for Award Management that also creates a Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE).
How To Read a Request for Quotation (SF18)
Guide to reading a Request for Quotation (Standard Form 18) used in solicitations under the simplified acquisition threshold.
Vendor Preservation, Packaging, Packing, and Marking Process
This process provides a Vendor with the tools and knowledge to obtain and understand contractual packaging requirements.
How To Register in DLA's Account Management Provisioning System (AMPS)
Guide into how to register in DLA's Account Management Provisioning System.
June 3, 2025
How to Access cFolders and Technical Data
Overview on how to use the cFolders system and access the technical data that is housed there.
Post Award Request (PAR) Type Codes
Article goes into detail and use case on the different category types of Post Award Request (PAR) codes.
May 30, 2025
Small Disadvantaged Business
Each year, the Federal Government awards about 10% of all federal contract dollars, or roughly $50 billion in contracts, to Small Disadvantaged Businesses (SDB). The Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Office of Government Contracting and Business Development monitors the progress of 24 Executive Branch agencies in contracting with Small Disadvantaged Businesses.
April 29, 2025
Steps to Doing Business with DLA
As the nation’s combat logistics support agency, the Defense Logistics Agency manages the global supply chain – from raw materials to end user to disposition – for the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, Coast Guard, 10 combatant commands, other federal agencies, and partner and allied nations