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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.
April 25, 2025
Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB)
The WOSB Program was created to help level the playing field for women small business owners.
April 24, 2025
Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Business (SDVOSB) Program
Under the Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Program, DLA and other federal agencies reserve certain contracts exclusively for SDVOSBs
April 23, 2025
HUBZone Program
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) designates Historically Underutilized Business Zones, or HUBZones, based on a combination of unemployment and income, among other things.
Small Business Training Opportunities
The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) provides free training opportunities to small businesses through Training, Knowledge, and Opportunities (TKO) Seminars and Webinars.
Value Engineering
The DLA Aviation and DLA Land & Maritime (L&M) Major Subordinate Commands (MSCs) purchase replenishment part items of supply for their respective supply chains through either a competitive nature, approved manufactured part number, or a qualified products list (QPL).
April 18, 2025
TKO - cFolders and Technical Data
Small businesses looking to learn more about cFolders which is DLA’s access to Technical Data and its association with the DLA Internet Bid Board System within the Defense Logistics Agency. Audience: Small Businesses and Suppliers working with DLA
April 2, 2025
TKO - Value Engineering Change Proposals
Small businesses looking to learn more about DLA’s Value Engineering Change Proposals (VECP) regulations and tools. Audience: Small businesses working with Land & Maritime
TKO - Supplier Performance Risk System
Small businesses looking to learn more about DLA’s Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS). SPRS is a web-enabled, Federal enterprise-wide application that provides timely and pertinent contractor past performance information to the Department of Defense and Federal acquisition community for use in making competitive source selection decisions. Audience: Small businesses working with DLA
TKO - Source Approval Request Land & Maritime
Small businesses looking to learn more about DLA Land & Maritime's Source Approval Request (SAR), which consists of a package of information provided by a prospective new supplier to become an approved source for procurement of an National Stock Number (NSN). Audience: Small businesses working with Land & Maritime
TKO - Resolving Payment Issues with Orders Land & Maritime
Small businesses looking to learn more about resolving issues with orders related to payment delays. Audience: Small businesses working with Land & Maritime