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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 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
What We Buy
As the Nation’s Combat Logistics Support Agency, the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) 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.
April 28, 2025
Aviation Small Business
DLA Aviation is the aviation demand and supply chain manager for DLA. It provides aviation weapon systems and environmental logistics support to the defense aviation community and other governmental customers.
April 23, 2025
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).