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Industry

It was more than a year ago when we received the

message that we would need to work from home due to

COVID-19. I thought it would be for a short time and we

would return to business as normal. But after 13 months

into the pandemic, we continue to adjust to our new

normal.

The DLA Energy workforce and our industry partners

had to find new and innovative ways to communicate,

collaborate, coordinate – all of those ‘ates,’ which are best

done face-to-face. Through determination and

ingenuity, we have made it work. From virtual meetings

to meet-me-lines the critical work of supporting the

warfighters’ energy needs has continued uninterrupted.

As a 30-year military leader, I expect service members to

be agile and adaptive. However, what I have seen during

the past year are countless examples of our workforce,

which is primarily civilian, and our industry partners,

personifying the words agile and adaptive! It’s been

inspiring to see it in action. I’ll ask our workforce and

industry partners to continue to engage, remain agile

and adaptive, it’s more important now than it has ever

been.

Thank you and stay safe! Q3, FY 21 features

DLA Energy's Direct

Delivery Fuels Program

We are back! Check out

the new dates for the

2022 Conference

The 2020 DLA Vendor

Satisfaction Survey

results are in 

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The Mobility Fuels Division is comprised of the Into-plane and

Ships’ Bunkers programs.

Into-plane contracts are held at more than 450 commercial

airports around the world, providing DLA Energy customers

access to commercial jet fuel.

The Bunkers program has contracts in place at 109

commercial seaports around the world that provide access to

marine gas oil for the U.S. fleet.

Direct Delivery Fuels also awards and administers the DLA

Energy Fuel Cards programs which include, the Aviation Intoplane Reimbursement Card® (AIRCARD), Ships’ Bunkers Easy

Acquisition Card Order Management System® (SEACARD),

Swipe SEA Card® and the DoD Fleet Card. These fuel cards

are accepted by thousands of vendors worldwide, providing

DLA Energy customers with yet another source of commercial

fuel.

Direct Delivery Fuels is truly a whole of government fuel

supplier. Its more than 700 long-term contracts contain over

7,000 contract line-item numbers and support the fuel

requirements of the Department of Defense, and numerous

federal civilian agencies, including the Departments of

Homeland Security, Interior, Justice, State, NASA, the U.S. Post

Office, and the Veterans Administration at more than 2,700

locations globally. The average performance period of a DDF

contract is 3 to 5 years, with nearly 90 percent of these

contracts being awarded to a small business. Direct Delivery

Fuels’s support to small businesses is the driving force behind

DLA Energy’s ability to meet its small business goals.

This will be another busy year for the business unit, but

Shillingford said the Direct Delivery Fuels team is proud to be

supporting the warfighter and its whole of government

partners both at home and abroad. 

The Direct Delivery Fuels program is designated as "Best-inClass" and is one of three business units in DLA Energy that

buys petroleum products for its customers.

This coveted best-in-class designation is something we’re

proud of, said DDF Director Jim Shillingford. It means that

Direct Delivery Fuels has been designated by the Office of

Management and Budget as the mandatory source for all

Department of Defense and federal civilian agency fuel

requirements greater than 10,000 gallons per year in the

continental U.S. and 20,000 gallons per year outside the

continental U.S. The business unit supplies commercial grade

aviation, diesel, gasoline, and heating fuels directly to DoD

and federal civilian agency customers through three major

programs.

create their own supply chains to support contractual obligations. Most procurements require vendors to deliver fuel

directly to the customer’s installation, building or fuel tank. In addition to supporting these routine day-to-day fuel

requirements, DDF also awards and manages the FEMA contingency support contract. This contract provides the fuel

that supports relief efforts during presidentially declared disasters. Over the years this contract has provided fuel support

for everything from hurricanes to ice storms, earthquakes, and wildfires. The current contract covers all 50 U.S. states as

well as some U.S. territories. 

The Posts, Camps and Stations, or PC&S program awards

supply contracts primarily to local small business vendors who

Ground Fuels Division II

Germany (PC&S) Program

Puerto Rico (PC&S) Program

Ground Fuels Division IV

Afghanistan (PC&S) Program

Fuel Card & Bunker

Programs Division

Bunkers (PACOM) Program

Ground Fuels Division I

Philippines PC&S (1.6P) - Solicitation Summer 2021

Ground Fuels Division III

UK PC&S (1.8J) - Solicitation Spring 2021

Ground Fuels Division IV

Jordan PC&S (1.6V) - Solicitation Spring 2021

Fuel Card & Bunker

Programs Division

AIR Card®/SEA Card® - Solicitation Summer 2021

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All DLA Energy Contracting

Opportunities can be found at:
Develop a Supplier Action Plan to address industry’s top concerns;

Develop ideas to increase supplier participation in the 2022 vendor survey;

Act as a supplemental point of contact for suppliers with non-contracting

questions.

We want to inform you of the results of the 2020 DLA Vendor Satisfaction Survey

and the steps that DLA Energy is taking to address industry’s comments. DLA

Energy values frank and open communication, as reflected in the DLA Industry

Engagement Plan, and will continue to initiate and respond to supplier

interactions at all business levels.

Thank you for your responses; they have given us the opportunity to improve our

business posture. 

Our ability to successfully carry out our mission of supporting the Warfighter

increases immensely with strong relationships with industry. All of our customers

need us to work together seamlessly. To help strengthen those relationships, we

will utilize our Supplier Advocacy Council or SAC. The SAC will:

We specifically created the SAC to help our vendor partners work through issues

that might otherwise go unresolved. The Council is here for your feedback and to

seek innovative solutions that will lead to agency-wide improvements.

First and foremost, if you have any issues regarding a current procurement, or if

you have questions about upcoming opportunities, please always contact your

Contracting Officer or Contract Specialist. Also please remember that the SAC was

created for you and is ready to assist. 

The point of contact for the Council is the DLA Energy Supplier Advocates Team.

You may contact them at energy.industry-engagement@dla.mil.

We are beyond excited to announce that we have secured dates for our 2022 Worldwide Energy

Conference! The new dates for the conference are March 28, 2022, through March 30, 2022. As we did in 2010,

2017 and 2019, we’ll host the conference at the Gaylord National Hotel at National Harbor, Maryland. Please

be sure to check the conference website for updates, http://dlaenergy-wwec.com/.

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We are always open to new ideas.

Please send an email to: energy.industry-engagement@dla.mil

with any ideas/comments/questions.