Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Hazardous 

Material Management System (HMMS) is the 

program leading the Technical Integration 

efforts of the Emerging Chemicals 

Governance Council (ECGC). In order to 

accomplish this a methodology and 

supporting technical infrastructure is 

required for a centralized conduit for DoD 

chemical manufacturers to submit product 

Safety Data Sheet (SDS) data along with 

supplemental information containing the full 

formulation disclosure for all products 

procured by the DoD. 

While manufacturers often provide ingredient 

listings for chemicals of regulatory concern 

or otherwise required for hazard 

communication, the residual delta of nondisclosed ingredients are sometimes later 

proven to be hazardous in subsequent 

years. Full ingredient data is necessary for 

comprehensive employee exposure records, 

supply vulnerabilities and impact 

assessments, environmental protection 

efforts, and full accountability for the various 

facets that ingredient information is used to 

support the mission of the DoD.

This technical solution will be used in 

conjunction with corresponding changes to 

DoD procurement and acquisition policy and 

guidance. DLA is working with industry 

partners to streamline how this information 

can be effectively and securely transmitted to 

the DoD while minimizing impact on 

government partners to the greatest extent 

possible.

D o D C h em i c al 

I n te l l i g e nc e 

P r o gr am

Amber Gentry-Upston, J62 HMMS, Program Manager, 

Defense Logistics Agency, Department of Defense 

Amber.gentry@dla.mil

Tara J. Page, J62 HMMS, Deputy Program Manager, Defense 

Logistics Agency, Department of Defense

Tara.page@dla.mil

Jerri L. Bland, Ed.D., J62 HMMS, Project Management 

Consultant, Defense Logistics Agency, Department of Defense 

Jerri@digitalfutures.tech

Kevin P. Fenton, Ph.D., J62 HMMS, Systems Engineering 

Consultant, Defense Logistics Agency, Department of Defense 

Kevin@kompassengineering.com

Sarah Henderson, CHHM, SEA, J62 HMMS, Business 

Solutions Consultant, Defense Logistics Agency, Department 

of Defense 

Sarah@hendersonsolutions.eco

Co n ta c ts

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DLA 

Envi ronmental 

Technol og y 

Soluti ons
Program Overview

Objective: Obtain, process, and store digital data of 

the full formulation for all products (chemicals, 

articles, weapons, etc.) purchased by the DoD. 

Sponsor: Office of the Assistant Secretary of 

Defense (OASD) 

Stakeholders: All components with responsibility for 

compliance with the PACT Act, OSHA, EPCRA, TSCA, 

and other regulatory compliance measures.

Implementation Lead: Defense Logistics Agency

Implementation Phase: Proof-of-Concept

Why is this initiative important?

This initiative is critical for securing vital data for 

recording and reducing DoD employee chemical 

exposures, reducing supply chain vulnerabilities, 

expanding mission impact awareness, and 

improving our efforts for environmental 

management. 

Department of 

P r i c e Li st

Defense Chemical 

Intelligence 

Program (CIP)

What are emerging contaminants 

and how do they impact the DoD?

Emerging chemicals are synthetic or natural occurring 

chemicals that are typically not monitored or 

communicated to product consumers, but they have the 

potential to cause adverse impacts to human health or 

the environment. 

Poly– and Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are 

examples of man-made chemicals that do not 

breakdown and lead to bioaccumulation in human 

bodies and the environment with potential adverse 

effects on both.

Current OSHA and GHS regulations only require chemical 

manufacturers to communicate those chemicals that are 

hazardous. Occupational health exposure assessments 

are thus completed on incomplete product formations 

leading to potential adverse and unrecorded exposures 

for DoD personnel. 

 

What are the consequences in not 

knowing what’s in our products?

The Covid-19 pandemic identified how globally 

distributed supply chains can be impacted during a time 

of crisis. Full product accountability (including chemical 

compositions) is critical to being able to forecast 

mission impacts if resources suddenly become 

unavailable. Product accountability can quickly become 

a national security issue and have a direct impact on the 

availability of our weapon systems.

The DoD currently lacks full visibility on all 

ingredients employees are exposed to, where these 

ingredients are sourced, and how its mission will 

be impacted with sudden chain disruptions, and 

how it can meet evolving regulations and 

emerging chemicals

Implementation Objectives

1. Contractual and Policy changes to require a 

centralized digital submission of full formulation/

disclosure with safety data for chemicals and 

articles. Preferred documentation will be XML (DoD 

SDS XML standard) containing all product 

ingredients.

2. Data extraction and full chemical formulation 

population into a single centralized and 

standardized safety data sheet library.

3. System integration to disseminate standardized 

safe ty data throughout the DoD and removing 

redundancies currently realized in acquisition, 

procurement, logistics, inventory, and EH&S 

systems.

4. Creation of a DoD data lake for full visibility on all 

chemicals the DoD procures and transactional data 

for full product lifecycle and accountability. The 

first centralized product accountability and security 

system will allow for full chemical exposure data for 

DoD personnel and increased environmental 

management while improving our national security.