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BUSINESS WITH DLA

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

DLA Office of Small Business Programs, 8725 John J. Kingman Road, Suite 1127, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060 

(571) 767-0192 DLAHQSmallBusiness@dla.mil Version 1/3/2024 

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. DLA also supplies 86 percent of the 

military’s spare parts and nearly 100 percent of fuel and troop support consumables, manages the reutilization of 

military equipment, provides catalogs and other logistics information products and offers document automation and 

production services to a host of military and federal agencies. Read more about the agency’s critical mission at 

www.dla.mil. 

The DLA Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP) provides training, guidance, and strategies that maximize 

opportunities for small businesses so they can participate in DLA's acquisition program. OSBPs are located at each 

DLA procuring activity. They advise and assist contracting, program managers, and requirements personnel on matters 

affecting small firms. Companies interested in doing business with DLA should:

Conducting research beyond DLA can be useful to enable you to focus on the agencies that purchase what you 

offer. The following is a list of suggested websites to visit when researching: 

• Existing contracts can be found at www.fpds.gov and www.usaspending.gov 

• Federal Acquisition Regulations and Clauses - www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html 

• Office of the Secretary of Defense, OSBP - http://business.defense.gov 

• Small Business Administration - http://www.sba.gov 

DLA Office of Small Business Programs – Contact Information:

DLA Aviation, Richmond, Virginia - Email: DLAAVNSMALLBUS@dla.mil 

DLA Contracting Services Office, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Email: DCSO.SmallBusiness@dla.mil 

DLA Disposition Services, Battle Creek, Michigan - Email: DLA.DispositionSvcs.OSBP@dla.mil 

DLA Distribution, New Cumberland, Pennsylvania - Email: DLA.Distribution.OSBP@dla.mil 

DLA Energy, Fort Belvoir, Virginia - Email: DLA.Energy.OSBP@dla.mil 

DLA Land and Maritime, Columbus, Ohio - Email: SMBIZLandCOLS@dla.mil 

DLA Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Email: DLATroopSupportsbo@dla.mil 

WHERE TO FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION & RESOURCES

Additional information and resources can be found on the DLA Small Business website 

www.dla.mil/smallbusiness

Understand DLA - Visit the DLA small business website at www.dla.mil/SmallBusiness and view the detailed guide, 

"Small Business Overview for Vendors," located on the home page. 

Register in System for Award Management (SAM) - All vendors wanting to do business with the federal 

government must register in SAM. Create a user account and register at https://SAM.gov.

Visit your local APEX Accelerators - APEX Accelerators assist businesses in pursuit of a federal government 

contract. Find your local APEX Accelerators at www.apexaccelerators.us/#.

Explore DLA Procurement Opportunities - Search for DLA procurement opportunities on the Federal Contract 

Opportunities website, https://SAM.gov, and the DLA Internet Bid Board System at www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil.

View DLA Training Opportunities - DLA offers free vendor training. Explore the offerings on DLA's Small Business 

website at www.dla.mil/SmallBusiness/Resources/Training. 

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