DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

MEDICAL SMALL BUSINESS

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

(571) 767-0192 DLAHQSmallBusiness@dla.mil Version 2/28/2024 

DLA Troop Support’s (TS) Medical supply chain supports the Nation’s military every day and in every crisis. DLA TS Medical

support warfighters and their dependents around the world, from well babies to wounded warriors. To ensure their basic and critical 

medical and pharmaceutical needs are met, the support includes surgical items, preventive vaccines, field hospital equipment and 

even medical supplies for animals.

Being a participant in any one or more of the programs does not guarantee sales. You will need to market

your company and products to the Military Services to increase sales. This could be accomplished by sending

sales and marketing personnel to meet with clinical and medical logistics personnel located at Military Treatment Facilities (MTFs)

(hospitals, ambulatory care and occupational health clinics, and dental clinics) such as Walter Reed Military Medical Center, Naval 

Medical Center Portsmouth, etc., or by speaking to clinical and logistics personnel assigned to field and deployable medical units.

WHAT DOES TROOP SUPPORT MEDICAL PROCURE AND HOW? 

COMMODITY MPVP ECAT CONTINGENCY 

CONTRACT

SOLICITATION 

PROPOSAL 

PROCESS

NSN OR 

PART # 

ORDERING

DIBBS

FEDERAL 

SUPPLY 

CLASSIFICATION 

CODE (FSC)

Pharmaceuticals Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes 6505

Medical/Surgical Yes Yes (Limited) Yes Yes Yes Yes 6515

Dental Items No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 6520

Optical Items No Yes No No No No 6540

Laboratory Items No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 6640

Hospital Lab Equipment No Yes No Yes Yes Yes 6640

Critical Care No Yes No Yes Yes Yes 6515

Biomedical Equipment No No No Yes No No 6525

Medicated Cosmetics No No Yes Yes Yes Yes 6508

Veterinary Pharmaceuticals No No Yes Yes Yes Yes 6509

Surgical Dressing Materials Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes 6510

Hospital Furniture NOTE: Medical does not procure hospital furniture. GSA is the authorized supplier. 6530

Hospital Surgical Clothing Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes 6532

Replenishable Field Kits Yes No No Yes Yes Yes 6545

In-Vitro Diagnostic Substances, 

Reagents Test Kits and Sets No Yes No Yes Yes Yes 6550

Chemical Analysis Instruments No Yes No Yes Yes Yes 6630

Training Aids No Yes No Yes Yes Yes 6910

Crude Grades Plant Material NOTE: Medical does not have requirements for this FSC. 9410

Memorials, Mortuary Equipment No No No Yes Yes Yes 9930

MEDICAL PRIME VENDOR PROGRAM

DLA TS’s Medical supply chain has established multiple acquisition methods for its customers to purchase 

medical materiel (the equipment, apparatus, and supplies of a military force or other organization). They 

include the following: Medical Prime Vendor Program (MPVP), Medical Electronic Catalog (ECAT), 

Contingency Contracts, Solicitation Proposal Process, National Stock Number (NSN) Ordering, and 

through the DLA Internet Bid Board System (DIBBS).

A Prime Vendor (PV) is a single distributor of brand specific medical supplies. PV contracts are in 

place for pharmaceuticals, medical/surgical, Navy Fleet, and War Reserve/Readiness.

Visit MPVP at www.dla.mil/Troop-Support/Medical/Working-with-Medical/#mpvp 

• Distribution and Pricing Agreements (DAPA) are issued to suppliers of medical 

items (commercial items and items that do not necessarily need an NSN) by the DLA TS 

Medical Supply Chain. These suppliers thereby become "DAPA-holders." DAPAs are pricing 

vehicles used to establish and manage pricing with manufacturers and/or distributors for 

medical material purchased under DLA’s MPVP contracts. Prices are deemed fair and 

reasonable prior to approving and issuing a DAPA. Learn more about DAPAs at

https://www.medical.dla.mil/Portal/DapaMS/DapaMS.aspx

• Federal Supply Schedules (FSS) for pharmaceutical items: If suppliers already have a FSS for 

an item, they can use that FSS to sell that item through the MPVP. A DAPA will still need to 

be established to sell through the MPVP for medical/surgical and equipment items.

The majority of Medical Items are purchased by DLA’s customers through the MPVP.
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

MEDICAL SMALL BUSINESS

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

(571) 767-0192 DLAHQSmallBusiness@dla.mil Version 2/28/2024 

MEDICAL ELECTRONIC CATALOGUE (Medical ECAT)

 

price is presented to ECAT customers as the “Total Delivered Price” of the product. This price includes all transportation, 

distribution and administrative costs. Learn more about the ECAT Program at www.dla.mil/TroopSupport/Medical/ECAT. 

Contact the ECAT Help Desk at (800) 290-8201 or email the ECAT Help Desk at DSCPECATHELP@dla.mil with any 

questions on the ECAT program or how to become an ECAT supplier.

CONTIGENCY CONTRACTS

DLA TS Medical Supply Chain, in consultation and collaboration with the Military Services and other DoD agencies, places 

a subset of items under contract for contingency situations such as military or humanitarian operations. In order to ensure 

that the healthcare industry and the industrial base can support contingency operations, DLA TS Medical Supply Chain 

attempts to place products under contingency contract to improve planning and sustainment operations on behalf of the 

Military Services. View Contingency Contracts info at www.dla.mil/TroopSupport/Medical/Readiness. 

SOLICITATION PROPOSAL PROCESS 

DLA TS Medical Supply Chain utilizes various kinds of solicitations. For example, we have Customer Value Contracts 

(CVCs), Multiple Award Contracts, and Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs). We place notices of solicitations valued over 

$25,000 on the Federal Contract Opportunities website at SAM.gov. 

 Site Department of Defense Activity Address Code (DoDAAC)

 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania SP0200 SPE2D* SPM200 SPM2D*

 Pearl Harbor, Hawaii SPE2DT

Buys from $2,500 to $24,999 are competed with a variety of companies that produce the product typically through the DLA 

Internet Bid Board System. For Equipment items such as Imaging Equipment, DINPACS, Patient Monitoring, Imaging 

Equipment Maintenance, or Radiation Oncology Equipment, DLA TS Medical Supply Chain awards to every company that 

meets the requirements of the solicitation. We then issue orders for items as the customers send in their purchase requests.

NATIONAL STOCK NUMBER ORDERING

Prior to the implementation of MPVP, medical supplies were procured using NSNs. The NSNs are now primarily reserved to 

support our readiness efforts and contingency operations. Military services have the ultimate authority to establish a NSN

for a new product or authorize a substitute source for any existing NSN that meet the minimum requirements of the mission.

Learn more about NSN Ordering at www.medical.dla.mil/Portal/Readiness/MedicalNationalStockNumbers.aspx. 

DLA INTERNET BID BOARD SYSTEM

The DLA Internet Bid Board System (DIBBS) at www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil is a web-based bid board that allows suppliers to 

search for, view, and submit secure quotes on Requests for Quotations (RFQs), search and view Request for Proposals 

(RFPs), and view awards for DLA items of supply. 

DLA TROOP SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESS OFFICE CONTACT INFORMATION

Email: DLATroopSupportsbo@dla.mil

Toll Free: 800-831-1110

Troop Support Associate Director: 215-737-2321 

Medical Supply Chain Small Business Professional: 215-737-4648

Visit “How Do I Sell to Medical Supply Chain?” webpage at www.medical.dla.mil/Portal/Default.aspx for more information.

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

www.dla.mil/smallbusiness

Medical ECAT is a Net-centric ordering, distribution, and payment system providing the DoD and 

other Federal customers access to multiple manufacturer and distributor commercial catalogs at 

discounted prices. The program is a complementary acquisition strategy allowing customers to browse, 

compare, and order a wide range of pharmaceutical, laboratory, dental, optical fabrication, and 

medical/surgical equipment commercial items not available through DAPAs under the MPVP. 

It provides products from manufacturers and distributors to maximize the breadth and depth of its 

product offerings and promote competition among suppliers. DLA TS Medical Supply Chain contracting 

specialists negotiate discounted pricing off of the supplier's commercial catalog price. This discounted