Regulations and Standards Guide

Each DLA solicitation document contains references to various regulations and standards that apply to the particular procurement. The solicitation will almost always give you a paragraph or section reference. It is important that you understand and comply with all applicable regulations in standards.

Below are some commonly referenced documents and the links to each one.

• FAR - Federal Acqusition Regulations
  The FAR regulations govern all procurements for the US federal government.


• DFARS - Defense Federal Acqusition Regulations System
  The DFARS are based on the FAR, but have been modified for use by the Department of Defense.


• DLAD - Defense Logistics Acquisition Directive
  The DLAD implements and supplements requirements of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), the Defense FAR Supplement (DFARS), DFARS Procedures
.

• ASTM Standards
  The ASTM is a set non-government commercial standards that are often referenced in a solicitation to define a material or process.


• DLA Master Solicitation For Automated Simplified Acquisitions
  This document explains the award of purchase orders for automated EProcurement acquisitions valued up to the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT), including automated awards prior to the published due date.


• Mil-STD-2073-1D, Standard Practice for Military Packaging
  This document outlines standard processes for the development and documentation of military packaging, as distinct from commercial packaging.


• "MIL-STD-129P, Military Marking for Shipment And Storage
  This standard provides the minimum requirements for uniform military marking for shipment and storage.