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Read the order detail and official DIBBS paper

The order page shows the key facts of a DLA order, and the order paper is the official text that you must read before you quote.

Written By GovPreneurs

Last updated 21 days ago

The order page gives you the key facts in one place. The order paper is DLA's own text. It holds the rules, so read it before you send a price.

Steps

  1. In the left menu, click Small Orders.
  2. Click an order to open it.
  3. Read the four key facts at the top.
  4. Under What the order says, copy the Order number. You need it on the DLA website.
  5. Click Read the order paper. It opens a PDF copy of the paper in a new tab.
An order page with the key facts and the Read the order paper link.

The key facts

  • Can you bid this one? See Check whether DLA lets you quote an order.
  • How many: the quantity, with a note on how DLA counts the unit.
  • Deliver within: the days you have. A faster date can beat a lower price.
  • Closes or Listed closing date: the last day. "DLA can buy at any time" means DLA may buy before the date. If no date shows, treat the order as urgent.

What else the page shows

  • Order number: you need it on the DLA website.
  • Stock number: the government's number for the part. Every seller quotes against the same number.
  • Acquisition code: see Understand acquisition codes and approved-seller restrictions.
  • Who is buying: the DLA office that placed the order.
  • Before you quote: checks such as the days to deliver and drawings approval. After you send a price, this heading reads Check on the order paper.

When DLA changes an order

A banner says "DLA changed this order on" and a date. Read the new paper before you send a price. A price against the old version can be thrown out.

What you see next

The paper opens in a new tab. To see the order on DIBBS, click Open this on the DIBBS website. If no paper exists, the page says "No order paper available for this one." Open the order on the DLA site to read it there.

⚠️ If the page says the order is not here any more: The order was removed. Go back to Small orders.

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