DLA small orders
Check whether you can quote a DIBBS order, and at what price.
- Small orders: how DLA DIBBS orders work hereThe Small orders page lists the small orders that DLA posts on DIBBS, and Hunter checks each one against your business.
- Orders for you, All orders, and Saved explainedLearn what the three tabs on the Small orders page show: Orders for you, All orders and Saved.
- Tell Hunter which parts or product categories you sellIn Narrow this down, select the kinds of parts that you sell, and the Small orders board then shows only those parts.
- Narrow the small-orders boardIn Narrow this down, select an order size and a delivery time to shorten the Small orders list.
- Why one order ranks above anotherLearn how Hunter ranks the small orders board: your own history with a part first, then profile fit, price history, cash and delivery time.
- Check whether DLA lets you quote an orderOpen an order and read Can you bid this one? and Hunter's take, which say if DLA's codes let you quote and what you need first.
- Understand acquisition codes and approved-seller restrictionsTwo DLA codes on every order say how DLA buys a part and why a restriction applies, and Hunter turns them into plain words.
- See orders that are not open to you and whyThe Ones not open to you page lists the orders that DLA's codes close to you, in groups that name the rule and what you can do.
- Read the order detail and official DIBBS paperThe 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.
- Understand price guidance and past award historyHunter gives a price guide from DLA's past awards or list price, but it is an estimate, so work from your own cost and read the order paper.
- Check sourcing and supplier requirements before quotingUse Can you get this part? to check where you can buy the part, who DLA approved, and rules on new parts and the maker.
- Record that you quoted or won a small orderTell Hunter when you send a price to DLA and whether you won, so that Hunter keeps a record that it does not send to DLA.
- Save a small order or send it to a mentorSave an order to keep it after it closes, or send it to a mentor for a paid review before you quote.
- Why price, unit, acquisition code, or history is unavailableA missing price, unit, code or history is a gap in the source data, not a sign that DLA forbids the order.
- Why an order is over the micro-purchase limit or no longer openA mark on an order can mean it is over the micro-purchase limit, DLA is not taking prices yet, or the closing date passed.
- Why no small orders appear for your businessAn empty board usually comes from a narrow choice, an empty profile, a quiet day, or an order feed that did not load.