DLA-Approved
Chemical Supplier

The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is the combat support agency that sources, stores, and distributes goods for the U.S. armed forces and federal entities. A "DLA-approved chemical supplier" has cleared the baseline federal-procurement gates:

• Active SAM.gov registration (System for Award Management)
• Issued Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code — the unique vendor identifier used across all federal procurement systems
• Compliant with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) responsibility standards
• Demonstrated ability to fulfill federal POs through DoD payment infrastructure

Without these, a chemical vendor cannot bid on DLA contracts, fulfill federal POs under simplified-acquisition thresholds, or be reliably invoiced through DoD payment systems. Alliance Chemical holds all four.

Six independent federal credentials in one chemical vendor. Verifiable in SAM.gov and SBA DSBS:

• CAGE Code 1LT50 — Defense Logistics Agency, active
• SAM.gov UEI: DCTCZDY3BLD3 — active registration
• DUNS: 012941063 — Dun & Bradstreet
• HWOSB + EDWOSB — U.S. Small Business Administration certified
• DoD Bronze Medal Supplier Award — U.S. Department of Defense recognition
• DOT Hazmat Certified Shipper — 49 CFR 172.704 · DOT #2188383

The fastest verification path for any chemical vendor claiming federal approval:

1. Go to SAM.gov (federal procurement system of record, free public access)
2. Search the supplier's name, CAGE Code, or UEI
3. Confirm "Active" status, expiration date, and registration completeness — all three must be green

For Alliance Chemical specifically: search "1LT50" or "DCTCZDY3BLD3" in SAM.gov to verify our active registration. If a chemical vendor claims federal approval but cannot produce an active CAGE Code, they are not DLA-approved.

Federal-adjacent buyers — national laboratories, university research labs with federal grant funding, hospital systems on federal contracts, state environmental agencies receiving federal pass-through funds — actively prefer DLA-approved chemical suppliers because:

• Procurement paperwork (W-9, certifications, hazmat compliance) is already in the federal system
• Payment processing through federal accounts is straightforward
• Audit trails and compliance documentation match standards required by sponsors and inspectors
• Annual recertification keeps the vendor list current and verifiable

For federal buyers, DoD prime contractors, and subcontractors, the standard procurement path:

1. Quote request — email or call with CAGE Code or contract number for federal-aware pricing
2. Documentation — W-9, COA per lot, SDS, hazmat compliance, and DoD-required certifications delivered upfront
3. Order — standard PO or GPC; net-30 / net-15 / net-45 available for established federal accounts
4. Shipping — hazmat shipping classified per 49 CFR; ships across all 50 U.S. states from Taylor, Texas