# Defense Logistics Agency

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/defense-logistics-agency/  
**Website:** https://www.dla.mil  
**APIs profiled:** 5

The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is the U.S. Department of Defense combat support agency that manages a global supply chain spanning roughly five million items in nine supply chains plus storage, distribution, fuel, construction, and disposition missions. DLA operates an extensive catalog of business applications used by suppliers, the military services, and federal partners. Most DLA applications require account registration and operate behind authentication; public-facing surfaces include the DLA Internet Bid Board System (DIBBS), the DLA Disposition Services storefront, the FedMall procurement marketplace, and federated logistics search tools.

## Kin Score — 14.2 / 100 (emerging)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 14.2).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 64.8 |
| Contract Quality | 0.0 |
| Governance | 0.0 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 7.9 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 9.5 |
| Commercial Clarity | 26.3 |
| Access Clarity | 26.3 |

Regulatory layer — **Government & Public Sector**: 18.5 (matched via tags).

## Agent readiness — 3.0 (human-only)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | no |
| Agentic Access | no |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | no |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |

## Access

Freemium — onboarding: unknown, pricing: freemium, trial: no (confidence: medium).

## APIs (5)

- **DLA Applications Catalog** — Comprehensive list of DLA business applications used to work with the agency, including supply, contracting, distribution, disposition, fuel, and energy systems. The catalog pro...
- **DLA Internet Bid Board System (DIBBS)** — Web-based application used by the Defense Logistics Agency to post requests for quote, solicitations, awards, and modifications for contracted supplies. Suppliers register for a...
- **DLA Disposition Services** — Online presence and storefronts for DLA Disposition Services that handle the reuse, transfer, donation, sale, and disposal of excess Department of Defense property, including th...
- **FedMall** — DoD procurement marketplace operated by DLA where authorized buyers from federal, state, local, tribal, and authorized contractor communities purchase commercial off-the-shelf g...
- **DLA Energy** — DLA business unit that supplies fuel and aerospace energy products to the U.S. military and federal customers. Public-facing surfaces include the Energy customer portal and cont...

## Security (1)

- **Defense Logistics Agency Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DNSSEC · DMARC

## Plans (1)

- **Defense Logistics Agency Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Acquisition, Defense, Department of Defense, DLA, Federal-Government, Logistics, Procurement, Supply Chain

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/defense-logistics-agency/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.