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COMMANDER’S UPDATE

The awardees include Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Star and Gate
CFV. The companies provide the equipment/machine, in-
stallation, maintenance and CO2 gas as well as the BiBs.

Government Food Service: DLA achieved savings by
purging “thousands of unique stock numbers,” and noted
that use of remaining numbers was being monitored. Are
deletions continuing? Is this contributing the desired level
of cost savings? Is there a count of the numbers deleted?
Young: DLA Troop Support strives to strengthen sup-
ply chain performance in a cost-conscious manner. Purg-
ing superfluous stock numbers is one way we accomplish
this effort.
The last big purge happened sometime around 2008.
Roughly 40,000 LSNs were removed from the system. More
than 95 percent of those LSNs were NAPA numbers. Cata-
loging has been more careful not to add duplicate items
into the system. Each item request for an item to be added
is reviewed, and will use an existing number if possible.
To date, deletions in the MPA program are approximately
1,500 LSNs. These items were deleted after a determination
was made that there was no usage on the items. We will
continue to monitor both NAPA and MPA LSN usage and
delete items with no demand history.
The desired level of cost savings is achieved by not
creating superfluous stock numbers that duplicate items
already in the system and by not maintaining LSNs with
no usage.
Government Food Service: DLA Troop Support most re-
Culinary Specialist Seaman Clarence cently held the Subsistence Customer Conference in 2010
Stephen pours sugar cookie mix into and 2011. Are there any plans to hold this conference
a mixer in the galley of the dock land- again in the future?
ing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51). (Photo
by Mass Communication Specialist Government Food Service: Is
3rd Class Taylor A. Elberg, USN.) DLA continuing to evaluate na- Young: Yes. We are currently in the planning stages
tional contracts for outside the to hold a comparable Subsistence Worldwide Customer
continental United States? A national contract for chicken Conference. Customer conferences contribute to DLA Troop
OCONUS was awarded in 2014. Plans for a national beef Support’s efforts to support the warfighter, foster strong
contract OCONUS were extended indefinitely in fall 2016. partnerships and improve supply chain performance. Our
Plans to renew the chicken contract also include turkey. goal is to have our next conference in the summer of 2019.
Please update us on these.
Government Food Service: Would you like to add any
Young: At this time, DLA has decided to focus on other comments about DLA Troop Support and its role in
incorporating protein items into the MPA/GPA program. military subsistence and morale?
The National Contract for Chicken has expired and there
are no plans to re-solicit. The National Beef solicitation Young: The Subsistence Supply Chain Delivers optimal,
was cancelled. global supply chain solutions to ready, lethal warfighters
and our other valued partners through:
Government Food Service: Is DLA still considering national • Dedicated, experienced workforce
contracts in the continental United States? • Focus on processes and costs
• Contingency support & war reserve management
Young: At this time, DLA does not intend to pursue • Customer relationships
National Contracts for protein items in CONUS; how- • Tried-and-true industrial base
ever, we have active national contracts in the Continental • Service-wide systems and processes from planning
United States and including Alaska, Hawaii and Guam for to consumption.
carbonated/non-carbonated bag-in-box (BiB) beverages. —GFS

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