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DEFENSE SUPPLY CENTERS
The supply centers are responsible for procurement, inventory control, and
distribution of the assigned items of supply for the military services and other
designated agencies. They provide all supply management services such as requisition
processing, inventory and financial accounting, reporting billing, and collecting. The use
of a single agency for these services provides more economical and effective support
for users.
a. Defense Personnel Support Center. The Defense Personnel Support
Center (DPSC) located at Philadelphia, PA, is the largest of the DLA field activities. The
center was formed in July 1965 by consolidating the Defense Clothing and Textile
Center, the Defense Subsistence Supply Center, and the Defense Medical Supply
Center. The DPSC mission is procuring, testing, and distributing wholesale stocks of
food, clothing, and medical supplies to US Military Services worldwide and to other
authorized of" the Federal Government. It serves as the inventory control point (ICP) for
all assigned items.
b. Defense General Supply Center. The Defense General Supply Center
(DGSC) (Richmond, VA) provides the military services and other federal agencies with
a broad range of supply items. These include food service equipment, packaging
materials, electrical hardware and supplies, photographic supplies, materials handling
equipment, rubber fabricated materials, and cleaning supplies and equipment.
c. Defense Industrial Supply Center. Defense Industrial Supply Center
(DISC), Philadelphia, PA, is responsible for supplying the military services with industrial
items such as shipyard hardware, abrasives, rope, cables, and fittings.
d. Defense Fuel Supply Center. The Defense Fuel Supply Center (DFSC)
Cameron Station, Alexandria, VA, procures bulk petroleum products and coal for
worldwide military requirements. Use of jet fuels and aviation gasoline accounts for the
most of the DFSC procurement. These and other bulk fuels are procured most often by
indefinite delivery contracts. The DFSC also contracts for storing and handling
Government owned fuel, servicing fuel and oil to Government aircraft at commercial
airports throughout the world, refueling services at USN and Marine Corps Air Stations,
e. Defense Construction Supply Center. The Defense Construction Supply
Center (DCSC), Columbus, OH, is the principal source of construction materials,
automotive and construction equipment components, and repair parts used by the
military services and federal agencies. These supplies range from common commercial
items such as lumber, gardening tools, and plumbing accessories, to complex repair
parts for mechanical, construction, and automotive equipment; and for military aircraft,
ships, submarines, combat vehicles, and missile systems. The center serves as the
ICP for these supplies, and has one of the principal distribution depots.
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