DLA names 'superior suppliers'

The Defense Logistics Agency has released its list of defense industry “superior suppliers.”

The list, compiled by DLA, the military services and other contract authorities in the Defense Department is based on performance in fiscal year 2015 and “is an extension of the Department’s Better Buying Power initiative and is designed to incentivize contractor performance by identifying suppliers with the highest rankings in areas such as performance, quality, and business relations,” according to a July 27 DLA statement.

The agency chose 42 superior suppliers from 150 parts and commodity suppliers it has done business with over the past two years with established ratings in the federal Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System.

“Of those considered, 42 companies were selected as DLA’s superior suppliers based on the last three years of CPARS ratings, with the most emphasis placed on recent performance,” according to the statement. “The selected companies represent all of DLA’s major supply chains, include nine small businesses, and collectively account for nearly $16.7 billion in DLA contract expenditures annually. Suppliers were categorized into three levels based on their performance and CPARS ratings: Gold, Silver and Bronze.”

The Air Force recently released its list of superior suppliers as well.

Matthew Beebe, head of DLA’s acquisition directorate, said chosen companies should be proud of the superior supplier distinction.

“We also hope it serves as a reminder to both industry and government personnel of the importance of having ongoing, open and honest dialogue about contractor performance."

DLA’s superior suppliers for 2015 are listed in alphabetical order by performance level:

Gold:

AmeriQual Group, LLC
AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation
Burlington Industries, LLC
Cardinal Health, Inc.
DMS Pharmaceutical Group, Inc.
Herndon Products, Inc.
McRae Industries, Inc.
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation
Peckham Vocational Industries, Inc.
Science Applications International Corporation
Source One Distributors, Inc.
Sterlingwear of Boston, Inc.
Tennier Industries, Inc.
US Foods, Inc.
The Wornick Company

Silver:

AM General, LLC
American Apparel, Inc.
Bell Boeing Joint Project Office
Bethel Industries, Inc.
Federal Resources Supply Company
Graybar Electric Company, Inc.
Lockheed Martin Corporation
McKesson Corporation
Propper International, Inc.
Supplycore, Inc.
Theodor Wille Intertrade AG
Triumph Structures, Inc.
Veyance Technologies, Inc.

Bronze:

The Boeing Company
CPD Alaska, LLC
Foster Fuels, Inc.
General Electric Company
Meggitt, Inc.
Michelin North America, Inc.
National Industries for the Blind
PPG Industries, Inc.
Raytheon Company
Rockwell Collins, Inc.
Sysco Corporation
Textron, Inc.
USFI, Inc.
Y. Hata and Company, Limited