GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

The Defense Personnel Support Center (DPSC) is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is responsible for food items, medical supplies, and clothing. The Defense Fuel Supply Center (DFSC) is located in Washington, D.C. It is responsible for petroleum and bulk petroleum-based chemicals. The Defense Electronics Supply Center (DESC) is located in Dayton, Ohio. It is responsible for electronic and electrical equipment and repair parts. The Defense Industrial Supply Center (DISC) is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is responsible for industrial type items. Some of these items are bearings, wire ropes, and sheet metal. The Defense Construction Supply Center (DCSC) is located in Columbus, Ohio. It is responsible for structural material and equipment, components, and repair parts. The Defense General Supply Center (DGSC) is located in Richmond, Virginia. It is responsible for furniture, food preparation equipment, and recreation equipment. It is also responsible for packaged petroleum product, office supplies, and cleaning supplies. The defense supply centers perform the same functions for the defense supply system as ICP performs for the Navy supply system. The only exception is that DFSC has no responsibility for inventory control. The defense depots (DD) perform material distribution functions within the defense supply system. The DD is a storage point for DLA material. The responsible DSC controls the issuance of material from a DD. The DD issues material based on the requisitions received and processed centrally by the DSC. The DD cannot accept requisitions directly, and issues material only when directed by the DSC. GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION The General Services Administration (GSA) provides common use items to the Navy. These items include paints, hand tools, paper materials, and cleaning gear. The NLL lists the Navy interest items as cognizance symbol 9Q. These items are available at Navy stock points. 1-15