how do I find the DLA’s internal selling price on a solicitation? Also, would you ever place a bid where your price is higher than DLA‘s internal selling price? In other words with DLA ever purchase items and sell them for less internally?

How can you tell if the approved vendor is bidding on a contract?

If a company has numerous DLA delivery orders, is it reasonable to infer that those orders are being issued under an IDIQ or other indefinite-delivery contract?

New to DIBBS reselling/manufacturing and hitting a wall on pricing. I'm registered, using DIBBS Navigator, and quoting RFQs, but every time I source a part I'm coming in about 50% above the last award price. I've been pricing through retail sites (Grainger, eBay, etc.), and I'm realizing the winners are probably sourcing from OEMs, authorized distributors, or surplus inventory. For those who've gotten past this stage, how did you build supplier relationships as a brand-new reseller, and which commodity areas were realistic to start in?

Are the discount terms you select when submitting a bid via Dibbs applied to the total cost of the contract or the per unit cost?