FedMall — DoD/Federal e-Commerce Marketplace

FedMall is the Defense Logistics Agency's online e-commerce marketplace for the federal government — a single web-based ordering portal and catalog where authorized buyers search for and purchase supplies and parts. In one storefront it brings together National Stock Number (NSN) managed materiel, GSA and other government-source assets, and items on government contracts (including commercial items available under those contracts), so a logistician, supply technician, or cardholder can find an item and order it without hopping between systems. It works like a familiar online store — search, cart, checkout — but it is built for government procurement: access is controlled through the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE), and orders are funded by Government Purchase Card or MILSTRIP requisition tied to a DoDAAC. FedMall went live in 2017 as the replacement for DoD EMALL, and it is operated by DLA. This page is the canonical reference for what FedMall is, where it came from, how it relates to the catalog and to PIEE, how access and payment work, and how to use it.

At a glance

• What it is: DLA's web-based e-commerce ordering portal and catalog for the federal government — government-source (NSN/GSA/contract) materiel and commercial items in one searchable marketplace.
• Operated by: Defense Logistics Agency (DLA). IT operation and the program office sit with DLA Information Operations (J6); materiel management of FedMall items is under DLA Logistics Operations (J3).
• Replaced: DoD EMALL (the DoD Electronic Mall), in 2017.
• Access: Government buyers and authorized vendors only — reached through PIEE single sign-on with a CAC, PIV, or software certificate. Not a public-shopping site.
• Who can buy: U.S. military services, federal agencies, authorized state/local government agencies, and government contractors with the proper purchasing authority (typically tied to a DoDAAC).
• Payment: Government Purchase Card (GPC) for commercial/contract items; MILSTRIP requisition (DoDAAC) for NSN-managed materiel; certain DoD contractor corporate cards also accepted.
• Catalog: Spans NSN-managed items, GSA assets, and contract items (including DLA-managed Federal Supply Schedules). FedMall's open commercial "MarketPlace" of vendor-uploaded COTS products was sunset (vendor catalogs removed October 1, 2024); commercial items now come through government contracts.
• URL: fedmall.mil, via PIEE.

What it is

FedMall is an e-commerce ordering system — its job is to let an authorized buyer find an item and place an order against the right funding source. It is the transactional counterpart to the catalog: where a catalog lookup answers "what is this item and who manages it," FedMall answers "now order it." Functionally it behaves like a commercial online marketplace, with keyword, manufacturer, part-number, and NSN search; a shopping cart; and a checkout that records the order or requisition.

What sets it apart from a commercial store is the breadth and mix of its catalog and the government plumbing behind checkout. The FedMall catalog is not a single vendor's inventory; it aggregates:

• NSN-managed materiel — standardized items of supply managed through the DoD supply system, requisitioned by their National Stock Number.
• Government-source assets — including GSA and other centrally managed government stock.
• Contract items — products available under existing government contracts, including DLA-managed Federal Supply Schedules and the commercial items carried under those contracts (bought conveniently with a Government Purchase Card).

Historically FedMall also offered an open commercial "MarketPlace" of commercial off-the-shelf products uploaded directly by vendors outside a contract. DLA and DPC sunset that MarketPlace — vendor MarketPlace catalogs were removed as of October 1, 2024 — after analysis showed that, while MarketPlace catalogs were over 60% of FedMall's items, only about 0.008% of those items sold over five years and they made up just over 2% of revenue; commercial buyers were directed to GSA's Commercial Platform Initiative instead. Commercial items now reach FedMall through government contracts rather than the open vendor marketplace.

Behind the storefront, the funding method is what makes FedMall a government system rather than a retail site: a buyer pays with a Government Purchase Card for commercial and contract items, or submits a MILSTRIP requisition against the organization's DoDAAC for NSN-managed materiel that flows through the military supply system. FedMall sits at the seam between the commercial-style buying experience and the formal defense requisitioning process, and it is designed so a single buyer can use whichever path the item and authority call for.

Why it exists

The federal government — and the Defense Department in particular — buys an enormous range of items from a vast number of sources: standardized military repair parts, GSA-stocked supplies, items on countless contracts, and ordinary commercial products. Without a consolidated ordering channel, a buyer has to know which system to use for which kind of item, learn several interfaces, and reconcile multiple ordering processes. That fragmentation is slow, error-prone, and makes it hard to compare a government-source item against a commercial alternative.

FedMall exists to collapse that into one storefront. The goal is a single, integrated e-commerce platform that serves many agencies at once — in contrast to earlier systems oriented around a specific agency or catalog — and that exposes both government-source materiel and commercial options in one search. For the buyer, that means faster ordering and the ability to compare sources and prices in one place; for the department, it means a more standardized, more visible, and more competitive procurement channel for the high-volume, lower-dollar buying that runs the day-to-day mission.

It is governed within the defense acquisition framework — FedMall is addressed in the Defense Logistics Acquisition Directive (DLAD) Subpart 8.90, "DoD Federal Mall (FedMall)" — and it operates inside the broader required-sources-of-supply rules that tell government buyers where they must look first when filling a requirement.

History and lineage

FedMall is the current link in a chain of DoD electronic-ordering systems that goes back to the late 1990s.

• DoD EMALL (the DoD Electronic Mall). EMALL became operational on January 29, 1998, as a Defense-wide single point of entry for DoD electronic catalogs — "one-stop shopping" for supplies and services. The requirement for a single, Defense-wide electronic mall for supply purchases was set in section 332 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Pub. L. 105-261). Earlier electronic-catalog efforts such as DLA's E-CAT were folded into it (E-CAT was incorporated in January 1998). For years EMALL was the DoD's consolidated e-commerce ordering channel.

• Modernization to FedMall (2017). DLA modernized EMALL's aging platform and replaced it with FedMall, reported to have been developed for DLA with IBM as a development partner. FedMall went live in mid-2017 (secondary sources cite go-live around June 19, 2017); DoD EMALL was decommissioned shortly after (reported June 30, 2017), and EMALL users were directed to register and order in FedMall. The replacement was about a more modern, consolidated, marketplace-style experience over the same core mission EMALL had served.

• Platform and access evolution since 2017. Since launch, FedMall's access has been brought under the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) single sign-on, the same identity/SSO platform that fronts a family of DoD acquisition applications. As with other DLA applications, entry points and the registration path have evolved across platform changes — which is why reaching FedMall through the official DLA applications listing or the current PIEE portal is more reliable than a saved link.

The throughline: the consolidated DoD e-commerce ordering mission has been stable since EMALL in 1998 — a single place to order supplies and parts across many sources — while the platform name (EMALL → FedMall), the technology, and the access/identity layer (now PIEE) have changed.

How it works

FedMall is best understood as a catalog plus a checkout plus an identity layer, sitting on top of the DoD supply and contracting systems.

The catalog and search

The FedMall catalog aggregates many sources of supply into one searchable index — NSN-managed items, GSA and government-source assets, and contract items (including the commercial items carried under government contracts). A buyer searches by keyword, manufacturer, part number, or NSN, which is why knowing the NSN ahead of time (from a catalog lookup) makes ordering precise. Results mix government-source and contract items, letting the buyer compare source, price, and availability before choosing. (The open vendor-uploaded "MarketPlace" of commercial off-the-shelf items was sunset in 2024; see History and lineage.)

Ordering and funding

At checkout, the funding method determines the path the order takes:

• Government Purchase Card (GPC). Used like a credit card for commercial and contract items. Per the DLA FedMall buyer FAQ, FedMall card orders carry a single-order ceiling of $24,999.99, a limit dictated by the U.S. Department of the Treasury for card transactions (this Treasury single-transaction card limit is distinct from, and higher than, the FAR micro-purchase threshold, which is lower and changes over time). Your own organization may set a lower cardholder limit.
• MILSTRIP requisition. For NSN-managed and DLA-managed materiel, the buyer submits a requisition under Military Standard Requisitioning and Issue Procedures, tied to the organization's DoDAAC, so the order flows through the standard military supply system. MILSTRIP order limits follow each organization's business rules.
• DoD contractor corporate credit cards. Certain approved contractor cards are also accepted.

The PIEE identity layer

FedMall does not run its own standalone account system; access is provisioned through PIEE — the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment — the DoD/DLA enterprise platform that provides single sign-on and account management for a family of acquisition applications. A user registers in PIEE, requests the appropriate FedMall role (buyer/customer or vendor), and authenticates with a CAC, PIV, or software certificate. PIEE is the front door and the identity layer; FedMall is the marketplace reached through it.

Materiel and program ownership

The platform itself is run by DLA Information Operations (J6) and its FedMall Program Management Office, which is responsible for the IT operation, architecture, and information assurance of FedMall. The materiel management of items placed on FedMall — the actual supply responsibility for the goods — falls to DLA Logistics Operations (J3). That split is why FedMall feels like one storefront even though it draws on many sources of supply behind the scenes.

Public vs authenticated access

FedMall is not a public-shopping site. There is no open, no-login storefront where any member of the public can place an order — buying on FedMall requires an authenticated, authorized government account. The public-facing surface is limited to information about FedMall: the fedmall.mil landing page, the DLA Working-With-DLA applications listing, registration quick-start guides, and program documentation. The actual catalog, pricing visible to authenticated buyers, cart, and checkout sit behind PIEE authentication.

This reflects what FedMall is: a procurement system that spends government funds and submits requisitions into the military supply system. Both buyers and vendors authenticate — buyers to place orders within their purchasing authority, vendors to manage catalogs and view purchase orders — and both go through PIEE.

How to get access

Getting FedMall access follows the standard DoD pattern of a recognized credential plus an approved, role-based account — provisioned through PIEE, not through FedMall directly.

1. Go to PIEE. Access is provisioned through the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment at piee.eb.mil. Do not expect to create a FedMall account from inside FedMall.
2. Have a recognized credential. Buyer registration generally requires a valid authentication certificate — a CAC, PIV card, or a software certificate loaded in your browser.
3. Register and request the FedMall role. In PIEE, register and request the FedMall customer/buyer role appropriate to your job. Provide your MILSTRIP / DoDAAC information if you intend to have purchasing authority, and add your Government Purchase Card details (including the issuing contracting office's DoDAAC) if you will pay by card.
4. Obtain approval and activation. Buyer access typically requires supervisor approval and a government administrator (GAM) activation step before it is granted.
5. Log in and verify. Sign in to FedMall through PIEE and confirm your access, roles, and that your DoDAAC carries the proper authority for the purchases you intend to make.

Vendors register separately for the Supplier Portal, also through PIEE: an active SAM registration and a CAGE code associated with the PIEE vendor account are prerequisites, and vendors authenticate with a CAC or software certificate. See "Common tasks" for the vendor flow.

Common tasks

The high-frequency tasks around FedMall are registering (as a buyer or a vendor), finding and ordering an item, and tracking the resulting order. The canonical step-by-step workflows for buyer registration, ordering, and vendor registration are presented on this page as structured HowTo procedures; the prose below frames when and why you run each.

Registering as a buyer

Before you can order, you need a PIEE-provisioned FedMall buyer account with the right purchasing authority. This is a one-time setup that ties your identity (CAC/PIV/soft certificate), your organization's DoDAAC and MILSTRIP authority, and any Government Purchase Card to your FedMall role — gated by supervisor approval and administrator activation. Get this right once and ordering becomes routine.

Finding and ordering an item

The everyday task. Identify the item — ideally by looking up its NSN, part number, or characteristics in a catalog first — then search FedMall, compare government-source against contract/commercial results, add to cart, and check out using the correct funding method for the item and your authority (GPC for contract/commercial items, MILSTRIP for NSN-managed materiel). Confirm your DoDAAC has the authority for the buy, and keep the order or requisition number for tracking.

Tracking a requisition

For NSN/DLA orders placed by MILSTRIP, FedMall provides order-status tools so you can follow the requisition through the supply system after checkout. Per the DLA FedMall buyer FAQ, you find the order in Order History, then — if it is a DLA NSN order or DLA contract order — go to Tools > DLA Orders and select Requisition Number Inquiry, using the requisition/document number shown in Order History.

Registering as a vendor

A separate flow for companies that want to sell on FedMall: ensure an active SAM registration and a CAGE code in your PIEE vendor structure, enter the Supplier Portal via PIEE, accept FedMall's vendor business rules, and manage catalog items, contract information, and purchase orders from the portal.

Common gotchas

• You register in PIEE, not in FedMall. The single most common confusion is looking for a "sign up" inside FedMall. Access is provisioned through PIEE single sign-on; start there.
• Authority is tied to your DoDAAC. Having an account is not the same as being able to buy. Verify that your DoDAAC carries the purchasing authority for the order before you check out — DLA explicitly advises confirming this first.
• The right funding method depends on the item. Use the Government Purchase Card for contract/commercial items and MILSTRIP requisition for NSN-managed materiel. FedMall card orders hit a single-order ceiling of $24,999.99 (a Treasury single-transaction card limit, distinct from the lower FAR micro-purchase threshold); MILSTRIP limits follow your organization's rules. Picking the wrong path stalls the order.
• FedMall is the checkout, not the catalog of record. FedMall tells you what is for sale and lets you buy it, but the authoritative item identity, characteristics, and management data live in the federal catalog. Identify the item in WebFLIS or PUB LOG first, then order the right NSN in FedMall.
• It is not GSA Advantage!. FedMall (DLA, DoD-focused, successor to EMALL) and GSA Advantage! (GSA Schedule products) are different systems run by different agencies; they overlap on some commercial items but are not interchangeable.
• Old EMALL habits and bookmarks are gone. DoD EMALL was decommissioned in 2017. If you still think in EMALL terms or have an old EMALL link, the destination is FedMall via PIEE now.
• Buyer and vendor are different roles. Buying and selling are separate PIEE roles with separate prerequisites (vendors need SAM and a CAGE code). Don't expect a buyer account to let you sell, or vice versa.

When to use this vs alternatives

FedMall is the ordering system; several adjacent systems handle identifying, routing, or accounting for the materiel it sells. Keep them straight:

• Use FedMall when you need to order or requisition supplies and parts — NSN-managed materiel, GSA assets, contract items, or commercial products — through one DoD e-commerce storefront, paying by Government Purchase Card or MILSTRIP.
• Use WebFLIS or PUB LOG to identify the item first — its NSN, characteristics, part-number cross-references, source of supply, and management data. FedMall sells the item; the catalog defines it.
• Use MILSTRIP transaction formats when you need the underlying requisition format and field rules behind a MILSTRIP order; FedMall submits MILSTRIP requisitions, while the MILSTRIP reference explains the transactions themselves.
• Use DAASINQ / eDAASINQ to resolve the DoDAAC and routing behind a requisition — who an address code belongs to and where transactions route. FedMall uses your DoDAAC for authority and shipping; DAASINQ explains the routing layer.
• Use Navy ERP (or your service's enterprise business system) for enterprise requisitioning, funding, and accounting at the command level. FedMall is a buying channel; the enterprise system carries the financial and supply record.

In short: reach for the catalog to identify an item, FedMall to order it, and the MILSTRIP/DAASINQ and enterprise systems to format, route, fund, and account for the transaction.

Training and authoritative references

Because FedMall buying and selling are gated behind PIEE authentication, the most useful authoritative materials are DLA's own program pages and registration guides. The DLA FedMall page under Working With DLA / Applications is the canonical program reference, and the fedmall.mil portal is the live entry point. Registration and authentication are governed by the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE), whose portal and FedMall-specific registration guides describe the buyer and vendor account flows. On the acquisition-policy side, DLAD Subpart 8.90, "DoD Federal Mall (FedMall)," addresses FedMall within the Defense Logistics Acquisition Directive and the broader required-sources-of-supply framework. DLA publishes customer and supplier quick-start guides and a buyer FAQ that document registration, payment methods, and ordering. Links to the program page, the portal, PIEE, and the DLAD subpart are in the references list on this page.

Interesting context

FedMall is a small but telling piece of how the Defense Department adapted commercial e-commerce to its own rules. Its lineage starts with a late-1990s congressional push — a direction in the FY1999 defense authorization act for a single Defense-wide "electronic mall" — that produced DoD EMALL in 1998, one of the federal government's early attempts to put "one-stop shopping" for supplies and parts online at a time when commercial e-commerce itself was brand new. For roughly two decades EMALL carried that mission; FedMall, launched in 2017, is the modernization of the same idea onto a contemporary platform, deliberately styled after the familiar search-cart-checkout experience of a commercial marketplace so that a cardholder needs little training to use it.

What makes FedMall genuinely interesting to a logistician is the seam it straddles. On one side is the commercial buying world — a Government Purchase Card, a commercial item on a government contract, a checkout that looks like any online store. On the other is the formal defense supply system — an NSN, a MILSTRIP requisition, a DoDAAC, materiel flowing through the same channels that move a repair part to a depot. FedMall is the place those two worlds meet in a single transaction, letting a buyer compare a standardized government-source item against a contract commercial alternative and order whichever fits. That ambition once reached as far as an open vendor "MarketPlace" of commercial off-the-shelf items uploaded directly by suppliers — but that experiment was sunset in 2024 (vendor MarketPlace catalogs removed October 1, 2024) after it drew large catalogs but almost no sales, with commercial buyers pointed to GSA's Commercial Platform Initiative instead. What remains is the durable core: putting NSN-managed materiel, GSA assets, and contract items under one search box.

Last verified

This page was last reviewed on 2026-06-19 and source-verified on 2026-06-21 against live DLA / FedMall / PIEE and acquisition.gov sources. The core facts — that FedMall is DLA's DoD/federal e-commerce marketplace, that it replaced DoD EMALL in 2017, that access runs through PIEE single sign-on (CAC/PIV/ECA), and that it accepts Government Purchase Card and MILSTRIP funding — are corroborated across DLA program pages, the DLAD Subpart 8.90 acquisition reference, GSA SmartPay training material, the DoD IG EMALL audit (D-2000-056), and contemporaneous coverage.

The 2026-06-21 verification confirmed: the DLA program-ownership split (J3 materiel management / DLA Information Operations [J6] IT operations + the FedMall Program Management Office, per DLAD Subpart 8.90); the DLAD Subpart 8.90 governing reference and section 332 NDAA FY1999 statutory basis; the DoD EMALL go-live of January 29, 1998; the Government Purchase Card single-order ceiling of $24,999.99 (a Treasury card limit, corrected from a prior micro-purchase conflation); and the in-app order-tracking path (Tools > DLA Orders > Requisition Number Inquiry). A material correction was made: FedMall's open commercial "MarketPlace" of vendor-uploaded COTS items was sunset by DLA/DPC, with vendor catalogs removed October 1, 2024 — the page previously presented it as a current catalog category and now reflects contract-based commercial items instead.

Items that remain downgraded (not fully cleared) pending a primary DLA source: the exact June 2017 go-live (~June 19) and EMALL decommission (~June 30) dates and the IBM development-partner role (secondary sources only); the precise PIEE-cutover date; the exact registration step order / role names; and current catalog-size and transaction-value figures (no specific number asserted). Several primary dla.mil PDFs returned HTTP 403 to automated fetch; confirm these specifics against the live DLA/PIEE guides before final production publish. To suggest a correction, use the site's correction path.