IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT SLES ACCESS
To access SLES, you must request a role via Account Management and Provisioning System (AMPS). Select the "Request Access" button to be directed to AMPS. If you do not have an AMPS account, you will create one first.
Request the READ ONLY role unless you have been instructed to choose a different role.
Shelf-Life Management Training
The Shelf-Life Program has two types of Training available in person and online. In person Training is scheduled for the below dates. For more information see the SLES Training Tab or send inquiries to: SLES.TRAINER@dla.mil
FY24 Class Schedule:
2Q Class #001: 26-27 MAR 2024:
4Q Class #002: 16-17 JUL 2024:
Online go to DAULOG 360 the DoD Shelf-Life Program

What is Shelf-Life?

The total period of time beginning with the date of manufacture, cure, assembly, or pack (subsistence only), that an item may remain in the combined wholesale (including manufacturer's) and retail storage systems, and still remain usable for issue and/or consumption by the end user.

What are some typical Shelf-Life Items?

Typical Shelf-Life items include food, medicines, batteries, paints, sealants, adhesives, film, tires, chemicals, packaged petroleum products, hoses/belts, mission-critical o-rings, and Nuclear/Biological/Chemical equipment and clothing.

What is SLES (Shelf-Life Extension System)?

SLES is the DoD Shelf-Life management system for internal shelf-life policy information for the supply chain (life-cycle management) of standard and hazardous shelf-life items contained in the Federal supply system.

How is the SLES web site utilized?

SLES users search the Materiel Quality Control Storage Standards (MQCSS) and Quality Status List (QSL) databases to view data elements required to determine if a shelf-life NSN can be extended. MQCSS provides guidance on inspection, testing, and storage requirements for Type II extendible shelf-life materiel. MQCSS is the authority for shelf-life extension when visible inspection only is required. QSL contains the results of previously completed laboratory extension testing. QSL testing results with supply condition code 'A' may be used as the authority to extend Type II shelf-life materiel if it has been stored and packaged appropriately.

Questions, comments, concerns?

Contact your Service/Agency Shelf-Life Administrator