2023-2024 HOLIDAY Delivery Schedules

Please note the following schedule changes for the 2023-2024 holiday periods.

THANKSGIVING Holiday Week: There will not be any Vendor Deliveries, Imports, or Outgoing shipments on November 20th -24th, 2023. The order deadline for animals to arrive on November 27th & November 28th, 2023 delivery is Tuesday, November 14th, 2023 at 4:00 p.m.

CHRISTMAS and NEW YEAR Holiday Weeks:Vendor Deliveries, Imports or Outgoing shipments will NOT occur from December 25th, 2023 through January 5th, 2024.

The last delivery dates for 2023 are December 18th, 19th, & 20th, depending on the vendor.
The order deadline for those delivery dates is December 12th, 2023 for non-usda covered species. The USDA covered species order deadline is December 5th, to arrive December 18-19, 2023.


The first delivery date for 2024 will be January 9th. The order deadline for that delivery date is December 19th, 2023.
All orders placed between the dates of 12/20/2023 and 01/09/2024 will be processed to arrive on 01/16/2024 as space allows.

Please inform all users in your department about the holiday delivery schedules. This document is posted on the DLAM website under Announcements.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Tensie Palmer at 310/794-2571, dlamprocurement@mednet.ucla.edu as soon as possible.