ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE ROUTINE R 191500Z JUN 02 ZYB MIN PSN 107236J19 FM SECNAV WASHINGTON DC//SN// TO ALNAV UNCLAS //NO1650// ALNAV 059/02 MSGID/GENADMIN/SECNAV// SUBJ/FY 2001 DON COMPETITION AND PROCUREMENT EXCELLENCE AWARDS// REF/A/DOC/SECNAV/19DEC2001// AMPN/REF A IS SECNAVNOTE 5305// RMKS/1. IT IS MY PLEASURE TO ANNOUNCE THE WINNERS OF THE FY 2001 DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY COMPETITION AND PROCUREMENT EXCELLENCE AWARDS ESTABLISHED BY REF A. I EXTEND MY PERSONAL CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS, TEAMS AND THEIR COMMAND: INDIVIDUAL AWARDS DRY DECK SHELTER PROGRAM MS. LINDA S. GEWISS (NAVAL SEA SYSTEMS COMMAND, WASHINGTON DC) TEAM AWARDS SEAPORT MULTIPLE-AWARD CONTRACT FOR PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES CAPT KURT HUFF (RETIRED) CDR ROBERT BIRMINGHAM LCDR MICHAEL KIRK MR. JAMES M. BAILEY MS. GLORIA E. CARTER MR. RONALD B. GALLIHUGH MS. SANDRA G. KLINE MS. KATHLEEN M. MONAHAN MR. FRANK A. PUTZU MR. J. WILLIAM WEINBERG MS. KIMBERLY A. WHITMAN-TRUJILLO (NAVAL SEA SYSTEMS COMMAND, WASHINGTON DC) SECURE WEB-BASED ADMINISTRATION PROJECT TEAM MR. MICHAEL D. ENGLE MR. ELKE C. FOSS MR. JAMES E. HALL (NAVAL SEA SYSTEMS COMMAND-NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER, PORT HUENEME DIVISION, PORT HUENEME CA) LEVEL OF CONFIDENCE ASSESSMENT RATING (LOCAR) SOURCE SELECTION PROCESS TEAM MS. ARLENE BERTS MS. PATRICIA A. CORNETT MS. DENICE B. CRIBB MS. KELLY D. MABE MS. CELESTE A. MILLS MS. RACHEL A. OROSZ MS. MITZI S. PHALEN MR. DAVID L. PRICE MS. MELISHA Y. PROCTOR (NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, AIRCRAFT DIVISION, PATUXENT RIVER MD) MS1A2 20MM AUTOMATIC AMMUNITION GUN SYSTEM FOR THE F/A-18E/F AIRCRAFT MAJ FRED JONES MS. KELLY S. CHISM MR. GREGORY E. DENMAN MR. CALVIN J. FRAZIER MR. MICHAEL E. KANGAS MS. ADRIENNE M. SOMERVILLE (NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, AIRCRAFT DIVISION, PATUXENT RIVER MD) IMPROVING COMPETITION BY HOSTING VENDOR FAIRS LTCOL RONALD R. DALTON GYSGT WESLEY A. MCBRIDE GYSGT KURTIS L. KIHN SSGT HILLARY S. GUILLOT SSGT PATRICK J. MORRIS SSGT ROBIN L. PAULIN SSGT ALICIA M. SIMS SSGT PATSY D. STEFAN SSGT KENNETH W. WILLIAMS MS. ITSUKO ARAKAWA MS. HIROKO AMURO MR. PETER E. DEIBERT MS. YOSHIKO HIGA MS. DAWN M. HOUSE MS. SUEKO KADEKARU MS. TOSHIKO KASAI MS. YURIKO KUWAE MR. FAYBEIN M. MOY MS. MASAKO NAKASONE MS. YONEKO ONAGA MS. SHIZUKO SAKUDA MR. JUN SUZUKI MS. THELMA D. WALKER MS. KEIKO TAKETOMI (US MARINE CORPS HEADQUARTERS, WASHINGTON DC) NAVICP PERFORMANCE BASED LOGISTICS TIRE TEAM CDR THOMAS S. WILD LCDR JACK CAIN MR. RICKY CARTER MS. LORI S. CHOFNAS MR. MYRON E. MILLER MR. DOUGLAS NEVINS MS. SUSAN I. STEIN (NAVAL INVENTORY CONTROL POINT (NAVICP), PHILADELPHIA PA) LASER GUIDED BOMB (LGB) INTEGRATED PRODUCT TEAM (IPT) MR. JAMES R. ELLIOTT MR. JEFFREY J. GUARNERO MS. CHRISTINE F. MARSHALL MR. ILDEGARDO S. OLEA (NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER MD) 2. EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE BY ALL NOMINEES MADE THE SELECTION PROCESS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. THROUGH THE DILIGENT EFFORTS OF ALL NOMINEES, SIGNIFICANT SAVINGS TO THE TAXPAYERS HAVE BEEN REALIZED. 3. THE PROCUREMENT DECISIONS MADE BY THESE PROFESSIONALS HELP SHAPE THE NAVY AND MARINE CORPS TEAM AS IT MOVES INTO A NEW ERA. AS STEWARDS OF OUR NATION'S SCARCE RESOURCES, THESE ACQUISITION PROFESSIONALS ARE MAKING A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE NATION'S WAR ON TERRORISM. AS WITH THE WARFIGHTERS THEY SUPPORT, BEING SUCCESSFUL WILL CALL FOR PATIENCE, RESOLVE AND SACRIFICE, AND WILL CHALLENGE THE ACQUISITION WORKFORCE TO CONTINUE TO MAXIMIZE COMPETITION AND INNOVATION IN PROCUREMENT. 4. AS A RESULT OF THE HARD WORK AND DEDICATION OF THESE AWARD WINNERS AND ALL OTHERS IN THE ACQUISITION WORKFORCE, OUR SAILORS AND MARINES BENEFIT IN TERMS OF A HIGHER STATE OF MATERIAL READINESS, IMPROVED QUALITY AND MORE EFFECTIVE MISSION ACCOMPLISHMENT. MOREOVER, COMPETITION AND INNOVATION HAS SAVED, AND WILL CONTINUE TO SAVE TAXPAYERS BILLIONS OF DOLLARS AND WILL ENHANCE THE NAVY'S REPUTATION FOR SOUND STEWARDSHIP OF PUBLIC FUNDS. THE OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY ALL PERSONNEL INVOLVED IN THE ACQUISITION PROCESS IS GREATLY APPRECIATED. 5. RELEASED BY THE HONORABLE GORDON R. ENGLAND, SECRETARY OF THE NAVY.// BT