TO ALNAV RAAUZYUW RUEWMCS0641 1131935-UUUU--RUCRNAV RUCCAJP. ZNR UUUUU ZUI RUFNMCA3498 1140500 R 221935Z APR 04 ZYB MIN PSN 847966J40 FM SECNAV WASHINGTON DC TO ALNAV BT UNCLAS //N01650// ALNAV 032/04 MSGID/GENADMIN/SECNAV WASHINGTON DC/-/APR// SUBJ/FISCAL YEAR (FY2003) DON COMPETITION AND PROCUREMENT EXCELLENCE /AWARDS// REF/A/DOC/SECNAV/YMD:20040204// AMPN/REF A IS SECNAVNOTE 5303// RMKS/1. IT IS MY PLEASURE TO ANNOUNCE THE WINNERS OF THE FY 2003 DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY COMPETITION AND PROCUREMENT EXCELLENCE AWARDS ESTABLISHED BY REF A. I EXTEND MY PERSONAL CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUAL AND TEAMS: NAVICP LONG TERM CONTRACTING REVERSE AUCTION EVENT MR. CHARLES F. SPLAWN (NAVAL SUPPLY SYSTEMS COMMAND, MECHANICSBURG PA) RECONFIGUARABLE TRANSPORTABLE CONSOLIDATED AUTOMATED SUPPORT SYSTEM (RTCASS) PAGE 02 RUEWMCS0641 UNCLAS MAJOR BRIAN MITCHELL, USMC MR. RICK DANZ MS. MARGARET HARRISON MR. BENJAMIN SENKER MR. ALAN GOLDBERG MR. CARL SAVILLO MR. BILL BIRURAKIS MR. KEVIN DUSCH MR. GEORGE GRIFFITH MR. JOHN CLARK (NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER MD) T-45 AIRCRAFT AND ENGINE CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT TEAM CDR HENRY JACKSON LCDR JON CORSON MR. JIM BALLARD MS. TRACY PATRICK MR. WILLIAM PIERCE MR. CHRIS FRANCINO MS. DONNA JACKSON MS. ANN SMETANA PAGE 03 RUEWMCS0641 UNCLAS MR. KYLE RICHMOND MS. KARI SCHUETT (NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER MD) X-ENGINEERING PROCESSES FOR SHIP REPAIR REQUIREMENTS MR. CHARLES P. DUPRAY JR. MR. HIROYUKI ISHIHARA MR. SATORU HIRUMA MR. SEIJI YOSHINO MR. MARK SMITH MR. IKUHIRO YAMADA MS. SACHIKO HIRASAWA (NAVAL SUPPLY SYSTEMS COMMAND, MECHANICSBURG PA) INNOVATION OF TECHNICAL DATA PACKAGES AT RAYTHEON MISSILE SYSTEMS: THE SUPPLY CHAIN TECHNOLOGIES FOR AFFORDABLE MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS (STAMP) PROJECT MR. LEO PLONSKY MS. ADRIENNE E. GOULD MR. DUANE ECONOMOS MR. STEVE LINDER (OFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH, ARLINGTON VA) PAGE 04 RUEWMCS0641 UNCLAS VIRGINIA CLASS BLOCK 2 MR. WILLIAM J. VANCE MR. TODD C. HILL MR. BENJAMIN SIMCOCK MR. MICHAEL K. LEMPKE MR. SCOTT A. MATTSON MS. AMY J. POTTS MR. CHRISTOPHER S. DEEGAN MR. GEORGE M. DRAKELEY MS. JUDITH H. HOUK MR. CHIP ZAWISLAK MR. JOHN W. PARYS MR. JON J. ERICKSON MR. WILLIAM A. LONGWELL (NAVAL SEA SYSTEMS COMMAND, WASHINGTON NAVY YARD DC) AIM-9M/AIM-9X REPLACEMENT-IN-KIND EXCHANGE PROGRAM (REIK) MAJ SCOTT FOREMAN, USAF MAJ DAVID YOUTSEY, USAF MR. MICHAEL C. HEFFNER MR. DANIEL T. HAERTLE PAGE 05 RUEWMCS0641 UNCLAS MS. LORI DAUGHERTY MR. STEPHEN F. PARVIN MR. TOBY JONES MR. JAMES SUHR MR. PAUL ESCALLIER MS. CAROLYN SMITH (NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER MD) 2. EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE BY ALL NOMINEES MADE THE SELECTION PROCESS DIFFICULT. 3. 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, IN THE PURSUIT OF THE WAR ON TERRORISM AND OTHER MISSIONS. 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. 4. RELEASED AUTHORIZED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY.// BT #0641 NNNN