TO ALNAV RAAUZYUW RUEWMCS0210 0762348-UUUU--RUCRNAV. ZNR UUUUU ZUI RUENAAA0210 0762348 R 172348Z MAR 05 ZYB MIN PSN 894984K42 FM SECNAV WASHINGTON DC TO ALNAV BT UNCLAS ALNAV 022/05 MSGID/GENADMIN/SECNAV WASHINGTON DC/-/MAR// SUBJ/FY 2004 DON COMPETITION AND PROCUREMENT EXCELLENCE AWARDS// REF/A/DOC/SECNAV/DTIME:041216// AMPN/REF A IS SECNAVNOTE 5305// RMKS/1. IT IS MY PLEASURE TO ANNOUNCE THE WINNERS OF THE FY 2004 DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY COMPETITION AND PROCUREMENT EXCELLENCE AWARDS ESTABLISHED BY REF A. I EXTEND MY PERSONAL CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING TEAMS AND THEIR COMMANDS: MAJOR SERVICES ACQUISITION PROGRAM MR. MARK SCHWEER (SPACE AND NAVAL WARFARE SYSTEMS COMMAND, SAN DIEGO CA) COBRA JUDY REPLACEMENT PROGRAM-MISSION EQUIPMENT CAPT AL HAGGERTY, USN MR. BOB COFFMAN PAGE 02 RUEWMCS0210 UNCLAS MR. JOHN DAVIS MR. STEPHEN FILAN MR. THOMAS DUVAL MR. DAVID HANCE (NAVAL SEA SYSTEMS COMMAND, WASHINGTON NAVY YARD, DC) SEAPORT ENHANCED MULTIPLE AWARD CONTRACTS MR. ROBERT ASHLEY MR. GARY BYRAM MR. JASON FARRELLY MR. BRUCE FRANKS MR. RONALD GALLIHUGH MR. MICHAEL GLENNON MS. KATHRYN HALL MR. JEROME PUNDERSON MR. WILLIAM SAWYER MR. GEORGE R. VAUGHAN (NAVAL SEA SYSTEMS COMMAND, WASHINGTON NAVY YARD DC) LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP FLIGHT 0, PHASE II CAPT DONALD E. BABCOCK, USN CDR BRIAN P. MURPHY, USN PAGE 03 RUEWMCS0210 UNCLAS MS. SUSAN HOSOKAWA MR. L. JAMES HELLER MS. SARAH S. FIDD MR. PETER M. CZAPIEWSKI MR. LARRY T. JOY MS. RHONDA L. RUSS MS. VIRGINIA A. LUSTRE MR. MICHAEL S. CLARKE (NAVAL SEA SYSTEMS COMMAND, WASHINGTON NAVY YARD DC) H-60 TIP-TO-TAIL PERFORMANCE BASED LOGISTICS CDR MICHAEL PARKER, USN MS. KATHRYN ANDREWS MR. WILLIAM QUINN MR. DAVID BROWN MR. GERALD DOUGHERTY MS. AMELIA CHRONOWSKI MR. DOUGLAS NEVINS MR. ELLIOT REDMAN MS. JOANNE GASSNER MS. SHERRYL MUSTIN PAGE 04 RUEWMCS0210 UNCLAS (NAVAL SUPPLY SYSTEMS COMMAND, PHILADELPHIA PA) NATIONWIDE/NAVY-WIDE WIRELESS CONTRACT (NNWC) CDR MICHAEL MURPHY, USN MS. KAREN RAINVILLE MS. TAMMY SANCHEZ MS. LEE JOHNSON (NAVAL SUPPLY SYSTEMS COMMAND, SAN DIEGO CA) TACTICAL TOMAHAWK MULTI-YEAR PROCUREMENT MS. JENNIFER A. ALVEY MR. JOHN E. BRITT MR. DAMON K. MCGILL (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 PAGE 05 RUEWMCS0210 UNCLAS 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 TOSAVE 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. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY.// BT #0210 NNNN