FM SECNAV WASHINGTON DC TO ALNAV R 012240Z JAN 07 BT UNCLAS//NO1650// ALNAV 014/07 MSGID/GENADMIN/SECNAV WASHINGTON DC/-/FEB// SUBJ/FISCAL YEAR 2006 DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY COMPETITION AND PROCUREMENT EXCELLENCE AWARDS// REF/A/DOC/SECNAV/21SEP06// AMPN/REF A IS SECNAVNOTE 5305// RMKS/1. IT IS MY PLEASURE TO ANNOUNCE THE WINNERS OF THE FY 2006 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: MULTIFUNCTIONAL INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS (MIDS) - GREECE MS. MARY WOLFF (SPACE AND NAVAL WARFARE SYSTEMS COMMAND, SAN DIEGO, CA) PASSENGER VESSEL CHARTERS IN SUPPORT OF PERSONNEL EVACUATION FROM LEBANON: MR. KENNETH ALLEN MS. OLIVIA BRADLEY MR. TIMOTHY PICKERING MR. LANCE NYMAN MR. RICHARD (LEE) ANDERSON MR. DANIEL WENTZELL (MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND, WASHINGTON, D.C.) MULTIFUNCTIONAL INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS (MIDS) LOW VOLTAGE TERMINAL MIDS-LVT INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM ACQUISITION TEAM: MR. DAVID FELKER MR. RICHARD JONES MR. GREGORY ROPP MS. MELISSA HAWKINS MR. MICHAEL MEADE (JPEO JTRS MIDS, SAN DIEGO, CA) SEAPORT-E PROGRAM MANAGEMENT TEAM: MR. JEROME F PUNDERSON MR. RYAN D DICKOVER MS. CRISTINA SWANSON SEAPORT-E GOVERNANCE TEAM: MR. MARIO J CESARONE MS. CATHARINE M COSTAKOS MS. KITTIE S ELLISON CDR RANDALL L GRAU MS. KAREN B GUTMAKER MR. STANLEY W JONES MS. RACHEL N LUTHER MR. RICHARD L MCGARVEY MR. JAIME RIOS MR. ROCCO SIRAVO MR. JOHN STEFANO MS. MARY T STURGIS MS. MARGARET P SULLIVAN MS. SUSAN J SUPPLEE MR. EDWARD J SWEENEY MR. DANIEL TWOMBLY MR. JON G WESTER ON BOTH TEAMS: MR. GARY W BYRAM MR. DAVID A DIAMANTOPOULOS MR. GREGORY ORGAN MR. MICHAEL DEUTSCH MS. VIKTORIYA DISMAN (NAVAL SEA SYSTEMS COMMAND, WASHINGTON, D.C.) FAMILY OF FIELD MEDICAL EQUIPMENT (FFME): LCDR DAVID SCHOO (MARINE CORPS SYSTEMS COMMAND, QUANTICO, VA) SEA JET: DR. STEPHEN SCHREPPLER MS. MARGARET GRAVES MS. REGINA WILLIAMS MR. STEVEN FINLEY MR. FRANK JURENKA DR. STUART JESSUP MR. WILLIAM MARTIN (OFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH, ARLINGTON, VA) SERVICES TRANSFORMATION: MS. CARRIE BENDER MR. GLENN PAYETTE MS. LINDA J. BLEVINS MR. STEPHEN SHAW MR. TERRY S. COX MS. VICKI GAMBRELL MR. ROBERT BLAIR MS. GINA REGYNSKI MS. CAROLYN EVONICK MR. MARK HENDRICKSON MS. MONIQUE KLOSE MS. KAREN SMITH (NAVAL UNDERSEA WARFARE CENTER, KEYPORT DIVISION, WASHINGTON, D.C.) FAMILY OF FIELD MEDICAL EQUIPMENT (FFME): HMCM MICHELLE JENNEJAHN MS. MARGARET LIVESAY MR. CHARLES BOLIN MS. TINA HAIRFIELD MS. MARY HORN MR. TED SALAS MR. JACK WINE MR. GARY BERKHEIMER MS. BARBARA BENNETT MR. JAMES BESSER (MARINE CORPS SYSTEMS COMMAND, QUANTICO, VA) 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 IDENTIFIED. 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 HAVE 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 DONALD C. WINTER, SECRETARY OF THE NAVY.// BT #0000 NNNN