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UNCLAS //N04700//
MARADMIN 626/01
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/LPC//
SUBJ/FY 02 SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (SECDEF) MAINTENANCE AWARDS//
REF/A/DOC/DOD/07MAR1997//
AMPN/THE REF ESTABLISHED THE SECDEF MAINTENANCE AWARD PROGRAM.//
POC/YOST, S./MAJ/LPC-2/TEL:703-695-8958//
RMKS/1. THE REF ESTABLISHED THE SECDEF MAINTENANCE AWARDS PROGRAM
TO ANNUALLY RECOGNIZE OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MAINTENANCE
MANAGEMENT AND PRODUCTION, TO ENHANCE MAINTENANCE AWARENESS, AND TO
ENCOURAGE MAINTENANCE EXCELLENCE. ACCORDINGLY, THE COMPETITION FOR
THE FY 02 SECDEF PHOENIX AWARD AND THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
MAINTENANCE AWARDS IS ANNOUNCED. ANNUALLY, THE SECDEF PRESENTS SIX
SERVICE-WIDE MAINTENANCE AWARDS TO THE MOST OUTSTANDING LARGE,
MEDIUM, AND SMALL DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS.
ONE OF THESE SIX WINNERS IS THEN RECOGNIZED AS THE "BEST OF THE
BEST" AND IS AWARDED THE SECDEF PHOENIX TROPHY. ELIGIBLE UNITS ARE
ANY ACTIVE OR RESERVE FORCES (TO INCLUDE MARINE CORPS AIR-GROUND
TASK FORCES AND SUPPORTING/BASE UNITS) WHOSE PRIMARY MISSION IS TO
PERFORM MAINTENANCE BELOW THE DEPOT LEVEL. THOSE UNITS HAVING
RESERVE ASSOCIATE UNITS SHALL RECOGNIZE THE ASSOCIATE UNITS
CONTRIBUTIONS IN THEIR AWARD SUBMISSION.
2. COMPETITIVE CATEGORIES:
A. LARGE: OVER 1000 AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL
B. MEDIUM: 301-999 AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL
C. SMALL: 25-300 AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL
3. THE FY 02 SECDEF MAINTENANCE AWARD COMPETITIVE PERIOD COVERS THE
12-MONTH PERIOD THAT BEGAN 01 OCT 00 AND ENDED 30 SEP 01 (FY 01).
COMPETITIVE UNITS MUST HAVE OPERATED UNDER AN AUTHORIZED STRUCTURE
FOR AT LEAST HALF OF THE COMPETITIVE PERIOD IN ONE OF THESE
CATEGORIES.
4. NOMINATION PACKAGES WILL BE EVALUATED BY MARFORLANT, MARFORPAC,
OR MARFORRES PRIOR TO FORWARDING TO HQMC. EACH MARFOR MAY SUBMIT
TWO PACKAGES IN EACH SIZE CATEGORY PER MEF. SUPPORTING
ESTABLISHMENT ORGANIZATIONS MAY FORWARD THEIR PACKAGES UNCONSTRAINED
BY THE LIMITATIONS LISTED ABOVE.
5. UNITS THAT WISH TO SUBMIT NOMINATIONS FOR THIS AWARD SHOULD
FORWARD THEIR NOMINATION PACKAGE TO THE COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE
CORPS (CMC) (LPC-2) VIA THEIR CHAIN OF COMMAND IN SUFFICIENT TIME TO
HAVE THE PACKAGES ARRIVE AT HQMC NO LATER THAN 1 MAR 02. PACKAGES
RECEIVED AFTER 1 MAR 02 WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR COMPETITION.
6. NOMINATION PACKAGE FORMAT SHALL BE PER THE REF. FORMAT
INSTRUCTIONS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM ACQ WEBSITE WWW.ACQ.OSD.MIL/LOG/MP
(ALL LOWER CASE) BY CLICKING ON THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTION:
A. AWARDS
B. DOD INSTRUCTION 1348.30 IN PARAGRAPH 1
7. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR SUBMISSION PACKAGES:
A. PHOTOS SHOULD BE LIMITED TO NO MORE THAN 12 AND NO LARGER THAN
8" X 10".
B. ENTIRE PACKAGE SHOULD NOT EXCEED 35 PAGES EXCLUDING PHOTOS.
C. COPIES OF THE UNIT'S COMMAND CHRONOLOGY IN ITS ENTIRETY ARE NOT
ACCEPTABLE FOR THIS SUBMISSION.
D. THE NARRATIVE MUST CLEARLY RELATE TO MAINTENANCE ACTIONS OF THE
UNIT.
E. DOLLAR AMOUNTS IDENTIFIED AS SAVINGS OR COST AVOIDANCE,
PERCENTAGES, AND OTHER EMPIRICAL DATA TO SUPPORT THE PACKAGE SHOULD
BE INCLUDED WHERE APPROPRIATE.
8. UNITS SHOULD NOT BIND THEIR SUBMISSIONS. IN ADDITION TO THE
PAPER COPY OF THE PACKAGES, AN ELECTRONIC COPY SHOULD BE PROVIDED
ON A 3 1/2" DISK OR COMPACT DISK.
9. UNIT AND PERSONNEL DATA SHALL BE CLEARED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE TO
MILITARY AND CIVILIAN NEWS SERVICE. NO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION WILL
BE SUBMITTED.
10. ALL NOMINATIONS RECEIVED WILL BE REVIEWED BY A SELECTION BOARD
CONVENED AT HQMC. TWO NOMINEES PER CATEGORY WILL BE SELECTED TO
REPRESENT THE MARINE CORPS IN COMPETITION WITH THE OTHER SERVICES.
THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE MAINTENANCE BOARD WILL SELECT TWO WINNERS
IN EACH CATEGORY AND FROM THOSE SELECTIONS, ONE SELECTEE WILL BE
NAMED AS THE OVERALL WINNER AND RECIPIENT OF THE FY 02 PHOENIX
TROPHY. ALL WINNERS WILL BE PRESENTED AWARDS IN AN AWARDS CEREMONY
ON 30 OCT 02 IN RENO, NEVADA. THE PHOENIX TROPHY WILL REMAIN IN
PLACE PERMANENTLY IN THE PENTAGON AND WILL BE DISPLAYED SO THAT IT
IS AWARDED SUITABLE PUBLIC ATTENTION WITH THE NAME OF THE CURRENT
HOLDER AND PREVIOUS WINNERS APPROPRIATELY INSCRIBED THEREON.
A REPLICA OF THE SECDEF PHOENIX TROPHY SHALL BE PRESENTED TO THE
WINNING UNIT.
11. REQUEST WIDEST DISSEMINATION.//
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