Award Programs

The Acquisition Rewards and Recognition Program
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) established an Acquisition Rewards and Recognition program, to increase the visibility of innovative acquisition processes and to improve the sharing of information about successful practices. As co-sponsors with OFPP, the Chief Acquisition Officers Council (CAOC) and the Federal Acquisition Institute (FAI) promote this rewards and recognition initiative as a government-wide recognition program that publicly acknowledges the best and brightest in the acquisition workforce. Through this initiative, existing and new award programs recognize federal employees and teams that demonstrate acquisition excellence. The federal acquisition community is responsible for managing $500 billion each year to support the missions of hundreds of agencies, while ensuring that taxpayer dollars are spent wisely. Additionally, through the Federal Acquisition Institute (FAI) Web site, award-winning and nominated practices will be indexed and described to ensure that these practices are disseminated widely for use by other organizations.

Acquisition Rewards and Recognition Program Award Winners

Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Award
Recognizes outstanding uses of ADR by federal agencies and private companies in acquisition-related disputes. Nominations due Friday, April 4, 2008.
Co-sponsors: OMB, Office of Federal Procurement Policy and the Chief Acquisition Officers Council. www.adr.gov
Contact: Julia Wise 202-395-7561

Chief Acquisition Officers Council (CAOC) Acquisition Management Award
Recognizes excellence in acquisition workforce management for innovative approaches to promoting the professional development of the acquisition workforce.
Co-sponsors: OMB, Office of Federal Procurement Policy and the Chief Acquisition Officers Council. www.caoc.gov
Contact: Maria Hernandez 703-236-3237

Chief Acquisition Officers Council Acquisition Excellence Awards 2009
The Chief Acquisition Officers Council is pleased to announce the Acquisition Excellence Awards 2009 and requests nominations of teams or individuals that have demonstrated excellence in acquisition management. Submissions should reflect excellence in the broad category of acquisition management, which may include, but is not limited to, areas such as transparency and information management, strategic sourcing, acquisition workforce, and management of major acquisitions or other area of focus. Nominees may be federal contracting officers, contract specialists, contracting officer technical representatives (COTRs), program or project managers, other acquisition professionals, or teams that include any of these individuals. This year several awards will be given based on the quality of the nominations, and each award will be accompanied by a monetary award at an event to be determined this summer.

Nomination form: http://www.caoc.gov or 2009 CAOC Nomination Form.doc (Download the free DOC file viewer)

Please complete all information requested in the nomination form above. The description must specifically address each of the selection criterion listed in the nomination requirements and should include examples and results of the team's or individual's efforts. Please limit the written response to one page per criterion. Please send nominations electronically to Maria Hernandez at mhernandez@kadix.com no later than March 11, 2009.

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Team Award
The Federal Acquisition Regulation Award 2009 will recognize individuals who made a significant contribution to the FAR process in fiscal year (FY) 2008. The acquisition rulemaking process ensures that FAR changes accurately implement legislation, OFPP policy letters, executive orders, and other directives while balancing government and industry concerns. This important process is very arduous and time consuming, and the dedicated work of your acquisition professionals is critical to the success of the process. Nominations are due by Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Co-sponsors: OMB, Office of Federal Procurement Policy and the Chief Acquisition Officers Council. www.caoc.gov
http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/procurement/memo/2007_far_award.pdf
Contact: Maria Hernandez 703-236-3237

Ida Ustad Award for Excellence in Acquisition
The Ida Ustad Award for Excellence in Acquisition is an annual $5000 award sponsored by the General Services Administration (GSA) recognizing an individual Government employee whose actions demonstrate or embody the concept of contract specialist as business leader/advisor and had a major impact on improving the acquisition process. Nominations due by Monday, March 2, 2009.
Sponsor: GSA www.gsa.gov
Contact: Ellis Osiname ellis.osiname@gsa.gov

Blanche Witte Memorial Foundation Annual Award
Recognizes an individual working in the field of procurement and contract management who has uniquely performed one or more exemplary achievements.
Sponsor: NCMA www.ncmahq.org/awards/awardlist.asp
Contact: Wendy Murrah 800-344-8096 x411

David Packard Excellence in Acquisition Awards
Recognizes DoD civilian and/or military organizations, groups or teams, that have made highly significant contributions which demonstrated exemplary innovation and best acquisition practices.
Sponsor: Army Acquisition Support Center (USAASC) http://asc.army.mil/acq_awards/awards_davidp.cfm
Contact: Sabrina Gay-McKoy 703-805-1249

Department of Veteran Affairs Champions of Veterans Enterprise Award
Recognizes significant contributions by individuals or organizations who are dedicated to expanding business opportunities for veterans and service connected disabled veterans. Nominations due March 21, 2008.
Sponsor: Department of Veteran Affairs www.vetbiz.gov

Elmer B. Staats Young Acquisition Professional Excellence Award
Recognizes a young federal acquisition professional, no more than 37 years of age, who has contributed significantly to acquisition operations or acquisition policy. Nominations due January 31, 2008. $5,000 award.
Sponsor: Procurement Round Table www.acqsolinc.com and www.procurementroundtable.org
Contact: Bob Welch 301-261-7678

E.R. "Dick" Alley, Jr. Award
Recognizes a federal employee who has provided extraordinary achievement and sustained effort in utilizing the federal procurement system to create employment and training opportunities for people who are blind or have other severe disabilities under the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act (AbilityOne/JWOD) Program. Nominations due January 31, 2008.
Sponsor: Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled. www.jwod.gov
Contact: Stephanie Lesko 703-603-7740

GSA Governmentwide Excellence in Performance-Based Service Acquisition Awards
Recognizes federal employees that are leaders in the contracting environment and have transformed their organization through "best-in-class" practices in acquisition. Nominations due (to be determined). $2,500 award.
Co-sponsors: GSA and The Performance Institute www.performanceweb.org
Contact: Mathew Sheaff 703-894-0481 x236

Herbert Roback Memorial Award
Recognizes a nationally renowned and distinguished American who has made a significant contribution to the betterment of public contract management through lifelong achievement in the public or private sectors.
Sponsor: NCMA www.ncmahq.org/awards/awardlist.asp
Contact: Wendy Murrah 800-344-8096 x411

National Contract Management Association (NCMA)/ESI International Contracting Award
Recognizes a government or commercial contracts professional who has contributed significantly to acquisition operations or acquisition policy. Learn more. Nominations due February 22, 2008. $5,000 award.
Co-sponsors: NCMA and ESI www.esi-intl.com
Contact: John Peterson 1-888-ESI-8884

NCMA Excellence on Contracts Professionalism Award
Recognizes individuals with a remarkable reputation for professionalism and exceptional achievement in Contracts Management. Nominations due December 31, 2007. $1,500 award.
Sponsor: NCMA www.ncmahq.org/awards/awardlist.asp
Contact: Wendy Murrah 800-344-8096 x411

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Academic Awards

The Outstanding Academic Achievement Award
The objective of the Outstanding Academic Achievement
Award is to recognize and reward students or recent
graduates for outstanding academic achievement in a
degree or certificate program directly related to the field of
acquisition.
Contact: Ronald L. Straight rstraight@howard.edu

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Service Awards

Service to America Medals (Sammies) Award
Recognizes individuals in the federal workforce who have made significant contributions to our country, based on their commitment and innovation, as well as the impact of their work on addressing the needs of the nation. Nominations due March 3, 2008. $3,000-$5,000 award.
Sponsor: The Partnership for Public Service www.servicetoamericamedals.org.
Contact: Jim Seymour at (202) 775-2758.

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Government Contractor Awards

Request for Award Nominations

The Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce's Northern Virginia Government Contractors Council (GovCon), the Professional Services Council (PSC), and Washington Technology partner each year to present three major awards: 1) the Contractor of the Year Award, 2) the Executive of the Year Award, and 3) the Public Sector Partner of the Year Award. Nominations for the first two award categories are due on June 13th. However, nominations for the Public Sector Partner of the Year Award are due no later than July 3rd to ensure that the public sector has sufficient time to nominate top federal acquisition professionals.

The criteria for Public Sector Partner of the Year is someone who has demonstrated leadership and vision in building a spirit of partnership with the private sector and/or leading change in the procurement community. The applicant must be a senior procurement or operational executive. Nominators will address the following in their submissions on each of the following equally weighted criteria.

* Innovation displayed by the applicant
* Broad implications of the initiative or leadership beyond the applicant's own agency or program
* Teamwork displayed by working with the private sector business community

Please take the time to recognize excellence in your agency and to represent our community in these awards. Visit www.GovConAwards.com for more information and nomination forms.

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