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SUBJ/FY23 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AWARD FOR SUPPLY CHAIN EXCELLENCE - CALL 
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MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N4/NOV// 
 
REF/A/DOC/14SEP2023// 
REF/B/DOC/14SEP2023// 
REF/C/DODI 4140.01/6MAR19// 
 
NARR/REF A IS ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR SUSTAINMENT MEMO. 
REF B IS CALL FOR ENTRIES BROCHURE. 
REF C IS DOD MANUAL 4140.01, DOD SUPPLY CHAIN MATERIEL MANAGEMENT POLICY// 
 
POC/CDR DAVE COUCHMAN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/OPNAV N4L5/TEL:(703)695-4864 
/EMAIL:DAVID.P.COUCHMAN.MIL(AT)US.NAVY.MIL// 
POC/LCDR SAM MACAVOY/CNO WASHINGTON DC/OPNAV N4L5/TEL:(703)695-4876 
/EMAIL:SAMUEL.E.MACAVOY.MIL(AT)US.NAVY.MIL// 
 
RMKS/1.  Per reference (a), nominations are requested for the annual 
Department of Defense (DoD) Supply Chain Excellence Award.  Reference (b) 
provides guidelines for submission. Reference (c) defines the supply chain 
processes. 
 
2.  Logistics is America's strategic advantage to deter and decisively defeat 
our adversaries. New threats to our national security demand that we act at 
the speed of relevance to ensure logistics excellence to project and sustain 
power.  Top performing supply chains align supply operations and business 
objectives - delivering warfighting advantage is the Navy's business. 
 
3.  The DoD Award for Supply Chain Excellence will recognize the organization 
that operates significant components of a supply chain and has demonstrated 
innovative management, technological advancements, and exceptional 
performance that improved supply chain efficiency and effectiveness 
delivering concrete and measurable improvements supporting warfighters during 
Fiscal Year 2023 (October 1, 2022 - September 30, 2023). The period of 
performance is a change from previous submissions to ensure honorees can be 
recognized at the NDIA Logistics Forum in Oklahoma City, OK, on February 8, 
2024. 
 
4. Each organization may submit two nominations.  Submission requirements: 
    a.  Microsoft Word format; 
    b.  A response for each selection criteria in reference (b); 
    c.  Specific criteria within the supply chain process categories (Plan, 
    Source, Make, Deliver, Return, etc.) must be addressed; 
    d.  Cover letter signed by a General or Flag Officer in the organization 
    that 
identifies the project, submitting organization, and a single point of 
contact (including address, phone number, and e-mail address); 
    e.  Executive summary (1-2 pages) of the award submission is required as 
all nominations are customarily posted on the Assistant Secretary of Defense 
for Sustainment (ASD (Sustainment)) public website. A sanitized version of 
the package is required for posting if the original package is 
sensitive/cannot be posted on the ASD (Sustainment) public website. 
 
5.  Nominations must be received at the Office of the Deputy Assistant 
Secretary of Defense for Logistics (ODASD (Logistics)) by December 1, 
2023.  Submissions should include either two paper copies or one electronic 
copy.  Electronic copies should be submitted directly to Ms. Jan Mulligan at 
jan.b.mulligan.civ(at)mail.mil, with a courtesy copy to Alex Weaver, 
alexander.r.weaver.ctr(at)mail.mil (703) 677-3355 and CDR Dave Couchman, 
david.p.couchman.mil(at)us.navy.mil (703) 695-4864.   
Hard copies should be submitted to the below address: 
 
Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of 
Defense for Logistics (DASD[Logistics]) 
c/o LMI, Attention: Supply Chain Award Nomination/Mr. Mike Arnold/ 
7940 Jones Branch Drive, Tysons, VA 22102 
 
6.  Released by Dr. Susan T. Goodfellow, DCNO N4, PTDO.// 
 
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