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SUBJ/2022 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AWARD FOR SUPPLY CHAIN EXCELLENCE AWARDS-CALL 
FOR NOMINATIONS// 
 
MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N4/JAN// 
REF/A/DOC/28DEC2022// 
REF/B/DOC/28DEC2022// 
REF/C/DODM 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/LCDR DART KING/CNO WASHINGTON DC/OPNAV N4L5/TEL:  (703)614-7963 
/EMAIL:  dartanyon.r.king.mil@us.navy.mil// 
POC/CDR JOSH MILLNER/CNO WASHINGTON DC/OPNAV N4L5/TEL:  (703)695-4864 
/EMAIL:  joshua.m.millner.mil@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 
transform logistics to project and sustain dominant power.  Transforming to 
more reliable, agile, and responsive defense logistics programs enables the 
use of best practices and innovative approaches to significantly improve the 
reliability, flexibility, and responsiveness of the defense supply chain and 
advance the DoDs overall supply chain management (SCM). 
 
3.  The DoD Award for Supply Chain Excellence will recognize the organization 
that operates significant components of a supply chain and has demonstrated 
excellence in design, operation, or improvement of that supply chain from 1 
January to 31 December 2022.  The nomination should demonstrate successful 
implementation of the supply chain process categories as defined in reference 
(c). 
 
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 categories must be addressed 
    d.  Cover letter signed by a General or Flag Officer in the organization, 
must identify 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 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 February 15, 
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@mail.mil, with a courtesy copy to Alex Weaver, 
aweaver@lmi.org (703) 677-3355 and CDR Josh Millner, joshua.m.millner.mil 
@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. Alex Weaver/ 
7940 Jones Branch Drive, Tysons, VA 22102 
 
6.  Released by VADM R. L. Williamson, N4.// 
 
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