CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED// ROUTINE R 282024Z NOV 22 MID200080521760U FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 266/22 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N8/NOV// SUBJ/NOMINATIONS FOR 2023 SECRETARY OF DEFENSE ROBERT T. MASON DEPOT MAINTENANCE EXCELLENCE AWARD// REF/A/INST/DODI 1348.30/8APR2019// NARR/REF A IS THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DoD) INSTRUCTION FOR THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE MAINTENANCE AWARD PROGRAM// RMKS/1. The annual Robert T. Mason Award for Depot Maintenance Excellence is presented to the most outstanding depot-level maintenance program, product line or project which has exemplified responsive, innovative, and transformational support to the DoD. This award is named in recognition of Robert T. Mason, the former Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Maintenance Policy, Programs, and Resources. Mr. Mason served as a champion of organic depot maintenance for three decades, while helping to transform organic depot-level maintenance operations. 2. All major organic depot maintenance activities are eligible to nominate a program, workload, team, or product line within their organizations to compete for this award. The 2023 Robert T. Mason Depot Maintenance Excellence Award competitive period covers Fiscal Year 2022. The 2023 award will be presented at a formal ceremony on a date to be announced. 3. Echelon II commanders must review and screen nominations from their respective commands, and may submit one nomination package to the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV) N8 from each major organic depot-level facility. OPNAV N8 will evaluate these nominations and forward the Navy finalists to the Secretary of Defense for award consideration. 4. Each Echelon II endorsed nomination package must be submitted in accordance with reference (a), via email, to Mr. Randy Pilkerton, randy.s.pilkerton.civ(at)us.navy.mil. Please pay special attention to the requirements outlined in reference (a) with regards to the eight page limitation for nomination packages and the four weighted evaluation factors for depot-level units. It is imperative that nomination packages highlight accomplishments of the unit, and support accomplishments with qualifying statements of fact. Each nomination package should include a one paragraph executive summary highlighting the extraordinary accomplishments of the unit, and include a separate high resolution image file of their unit logo (minimum of 300 DPI file). 5. Echelon II endorsed nomination packages are due no later than 10 March 2023. Follow on messages will announce Navy finalists for DoD level consideration, and the subsequent winner of the Robert T. Mason Award for Depot Maintenance Excellence. 6. Point of contact for nomination packages is Mr. Randy Pilkerton, OPNAV N83, at (240)298-3094, or via e-mail at randy.s.pilkerton.civ(at)us.navy.mil. 7. This NAVADMIN will remain in effect until superseded or canceled. 8. Please ensure the widest distribution of this message for consideration of these awards to include soliciting input from both Echelon 3 and 4 Commands. 9. Released by direction Mr. Neil W. T. Hogg, SES, Assistant DCNO for Integration of Capabilities and Resources (N8B)// BT #0001 NNNN CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED//