CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED// ROUTINE R 231435Z JAN 23 MID200080675585U FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 013/23 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(AT)US.NAVY.MIL// POC/CDR JOSH MILLNER/CNO WASHINGTON DC/OPNAV N4L5/TEL: (703)695-4864 /EMAIL: JOSHUA.M.MILLNER.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 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.// BT #0001 NNNN CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED//