By NAVAIR Public Affairs Office

The 2005 NAVAIR Commander’s National Awards deadline for nomination submissions is Wednesday, April 5. The Commander’s National Awards, the highest team award within the Naval Air Systems Command, recognizes the achievements of teams that have successfully supported the main goals of the Command.

A Commander’s National Awards ceremony will be held on Thursday, June 22, at 2 p.m., where NAVAIR Commander Vice Admiral Wally Massenburg will formally recognize the winning teams.

A Commander’s National Award will be presented for each of the following five categories:
- Program Management
- Logistics/Industrial
- Research, Development, Test & Evaluation and Technology (RDT&E)
- Business Operations
- Quality of Service*

Nominations for each category (Program Management, Logistics/Industrial, Research, Development, Test & Evaluation and Technology, Business Operations and Quality of Service *) will be judged by the following evaluation factors:

- Balancing current and future readiness
- Reducing our costs of doing business
- Improving agility
- Ensuring alignment
- Implementing Fleet-driven metrics
- Implementing effective strategies to improve NAVAIR workforce and climate

* The Quality of Service Category has one additional evaluation factor which is Quality of Service/Customer Service plus the others listed above. See guidelines for more information.

All NAVAIR teams from all sites are eligible, including technical and support teams.
Information on the nomination process is available on the Plan of the Day General Announcement posting and on the Awards Toolkit calendar located at https://mynavair.navair.navy.mil using the Awards & Recognition Link.

Please call Jane Leonard at 301-342-5531 DSN 342-5531 or Michele Martin at 301-757-7813 DSN 757-7813 with any questions. Nominations may be submitted by the team leader or by any member of the team at the direction of the team leader.

Nominations must be submitted electronically. A receipt will be sent electronically when the submittal is received. Please submit a separate nomination package for each category. The application must NOT contain any classified information and no attachments are permitted. Submittals must be made by close-of-business on April 5. Only submittals made via the official Web site will be accepted.

http://pao.navair.navy.mil/commanders_award/commanders_award.cfm

Tips for completing nomination packages are as follows:
· Statements should be supported by facts and verifiable information.
· Acronyms and terminology specific to the team's submission should be spelled out and fully defined.
· Quantifiable metrics, such as savings and outcome measures, are especially desired.
· Each justification e.g. Improving Agility, should be limited to a 1 page word document.
· The nomination package must NOT contain any classified information.
· Include name, series, grade, military/civilian/contractor, (if military, include service/rank), competency/organization, command/business unit, DSN and commercial telephone numbers.
· Ensure names of each team member are written as they should appear on certificates, if chosen as winner.
· Identify the team leader.
· Include any administrative staff members who supported the team, including secretaries.
· If you experience trouble entering your submission please report it using the online help button, email: [email protected] or call Jeff Coates at 301-757 -5138/DSN 757-5138.

A list of the Commander’s National Award winners is on permanent display in the atrium of the RADM William A. Moffett Building.