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Excellence in Partnership Awards Recipients
Category: GSA Customer Agencies
- Best Use of Cooperative Purchasing
Awarded to the state or local government agency that has made strategic use of schedule contracts in support of their mission.
- Most Effective Use of FAS in Support of its Critical Mission
Awarded to the federal operation, military and civilian agency that, over the past year, has demonstrated the best use of FAS programs to meet the critical needs of the agency mission. This award has two sub categories: DOD and Civilian.
- Best Use of Small Business
Awarded to the federal office that has made the best use of small businesses participating in FAS programs, either using small business schedule contractors directly or small business partners working with a large schedule contractor.
- Loyal User Award
Awarded to the federal operation that has remained a steadfast supporter of FAS programs over the years. The agency has bought a wide variety of products and services.
- Lifetime Achievement Award
Awarded to an agency individual who has worked closely with FAS and FAS contractors to make the FAS programs a success in their agency. Awarded to either a contracting or policy official.
Category: GSA
- Most Innovative Acquisition Center
Awarded to the acquisition office that has worked closely with its contractor partners to provide innovative solutions to customer needs. The office may have either initiated new programs or promoted existing ones that resulted in overall program growth.
- Most Effective Contracting Officer
Awarded to the GSA official who has worked to ensure efficient management of the contracts under his or her administration. This includes the prompt addition of new solutions, timely award of contracts, and ability to answer contractor and customer questions.
- Most Active Marketing Organization
Awarded to the marketing group that has demonstrated exceptional commitment to educating customers of the benefits of the schedules program overall and the offerings of their specific area.
- Best New Negotiator
Awarded to the new contracting person who has made the biggest impact in terms of understanding the intricacies of the program and applying their newfound knowledge to the effective and efficient administration of schedule contracts.
- Lifetime Achievement Award
Awarded to the individual who has spent a career promoting FAS programs and services, meeting the needs of customers, working with contractors, and whose overall contributions have been vital to the success of the programs.
Category: Industry
- Most Valuable Schedule Contractor
Awarded to the schedule contractor that has worked tirelessly to promote the schedules program, having an outstanding reputation of working with FAS as well as serving the customer’s needs.
- Most Innovative Small Business
Awarded to the small business contract holder or dealer who has grown its FAS business, committed itself to FAS, and developed innovative ways to meet customer needs. Open to all small businesses including: service disabled veteran owned, woman owned, veteran owned, 8(a), hubzone, and SBA certified small disadvantaged businesses.
- Most Successful Newcomer
Awarded to the new contractor that has had the most significant gain in its schedule business and has made significant contributions to the program overall.
- Green Contractor Award
Awarded to the contractor who has made the best overall commitment to the environment by either offering environmentally friendly products and services, or adhering to environmentally sound manufacturing and/or operating procedures.
- Lifetime Achievement Award
Awarded to the individual in the contractor community who has dedicated substantial time working with FAS and industry to make FAS programs the success they are today.
2009 Award Recipients
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Government/Industry Partnership Alliance Award |
- Ed O’Hare, GSA Federal Acquisition Service, Integrated Technology Services
- Timothy O. Horne, GSA, Rocky Mountain Region
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GSA Customer Agencies |
Best Use of Cooperative Purchasing
- Jill Klaskin Press, Miami-Dade County, Department of Procurement
Most Effective Use of FAS in Support of its Critical Mission (DoD)
- Defense Information Systems Agency
Program Management Office for Commercial Satellite Communications PEO STS
Most Effective Use of FAS in Support of its Critical Mission (Civilian)
- Marc A. Joseph, Department of Homeland Security, Federal Protective Service
Loyal User Award
- DHS, Immigration & Customs Enforcement, Acquisition Mgmt – Dallas Office
Lifetime Achievement Award
- Beth Campbell, Federal Bureau of Investigation
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GSA
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Most Innovative Acquisition Office
- FEDSIM Civilian Acquisition Group
Most Effective Contracting Officer or Project Manager
- Robert Woodside, Administrative Services Acquisition Branch, National Administrative Services and Office Supplies Acquisition Center, FAS, GSA
Most Active Marketing Organization
- Christine Lundstrom, GSA FAS National Publications Center
Best New Negotiator
- Bounce Quarry, Federal Acquisition Service
Lifetime Achievement Award
- Rebecca Koses, Acquisition Operations, Office of Travel, Motor Vehicles and Card Services
- Harry W. Butler, III, GSA Office of Customer Accounts and Research
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Industry
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Most Valuable Schedule Contractor
- Raytheon GSA PMO
Most Innovative Small Business
- Source One Distributors
Most Successful Newcomer
- Highland Engineering, Inc.
Green Contractor Award
- CamelBak Products, LLC
Lifetime Achievement Award
- Gary Barth, Canon USA
- Carolyn Alston, Washington Management Group
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2008 Award Recipients
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Best Use of Cooperative Purchasing (tie)
- Carla J. Wilson, Nevada Department of Public Safety
- NYS Office of Cyber Security & Critical Infrastructure Coordination
Most Effective Use of FAS in Support of its Critical Mission
DOD (tie)
- Jon Gilbert, Deep Submergence System Program at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
- Jana P. McNeal, Acquisition Management Branch, Contracting Division, Installation and Mission Support Directorate, HQ Air Force Reserve Command
Civilian
- Victoria "Tory" Henderson, U.S. Forest Service, Fire and Aviation Management and Paul Naman, Bureau of Land Management
Best Use of Small Business
- Arthur Dinwiddie, 37th Contracting Squadron, Lackland AFB, TX
Loyal User Award (tie)
- Byron Iwamura, Department of Homeland Security, Customs and Border Protection, Laguna Facilities Center
Lifetime Achievement Award
- Denise Marks, Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts
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GSA
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Most Innovative Acquisition Office
- GSA, FAS, Southeast Sunbelt Region (Region 4), Assisted Acquisition Services Division
Most Effective Contracting Officer or Project Manager (tie)
- James Concannon, Integrated Workplace Acquisition Center, FAS, GSA
- Patricia T. Waddell, Center for IT Schedule Programs, Integrated Technology Services, FAS
Most Active Marketing Organization
- GSA FAS, Office of Customer Accounts and Research, Mid-Atlantic Region
Best New Negotiator
- Rebecca Randles, Management Services Center, FAS
Lifetime Achievement Award (tie)
- Pamela Blumenstein, GSA, FAS, Office of Customer Accounts and Research
- Patricia L. Pierson, Office of Acquisition Management, FAS, GSA
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Industry
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Most Valuable Schedule Contractor
- Applied Industrial Technologies
Most Innovative Small Business
- Spectrum Systems, Inc.
Most Successful Newcomer
- Munters Corporation, Moisture Control Services Division
Green Contractor Award (tie)
- Solid Waste Solutions Corp.
- Kyocera Mita America, Inc.
Lifetime Achievement Award
- Paul Pitera, SAIC
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