**AWARD INSTRUCTIONS**

**Award Criteria**

The DOC Acquisition Office of the Year Award for Outstanding Initiatives
in Support of the Vision is given to an acquisition office that serves
as business brokers by focusing on outcomes and performance, partnering
with customers and industry, and effectively leveraging technology and
commercial best practices to facilitate innovative, streamlined, and
flexible business arrangements that result in program and mission
success and support the goals and objectives of the DOC Acquisition
Community Balanced Scorecard.

**Eligibility**

The DOC Acquisition Office of the Year Award may be awarded to an
acquisition office (at the HCO or below level) within the Department of
Commerce.

**Nomination Procedures**

Nominations may be made at any level within the Department and must
include a detailed description of the accomplishments and quantify the
benefits. All nominations must include a written endorsement of the
Bureau Procurement Official. Nominations should be forwarded to the
Award Coordinator, Virna Evans, Office of Acquisition Management. A
select panel comprised of the Procurement Executive, and representatives
from the Office of General Counsel, and the Office of Small and
Disadvantage Business Utilization will review the nominations.

**Frequency and Timing of Award**

The Department will request nominations annually for accomplishments
through September 30th of the previous fiscal year. Generally, one
office will be selected; however the Procurement Executive may recognize
additional submissions. There is no limit on the number of nominations
each bureau may submit, however, each bureau is encouraged to submit at
least one nomination.

**Presentation of Awards**

The award will be presented at the annual DOC Acquisition Conference and
the recipient will receive an inscribed plaque of their achievements.

**Guidance for Award Submission**

By August 15th each year complete and submit the nomination package to
the Award Coordinator, Virna Evans, Office of Acquisition Management,
Office of the Secretary, Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution
Avenue, N.W., Room 1854, Washington, DC 20230.

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**AWARD NOMINATION FORM**

**PLEASE COMPLETE THE**

**FOLLOWING INFORMATION**

If you have any questions,

please contact the

Award Coordinator,

Virna Evans, [vevans@doc.gov](mailto:landrecs@doc.gov), 202-482-3483.

**SEND AWARD NOMINATION**

**PACKAGES TO:**

Virna Evans

Award Coordinator

Department of Commerce

1401 Constitution Ave, NW,

Room 1854

Washington, DC 20230

Telephone: (202) 482-3483,

Fax: (202) 482-0546

E-mail: vevans@doc.gov

**AWARD NOMINATION**

**DEADLINE:**

Deadline for completing

award nominations is

August 15th of each

year

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OFFICE OF THE YEAR AWARD: DATE SUBMITTED      

**OFFICE NOMINATION:**

Bureau      

Office      

Address      

City       State       Zip/Postal Code      

Group Member Names

     

     

     

     

     

     

**(FOR ADDITIONAL NAMES ADD MORE PAGES)**

**NOMINATOR:**

Name

     

LAST, FIRST, MIDDLE INITIAL

Title/Position      

Bureau      

Office      

Address      

City       State       Zip/Postal Code      

**NOMINATION STATEMENT**

**DIRECTIONS: Describe how the office has served as business brokers by
focusing on outcomes and performance, partnering with customers and
industry, and effectively leveraging technology and commercial best
practices to facilitate innovative, streamlined, and flexible business
arrangements that resulted in program and mission success and supported
the goals and objectives of the DOC Acquisition Community Balanced
Scorecard. Prepare a response for each category.**

### Category 1: INNOVATION

Describe how the office has successfully implemented an innovative
approach to an acquisition issue.

> **     **

**Category 2: PUBLIC POLICY OBJECTIVES**

Describe how the accomplishments of the office resulted in substantial
small business participation or increased competitive opportunities.

> **     **

**Category 3: VALUE/QUALITY**

Describe how the office has used innovative practice to lower prices
and/or improve the quality of performance Commerce receives from its
contractors.

> **     **

**Category 4: EFFECTIVE SERVICE PARTNERSHIP**

Describe how the office has served as a business broker, focusing on
both the customer and the market and bringing the two together
effectively.

> **     **

**APPROVALS**

HEAD OF CONTRACTING OFFICE:

NAME       TELEPHONE       E-MAIL      

CONCURRENCE:
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*Signature* *Date*

BUREAU PROCUREMENT OFFICIAL:

> Approve
>
> Approve as Amended
>
> Approve with Comments
>
> Disapprove
>
> Disapprove with Comments

NAME       TELEPHONE       E-MAIL      

SIGNATURE:
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*Signature* *Date*

COMMENTS:

**FOR USE BY PROCUREMENT EXECUTIVE AWARD COMMITTEE**

Date nomination received \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Acceptance

Non-Acceptance

Date notification sent to nominee\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_