Defense Pricing, Contracting, and Acquisition Policy develops contracting and pricing policy and strives to improve procurement business systems. In the field, the contracting workforce puts the policies and systems into action and enables the warfighter to achieve the mission. In order to recognize the excellence of those in the workforce, Defense Pricing, Contracting, and Acquisition Policy offers five annual awards which can be seen in detail below.
These prestigious awards recognize excellence in various contracting domains, encompassing best practices in innovative and effective business execution, sustained individual performance, pricing expertise, business systems, and contingency support. We look forward to recognizing the outstanding contributions of the contracting workforce in 2024!
In addition, DPCAP partners with Human Capital Initiatives (HCI) on A&S workforce awards. More information on those awards is available at HCI here.
The Creativity in Contracting award recognizes any team of Military members and/or Government civilian employees within the DoD contracting community, at any grade level, who excelled in delivering capability through creativity during Fiscal Year 2024. This award has two categories: Major Defense Acquisition Program (MDAP) support & non-MDAP support.
The Creativity in Contracting Award recognizes teams who leveraged creativity and collaboration in a manner that effectively executed a business deal to maximize the output to the warfighter. This can either be a traditional or innovative tool or process that advanced the major business element of an acquisition in an effective manner. For instance, since competition drives innovation, the award could recognize a traditional method that bolstered competition -or- a unique and innovative contracting tool that maximized the return on investment to the warfighter from a non-traditional source.
The three categories below define the Creativity in Contracting team award. Nominations should identify how the team excelled in these areas and detail their accomplishments.
The Pricing and Contracting Legends Award recognizes leaders at all levels in the DoD contracting community that have developed, motivated and inspired others through formal and informal initiatives.
The Pricing and Contracting Legends Award recognizes leaders at all levels in the DoD contracting community that have developed, motivated and inspired others through formal and informal initiatives. The six categories below define the traits exemplified by Pricing and Contracting Legends. Nominations should identify how the individual excelled in these areas and should detail the nominee’s accomplishments.
| Year | Recipient | Department / Agency | Official Memo |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Ms. Keri Lindsco Ms. Jennifer Kelley Ms. Teresa Woody Mr. James Berns | U.S. Transportation CommandU.S. Army Corps of EngineersMissile Defense Agency Defense Health Agency | Read |
| 2022 | Yvette Krasts Milton K. Lewis | Army DLA | Read |
| 2021 | Maj Gen Cameron Holt | Air Force | Read |
| 2020 | Mr. Douglas M. Cook | USTRANSCOM | Read |
| 2019 | Mr. Christopher J. Kirbabas | Air Force | Read |
| 2018 | Ms. Janice M. Muskopf | Air Force | Read |
| 2018 | Mr. Scott R. Ulrey | DARPA | Read |
| 2017 | Mr. Robert E. Boardman | Navy | Read |
| 2016 | Mr. Charles E. Bright | USSOCOM | Read |
| 2015 | Mr. Donald E. Peschka | DLA | Read |
| 2014 | Ms. Linda N. Allen | WHS | Read |
| 2014 | Ms. Tamara D. Thouvenot | USTRANSCOM | Read |
| 2013 | Mr. Elliot B. Branch | Navy | Read |
| 2012 | Ms. Michelle "Mickie" Cranford | Air Force | Read |
| 2011 | Mr. Carl Workman | DCMA | Read |
The Pricing and Contracting Legends Gallery was created to posthumously recognize military members and government civilian employees whose past service and efforts have distinguished them as contracting legends. We honor them here, for their lasting contributions to the Defense Contracting Workforce.
The Ginman Contingency Contracting Officer Excellence Award is named after Richard ‘Dick’ Ginman, a retired Navy Supply Corps Admiral and former Director of Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy. This annual award honors those whose actions as a Contingency Contracting Officer are truly inspirational.
Contingency Contracting Officers (CCOs) are among the first responders to emergency, humanitarian or peacekeeping efforts, contingency operations, or other applicable emergency-type operations. They often deploy with little more than a laptop and an understanding of the mission, concept of the operation, and commander’s intent. Successful CCOs anticipate mission-partner requirements and consistently demonstrate a tremendous amount of mission-focus, leadership, ingenuity, and tenacity. This annual award honors those whose actions as a CCO are truly inspirational.
The award is named after Richard “Dick” Ginman, a retired Navy Supply Corps Admiral and former Director of Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy (now Defense Pricing, Contracting, and Acquisition Policy (DPCAP). Mr. Ginman was one of the staunchest supporters of CCOs and the contingency contracting mission. The award honors Mr. Ginman for his superlative service to the nation, both in and out of uniform, and his unparalleled support of the Contingency Contracting Community. While the award acknowledges the contributions of all CCOs, only one CCO will be selected annually to receive this prestigious award.
The three categories below define the criteria for Richard “Dick” Ginman Contingency Contracting Officer Excellence Award. Nomination packages should clearly demonstrate why the nominee's accomplishments warrant recognition and should identify how the nominee excelled in these areas and detail their accomplishments.
For more information about this award, please email: osd.pentagon.ousd-a-s.mbx.dpc-cp@mail.mil.
| Year | Recipient | Service | Official Memo |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Technical Sergeant Ernest P. Trosen | Air Force | Read |
| 2022 | Technical Sergeant Robert J. Sovern | Air Force | Read |
| 2021 | Ms. Laura Donson | Navy | Read |
| 2020 | Master Sergeant Timothy Thulin | Air Force | Read |
| 2019 | Master Sergeant Franklin D. Mahan | Air Force | Read |
| 2018 | Captain Janie G. Sullivan | Air Force | Read |
| 2017 | Staff Sergeant Jason Bufkin | Army | Read |
| 2016 | Lieutenant Colonel Daphne H. Austin | Army | Read |
| 2015 | Master Sergeant Jeremy J. Swistak | Air Force | Read |
| 2014 | Mr. Adam R. Goldstein | Army | Read |
The Business Capability Award recognizes individuals who have leveraged creativity and collaboration in the creation, implementation, improvement, and / or use of an information technology (IT) solution(s) and related business processes to improve the overall contracting processes of the DoD.
The Business Capability Award recognizes individuals who have leveraged creativity and collaboration in the creation, implementation, improvement, and / or use of an information technology (IT) solution(s) and related business processes to improve the overall contracting processes of the DoD.
The six categories below summarize the traits exemplified for the Business Capability Award. Nominations will identify how the individual excelled in any or all of these areas and should explain the nominee’s accomplishments.
The Price Savers Award recognizes an individual that has achieved significant cost savings for the Department through the application of pricing excellence and resourcefulness.
The The Price Savers Award recognizes an individual that has achieved significant cost savings for the Department through the application of pricing excellence and resourcefulness.
The two criteria below summarize the requirements for the Price Savers Award. Nominations will identify how the individual excelled in these areas and explain the individual’s accomplishments.