United States Department of Defense

FISCAL YEAR 98 VALUE ENGINEERING ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS PRESENTED

Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology Jacques S. Gansler presented the annual Department of Defense Value Engineering Achievement Awards during a ceremony held today at the Pentagon.

Value engineering is a systematic functional analysis leading to actions or recommendations to improve the value of systems, equipment, facilities, services, and supplies. The objectives are to improve quality and to reduce cost. The awards are intended to recognize significant achievements in value engineering during the past fiscal year and to further the use of value engineering by DoD personnel and its contractors.

During the last fiscal year, 4,229 in-house value engineering proposals were accepted with reported savings of $914 million. Another 167 contractor-initiated value engineering change proposals were accepted with additional savings of $109 million.

The value engineering award program is a highly visible acknowledgment of exemplary achievements and encourages additional projects to improve in-house and contractor productivity. An award winner from each DoD component was eligible for selection in the following seven categories: (1) program management, (2) individual/team, (3) procurement/contract administration, (4) value engineering professional, (5) field command, (6) installation, and (7) contractor. Additional "special" awards were given to recognize innovative applications or approaches that expanded the traditional scope of value engineering use.

The awardees during today's ceremony were:

			ARMY
Program Management	Army Tactical Missile System Brilliant Anti-Armor Submunitions
Individual/Team	Fred Pozzuto, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District
Professional	Frank Vicidomina, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District
Procurement/Contract Administration	Michael Gallagher and Nabeel Attia, U.S. Army Communications- Electronics Command Acquisition Center
Field Command	U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command
Installation	Tobyhanna Army Depot
Contractor	Mine Safety Appliances Co.
Special	Earl C. Wilson, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District
				NAVY
Program Management	V-22 Value Engineering Change Proposal Integrated Product Team
Individual/Team	Aircraft Fire Protection Team, Naval Air Warfare Center, Patuxent River
Installation	Resident Officer in Charge of Contracts, Sewells Point
Contractor	Pacific Environmental Services Inc.
	Cederquist, Rodriguez, Ripley, Maddux, P.C.
Special	U.S. Cost Inc.
Special	Universal Battery Charger/Analyzer Team
		AIR FORCE
Program Management	F-22 System Program Office, Aeronautical Systems Center
Individual/Team	DSP Launch and On-Orbit Operations Team, Space and Missile Systems Center
Professional	Terry L. Miller, Aeronautical Systems Center
Procurement/Contract Administration	Space Test and Evaluation Contract Source Selection Team, Space and Missile Systems Center
Field Command	U-2 Management Directorate, Warner Robins Air Logistics Center
Special	Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle Program Office, Space and Missile Systems Center

Program Management			Thrust Assembly Team
Professional			Lilibeth de los Santos, Defense Supply Center, Richmond
Procurement/Contract Administration			Defense Contract Management Command - Dayton
Field Command			Defense Supply Center, Richmond
Contractor			Anchor Industries Inc.
Special			Joseph Seborowski, Value Engineering Program Manager, Defense Industrial Supply Center
		BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE ORGANIZATION
Program Management			Theater High Altitude Area Defense Program Management Office
Individual/Team			Sidney Gaddy, PATRIOT Project Office
	DEFENSE FINANCE & ACCOUNTING SERVICE
Program Management			Electronic Document Management/Access Program Management Office