Archive for November 5th, 2009
DorobekInsider: Winners of the 7th Annual Greater Washington Government Contractor Awards
I mentioned that earlier this week, I was at the Coalition for Government Procurement’s Excellence in Partnership awards. Last night, the winners of the 7th Annual Greater Washington Government Contractor Awards were announced. The GWGCA’s are presented by Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce’s Greater Washington GovCon Council, the Professional Services Council and Washington Technology magazine.
Washington Technology reports:
Four companies and three executives were honored for their achievements during the past year at the annual Greater Washington Government Contractor Awards program Wednesday night.
The seven winners were picked from 36 finalists in seven categories…
As part of the annual dinner, Al Nashman, former president of Computer Sciences Corp.’s federal business, received the hall of fame award for contributions during his career. Nashman, retired from CSC in 1992 after 27 years and is widely credited with creating the business model for government information technology contractors.
The full list of winners:
Contractor of the Year
(less than $25 million)
Dovel TechnologiesContractor of the Year
($25 to $75 million)
High Performance TechnologiesContractor of the Year
($75 to $300 million)
Whitney, Bradley & BrownContractor of the Year
(greater than $300 million)
CACI InternationalExecutive of the Year
(less than $75 million)
Jerry Torres, Torres A E SolutionsExecutive of the Year
($75 to $300 million)
Bill Hoover, American Systems CorporationExecutive of the Year
(greater than $300 million)
Sudhakar Kesavan, ICF InternationalPublic Sector Partners
David Drabkin, GSAHall of Fame Inductee
Al Nashman, Former Executive, CSC
Get more information from the Professional Services Council here.
DorobekInsider: GSA transition leads earn Coalition Partnership recognition
The Coalition for Government Procurement Tuesday night handed out its 10th annual Excellence in Partnership Awards at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, DC. I was honored to be asked to speak at the event. More on that a bit later.
The night’s big award — Government/Industry Partnership Alliance Award, which is only given out in years when there is somebody who rises to the challenge — was given to two leaders who led the presidential transition initiative for the General Services Administration, which, by all accounts, went exceedingly well. The two winners:
* Ed O’Hare, who is now the head of GSA Federal Acquisition Service’s Integrated Technology Services, but was one of the leaders of the transition team.
* Timothy O. Horne, GSA, Rocky Mountain Region
The other winners:
Category: 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
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
Category: GSA
Most Innovative Acquisition Center
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 (tie)
Rebecca Koses, Acquisition Operations, Office of Travel, Motor Vehicles and Card Services
Harry W. Butler, III, GSA Office of Customer Accounts and Research
Category: Industry
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