SOLICITATION FOR THE MARINE CORPS GROUND ORDNANCE MAINTENANCE ASSOCIATION AWARDS FOR FY 2019
Date Signed: 10/1/2019 | MARADMINS Number: 540/19
MARADMINS : 540/19

R 011232Z OCT 19
MARADMIN 540/19
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC L WASHINGTON DC//
SUBJ/SOLICITATION FOR THE MARINE CORPS GROUND ORDNANCE MAINTENANCE ASSOCIATION (GOMA) AWARDS FOR FY 2019//
REF/A/DOC/MCO 1650.61 W/ CH1//
AMPN/REF A IS THE MARINE CORPS INSTALLATIONS AND LOGISTICS AWARDS PROGRAM (MCILAP)//
POC/J. C. BECK/CAPT/UNIT: HQMC, I&L LPC-1/TEL: 571-256-7178/EMAIL: JASON.BECK@USMC.MIL//
POC/L. C. BAUGHMAN/MGYSGT/UNIT: HQMC, I&L LPC-1/TEL: 571-256-7109/EMAIL: LANCE.BAUGHMAN@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  Purpose.  To solicit nominees for the 2019 USMC GOMA awards.  The GOMA was established to recognize the outstanding achievements of individual Ground Ordnance Maintenance Marines on an annual basis.
1.a.  The four award categories are as follows:
1.a.1.  Marine Corps Ground Ordnance Maintenance Officer of the Year.
1.a.2.  Marine Corps Ground Ordnance Maintenance Staff Non-Commissioned Officer (SNCO) of the Year.
1.a.3.  Marine Corps Ground Ordnance Maintenance Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO) of the Year.
1.a.4.  Marine Corps Ground Ordnance Maintenance Marine of the Year.
2.  Situation.  Selection of award recipients will be made by an awards board convened by Headquarters Marine Corps (HQMC), Installations and Logistics (I and L).  The board will be comprised of senior members of the Ground Ordnance Maintenance community.  The announcement of award winners and amplifying instructions regarding the presentation of awards will be provided in future correspondence.
2.a.  The evaluation of Individual Award submissions are based on the following four evaluation factors.
2.a.1.  Mission Accomplishment:  The service member’s efforts must reflect impact beyond that of the individual’s peer group and be directly related to the unit's or supported unit’s ability to accomplish its mission.
2.a.2.  Problem Solving:  The service member’s actions must clearly demonstrate their ability to resolve complex problems and markedly define the impact to the unit's or supported unit's mission.
2.a.3.  Leadership:  The service member’s actions must display the exceptional leadership traits and principles associated with leading subordinates, peers, teams, and organizations while contributing to unit readiness and mission accomplishment.
2.a.4.  Impact of Actions:  The service member’s actions must clearly illustrate the impact on unit and supported unit mission accomplishment while improving unit readiness.
3.  Action.  Commands with personnel who meet the prerequisites contained in the reference are encouraged to submit nominations.  Commands are directed to review reference (a) in its entirety and ensure that individual nomination packages are created and submitted in accordance with the reference and the information contained in this MARADMIN.
3.a.  The 2019 GOMA competitive period is the 12-month period beginning 1 October 2018 and ending 30 September 2019.
3.b.  All nominations must be received by HQMC, I and L, Logistics Policy and Capabilities Branch (LPC-1) no later than 30 November 2019.  Due to the volume of award recommendations received, late or incomplete nomination packages will be rejected.  Commands are directed to scan and save packages in Portable Document Format (PDF) and send the file to the message points of contact via the Department of Defense Safe Access File Exchange (DOD SAFE) using https:(slash)(slash)safe.apps.mil/.  Packages submitted via United States mail service will not be accepted.
3.c.  It is highly recommended each command identified in the reference publish a submission schedule in order to screen, evaluate, and select nominations allowing sufficient time for the nomination package to arrive at HQMC, I and L, LPC-1 no later than 30 November 2019.
3.d.  Commands are encouraged to conduct an internal board of all nomination packages and forward one package per category.  This will ensure each command submits the most qualified candidate(s) to represent their organization.
4.  Responsibilities.  HQMC, I and L, LPC-1 is responsible for coordinating Marine Corps participation for all GOMA selections and ceremonies conducted by the awards sponsor.
5.  Reserve applicability.  The GOMA is applicable to the Marine Corps Reserve.
6.  Address questions pertaining to this MARADMIN to the above mentioned points of contact.
7.  Release authorized by LtGen C. G. Chiarotti, Deputy Commandant for Installations and Logistics (L).//