R 241248Z NOV 10
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 659/10
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/PR/PAE//
SUBJ/2011 CONCEPTS AND PROGRAMS ORDERING//
POC/MR. MIKE YASHER/PR(PAE)/TEL: 703-695-7663/EMAIL: MIKE.YASHER@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THE DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES ANNUALLY PUBLISHES THE CONCEPTS AND PROGRAMS BOOK TO INFORM CONGRESS AND CONGRESSIONAL STAFF WITH RELEVANT INFORMATION ON MARINE CORPS PROGRAMS, ORGANIZATION, OPERATIONS AND CONCEPTS. THE BOOK ALSO CONTAINS THE MARINE CORPS ALMANAC.
2. PAST YEARS HAVE SEEN LARGE QUANTITIES OF THE BOOK PRINTED AND PUSHED TO ORGANIZATIONS UTILIZING THE MARINES MAGAZINE MAILING LIST.
3. THIS METHOD IS INEFFECTIVE AND SENDS THE BOOK TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT DON'T NEED IT OR SENDS THE WRONG QUANTITIES TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT DO UTILIZE IT. ADDITIONALLY, MANY ADDRESSES ARE INCORRECT WHICH LEADS TO A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF RETURNS.
4. TO MITIGATE THIS, CONCEPTS AND PROGRAMS DISTRIBUTION WILL BE AFFECTED VIA TWO METHODS.
A. MAIL DISTRIBUTION
(1) ORGANIZATIONS CAN REQUEST DELIVERY OF THE PRINTED VERSION OF THE BOOK AT:  WWW.MARINES.MIL/UNIT/PANDR/PAGES/CANDP.ASPX AND BY FILLING OUT THE ORDER FORM LOCATED ON THE LEFT BANNER.
(2) THE ORDER FORM SHOULD BE FILLED OUT NLT 31 DECEMBER 2010.
(3) TO AVOID DUPLICATION OF ORDERS FROM THE SAME ORGANIZATION, THE REQUESTING OFFICIAL SHOULD BE THE ORGANIZATIONS ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER OR EQUIVALENT.
(4) BOOKS WILL BE MAILED IN FEBRUARY 2011.
B. ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION. A MARADMIN WILL BE RELEASED IN FEBRUARY 2011 ANNOUNCING THE AVAILABILITY OF CONCEPTS AND PROGRAMS ON-LINE.       
5. RELEASED AUTHORIZED BY MR. MIKE NOVAK, DIRECTOR, PROGRAM ASSESSMENT AND EVALUTION DIVISION.//