MARADMIN 048/08
R 162021Z JAN 08
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/
COMDRMARCORSYSCOM QUANTICO, VA//
SUBJ/HIGGINS, STONER, AND ROEBLING AWARDS FOR ACQUISITION, INNOVATION /AND EXCELLENCE//
REF/A/MSGID:-DOC/-CMC /YMD:20070112//
NARR/REF A IS MCO 1650.46 (ANDREW J. HIGGINS, EUGENE M. STONER, AND DONALD ROEBLING AWARDS FOR ACQUISITION INNOVATION AND EXCELLENCE)//
POC/-/-/UNIT:MARCORSYSCOM/NAME:CHRISTY GOINS/TEL:COMM 703-432-4474 /TEL:DSN 378-4474//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THE PURPOSE OF THIS BULLETIN IS TO SOLICIT NOMINATIONS FOR THE SUBJECT AWARDS.THE REFERENCE PROVIDES ELIGIBILITY, CRITERIA, AND SUBMISSION PROCEDURES. EACH YEAR THE COMMANDER, MARINE CORPS SYSTEMS COMMAND AND THE MARINE CORPS ASSOCIATION PRESENT THE ANDREW J. HIGGINS, EUGENE M. STONER, AND DONALD ROEBLING AWARDS FOR ACQUISITION INNOVATION AND EXCELLENCE.
THE HIGGINS AWARD IS PRESENTED TO A MARINE CORPS OFFICER; THE STONER AWARD IS PRESENTED TO A MARINE CORPS STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER (SNCO); AND THE ROEBLING AWARD IS PRESENTED TO A MARINE CORPS CIVILIAN ACQUISITION PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEE, WHO AT THE TIME OF HIS/HER NOMINATION IS SERVING IN A GROUND ACQUISITION BILLET.  THESE AWARDS RECOGNIZE PERSONNEL FOR THEIR SUPERIOR PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE AND/OR INNOVATION IN THE PURSUIT OF ACQUISITION, FIELDING, AND/OR SUPPORT OF SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT TO THE OPERATING FORCES. 
2. ELIGIBILITY.  ANY MARINE CORPS OFFICER OR SNCO SERVING IN A DESIGNATED GROUND ACQUISITION BILLET DURING CALENDAR YEAR 2007 MAY BE NOMINATED BY MARADMIN 048/08  DTG 162021Z JAN 08 HIS/HER SUPERVISOR AS LONG AS THE MARINE HAS NOT TENDERED HIS OR HER RESIGNATION, HAS NOT APPLIED FOR RETIREMENT, OR DOES NOT EAS BEFORE 1 SEPTEMBER 2008.  ANY GOVERNMENT CIVILIAN ACQUISITION PROFESSIONAL CURRENTLY EMPLOYED BY THE MARINE CORPS MAY BE NOMINATED BY HIS/HER SUPERVISOR. PREVIOUS AWARD RECIPIENTS ARE INELIGIBLE.  AWARD NOMINEES NOT SELECTED AS RECIPIENTS IN PREVIOUS YEARS ARE ELIGIBLE.  3. NOMINATIONS MUST BE IN THE FORMAT OUTLINED IN ENCLOSURE (2) OF THE REFERENCE.  INCLUDE THE NOMINATING ORGANIZATIONS ADDRESS AND HIS OR HER POINT OF CONTACTS NAME, PHONE NUMBER, AND E-MAIL ADDRESS.
E-MAIL PACKAGES TO:  MCSCAWARDS@USMC.MIL.  PACKAGES MUST BE RECEIVED NLT 3 MARCH 2008.
4.  THE AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED IN JUNE 2008 AT THE MARINE CORPS SYSTEMS COMMAND ACQUISITION EXCELLENCE DAY IN WOODBRIDGE, VA.
ACTION:  MCSC MDS TIGER ALL MCSC TIGER2//