Contracting Awards
FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS REGION FOOD SERVICE OFFICER FOR COMMANDER NAVY REGION SOUTHEAST, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA FROM 22 JULY 2023 TO 13 AUGUST 2025. DURING THIS PERIOD, CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER WRIGHT DIRECTED THE REGION'S FOOD SERVICE OPERATIONS, PROVIDING OVERSIGHT AND GUIDANCE TO EFFECTIVELY MANAGE A THIRTY MILLION DOLLAR BUDGET SUPPORTING 18 GALLEYS AND 21 CONTRACTS. HE STRATEGICALLY ORDERED FOUR MILLION DOLLARS IN GALLEY EQUIPMENT TO ENHANCE OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY AND SECURED TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS IN CRUCIAL CONSUMABLE SUPPLIES TO SUPPORT DAILY OPERATIONS. ADDITIONALLY, HE SUPERVISED THE TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION OF OVER 30 CONTRACTING PERSONNEL AND FINANCIAL MANAGERS ACROSS THE REGION. HE ALSO STOOD UP AN INNOVATIVE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT TRAINING PROGRAM THAT SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED THE ACCURACY OF MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORTS ACROSS THE REGION'S GALLEYS. FINALLY, THROUGH HIS DILIGENT AUDITING AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, HE HELPED SEVEN OF NINE ELIGIBLE GALLEYS ACHIEVE FIVE STAR ACCREDITATION STATUS IN FISCAL YEAR 2024. CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER WRIGHT'S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM, PERSONAL INITIATIVE, AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS LEAD CONTRACTING OFFICER FOR PATROL FORCES SOUTHWEST ASIA FROM JUNE 2024 TO JULY 2025. PETTY OFFICER OSAKA DEMONSTRATED EXCEPTIONAL TECHNICAL EXPERTISE AS PRIMARY CONTRACTING OFFICER, MANAGING THE ONLY MILLION DOLLAR WARRANT LEVEL CERTIFICATION THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE COAST GUARD FLEET. ADDITIONALLY, HE ENABLED SEAMLESS OPERATIONS FOR SIX FAST RESPONSE CUTTERS (FRC) IN DIRECT SUPPORT OF OPERATION UNIFIED TAKEDOWN AND FACILITATED EFFECTIVE COLLABORATIONS WITH INTERNATIONAL PORT PARTNERS WHILE SKILLFULLY MANAGING GLOBAL MULTIPLE AWARD CONTRACTS (GMAC) VALUED AT MORE THAN TEN MILLION DOLLARS. MOREOVER, HIS EFFORTS FACILITATED THE EFFICIENT PROCUREMENT AND DELIVERY OF VITAL SUPPLIES AND SERVICES, ENSURING UNINTERRUPTED MISSION EXECUTION AND REINFORCING THE NAVY'S COMMITMENT TO GLOBAL STABILITY. PETTY OFFICER OSAKA'S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM, PERSONAL INITIATIVE, AND LOYAL DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS A STAFF OFFICER FOR THE DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE NAVY FOR PROCUREMENT (DASN-P) IN WASHINGTON D.C. FROM FEBRUARY 2018 TO MARCH 2022. DURING THIS PERIOD, LIEUTENANT COMMANDER BAHNHOFF ORGANIZED THREE ACQUISITION SERVICE SUMMITS HOSTED BY DASN-P TO COLLABORATE AND DISTRIBUTE CONTRACTING BEST PRACTICES ACROSS THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY AND THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. THESE SUMMITS WERE ATTENDED BY THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (OSD), NAVAL SUPPLY SYSTEMS (NAVSUP) GLOBAL LOGISTICS SUPPORT (GLS), NAVSEA, NAVAIR, THE MARINE CORPS, THE ARMY, AND THE AIR FORCE. ADDITIONALLY, HE FACILITATED THREE PROCUREMENT PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT ASSESSMENT PROGRAM (PPMAP) EVENTS FOR DASN-P TO EVALUATE AND IMPROVE ACQUISITION STANDARDS AND PROVIDE THE BEST POSSIBLE SERVICE TO THE FLEET. BY HIS NOTEWORTHY ACCOMPLISHMENTS, PERSEVERANCE, AND DEVOTION TO DUTY, LIEUTENANT COMMANDER BAHNHOFF REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS CONTRACTING SPECIALIST, JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA FROM AUGUST 2016 TO SEPTEMBER 2020. STAFF SERGEANT CLARKTON WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR AWARDING OVER 700,000 DOLLARS IN SERVICES AND COMMODITIES CONTRACTS SUPPORTING THE NUCLEAR POWER TRAINING UNIT AND NAVAL CONSOLIDATED BRIG, PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO 170 STUDENTS AND 130 INMATES. AS A CONTRACT ADMINISTRATOR IN THE CONSTRUCTION FLIGHT, HE OVERSAW THE INDEFINITE DELIVERY INDEFINITE QUANTITY (IDIQ) PAVING CONTRACT THAT PAVED AND STRIPED OVER 3,000 FEET OF ROADS AT THE WEAPONS STATION, RESOLVING A LONG STANDING DRAINAGE ISSUE FOR 311 HOMES. IN ADDITION, HE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN OVERSEEING THE RENOVATION AND REPAIR OF THE NAVAL NUCLEAR POWER TRAINING COMMAND DORMITORY HVAC SYSTEM, RESTORING SERVICE FOR 174 STUDENTS. FINALLY, SERGEANT CLARKTON LED A 500,000 DOLLAR NAVY CONSOLIDATED BRIG CONTRACT FOR DRAINAGE SYSTEM REPAIR THAT ALLEVIATED FLOODING CONCERNS FOR ALL PERSONNEL AND INMATES. BY HIS UNSWERVING DETERMINATION, WISE JUDGEMENT, AND COMPLETE DEDICATION TO DUTY, STAFF SERGENT CLARKTON REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICES.
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS LOGISTICS SUPPORT CENTER LEADING PETTY OFFICER AND CONTRACTING OFFICER REPRESENTATIVE AT NAVSUP FLEET LOGISTICS CENTER SIGONELLA SITE SOUDA BAY FROM 11 SEPTEMBER 2015 TO 30 AUGUST 2016. DURING THIS PERIOD, PETTY OFFICER STARK CONSISTENTLY PERFORMED HIS DEMANDING DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER. HE LED A COHESIVE TEAM OF FOUR PERSONNEL IN THE COMMISSIONING OF THE NEW SHIP LOGISTICS SUPPORT DELIVERY SYSTEM. HE ESTABLISHED STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES AND DEVOTED OVER TWO HUNDRED OFF-DUTY HOURS COMPLETING TRAINING AND CONDUCTING CRITICAL TECHNICAL EVALUATIONS FOR SIX INDEFINITE DELIVERY, INDEFINITE QUANTITY (IDIQ) CONTRACTS VALUED AT MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS. HIS EFFORTS CULMINATED IN NSA SOUDA BAY SUCCESSFULLY TRANSITIONING TO THE NEW ORGANIC SUPPORT MODEL WITH ZERO DISCREPANCIES OR SERVICE INTERRUPTIONS. PETTY OFFICER STARK'S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM, UNRELENTING PERSEVERANCE, AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
FOR OUTSTANDING MERITORIOUS SERVICE AS CONTRACTING OFFICER REPRESENTATIVE, PROJECT SUPERINTENDENT, WATCHBILL COORDINATOR, AND COMMAND DUTY OFFICER AT NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD (NNSY), PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA FROM 18 JULY 2016 TO 20 NOVEMBER 2017. LIEUTENANT HALL CONSISTENTLY PERFORMED HIS DEMANDING DUTIES IN A HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER. IN RESPONSE TO MANNING SHORTFALLS, HE ASSUMED THE DUTIES OF A SEASONED COMMANDER AND METICULOUSLY MANAGED THE USS GEORGE H.W. BUSH (CVN-77) FY-16 PLANNED INCREMENTAL AVAILABILITY CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS. IN ADDITION, HE HELPED TO DRIVE THE PRODUCTION EFFORTS OF OVER 38,000 CONTRACTED MANDAYS, PREVENTING THE CONTRACTORS FROM BECOMING THE CRITICAL PATH UNTIL THE END OF THE AVAILABILITY. HIS INNOVATIVE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT EFFORTS WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN COMPLETING THE AVAILABILITY AND WERE PARAMOUNT IN MAKING THIS STRATEGY A SUCCESS. BY HIS EXCEPTIONAL ABILITY, PERSONAL INITIATIVE AND TOTAL DEDICATION TO DUTY, LIEUTENANT HALL REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
MERITORIOUS SERVICE AS CONTRACTING OFFICER AT THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY (DON), ASSISTANT FOR ADMINISTRATION (AA), WASHINGTON, D.C., FROM FEBRUARY 2015 TO APRIL 2018. DURING THIS PERIOD, LIEUTENANT ORTEGA SERVED AS THE CONTRACTING OFFICER FOR MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED CONTRACT ACTIONS, WHICH PROVIDED CRITICAL SUPPLIES AND SERVICES TO DOZENS OF CUSTOMERS WITHIN THE NAVY SECRETARIAT. LIEUTENANT ORTEGA EFFECTIVELY LIAISONED BETWEEN REQUIRING ACTIVITIES AND INDUSTRY PARTNERS IN ORDER TO ENSURE EACH CONTRACT ACTION REFLECTED THE MOST EFFICIENT MEANS FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO FULFILL ITS REQUIREMENTS. ADDITIONALLY, HE COMPLETED HIS DAWIA LEVEL II IN CONTRACTING AND PUBLISHED A THOUGHT PROVOKING ARTICLE TITLED "BEST WAY TO SOLICIT AND WRITE CONTRACTS" IN DEFENSE ACQUISITION UNIVERSITY'S OWN PUBLICATION, DEFENSE AT&L MAGAZINE. BY HIS NOTEWORTHY ACCOMPLISHMENTS, PERSEVERANCE, AND DEVOTION TO DUTY, LIEUTENANT ORTEGA REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
MERITORIOUS SERVICE AS GOVERNMENT GROUND REPRESENTATIVE WHILE ASSIGNED TO DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AGENCY, GREENVILLE, TEXAS. DURING THIS PERIOD, SENIOR CHIEF COLMENARO OVERSAW SIX GEOGRAPHICALLY SEPARATED CONTRACTING FACILITIES, SURVEYING 879 CONTRACTS VALUED AT MORE THAN ELEVEN BILLION DOLLARS. IN THIS IMPORTANT ASSIGNMENT, HE ENSURED COMPLIANCE OF 2,300 ARTISANS AND 488 AIRCREWMEN PERFORMING WORK ON 83 AIRCRAFT AND 15 DIFFERENT AIRCRAFT PLATFORMS FROM THE UNITED STATES AND FIVE ALLIES. HIS DILIGENT EFFORTS RESULTED IN "BY NAME" REQUESTS DURING MULTIPLE AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS INSPECTIONS, SELECTION AS AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS SENIOR NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER OF THE YEAR, AND HIS AIRCRAFT PROGRAM TEAM (APT) BEING SELECTED AS AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS APT OF THE YEAR. FURTHERMORE, SENIOR CHIEF COLMENARO'S OUTSTANDING SUPPORT FOR ALL MILITARY SERVICES, NON-DOD AGENCIES, AND SEVERAL NATO MILITARIES RESULTED IN 753 SORTIES, 2,452 FLIGHT HOURS, AND 124 AIRCRAFT DELIVERED EARLY OR ON-TIME AND WITHIN BUDGET. PETTY OFFICER COLMENARO'S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM, UNRELENTING PERSEVERANCE, AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE PERFORMANCE OF HER DUTIES AS GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING OFFICER, MATERIALS MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT, BRANCH HEALTH CLINIC, NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, VIRGINIA FROM NOVEMBER 2011 THROUGH JULY 2015. PETTY OFFICER NANCY P. WELLS WAS A KEY COMPONENT IN THE ACQUISITION OF 500 CRITICAL PATIENT CARE ITEMS FOR 10 DEPARTMENTS AND THREE OUTLYING BRANCH CLINICS. IN ADDITION, SHE OVERSAW A COMMAND WIDE INVENTORY VALUED AT MORE THAN ONE MILLION DOLLARS, WHILE PERFORMING 16 QUARTERLY INSPECTIONS TO MAINTAIN THE SAFETY AND QUALITY OF MATERIALS USED IN MULTIPLE DENTAL PROCEDURES. PETTY OFFICER WELLS' PROFESSIONAL ABILITY, PERSONAL INITIATIVE, AND UNSWERVING DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HERSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.