2009 Excellence in Partnership Awards Winners Announced.WASHINGTON -- The Coalition for Government Procurement Government procurement, also called public tendering, is the procurement of goods and services on behalf of a public authority, such as a government agency. With 10 to 15% of GDP in developed countries, and up to 20% in developing countries, government procurement accounts (CGP CGP CommuniGate Pro (messaging e-mail server) CGP Certified Group Psychotherapist CGP Controlled Goods Program (Canadian) CGP Certified Geriatric Pharmacist (pharmacist certification) ) announced today the winners of the 2009 Excellence in Partnership (EIP (1) (Enterprise Information Portal) See corporate portal. (2) (Extended Instruction Pointer) The program counter on x86 CPUs. ) Awards. The winners will be honored during a ceremony at the Mayflower Hotel
The EIP Awards were developed ten years ago to honor those who have made significant strides in promoting and utilizing the U.S. General Services Administration's (GSA (1) (Global mobile Suppliers Association, Sawbridgeworth, U.K., www.gsacom.com) A membership organization of suppliers of GSM products and services. Its goal is to promote GSM as the worldwide mobile communications standard. See GSM Association and GSM. ) Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) and its programs. Winners were chosen in 16 award categories. Winning government employees and agencies include: Ed O'Hare and Tim Horne for the Government/Industry Partnership Alliance Award, for their work on the transfer of Presidential power following the 2008 election; the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Noun 1. Department of Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States Immigration immigration, entrance of a person (an alien) into a new country for the purpose of establishing permanent residence. Motives for immigration, like those for migration generally, are often economic, although religious or political factors may be very important. and Customs Enforcement Dallas Mission Support Office for the Loyal User Award; and Jill Klaskin Press of Miami-Dade County for the Best Use of Cooperative Purchasing Award. Lifetime Achievement Award winners include Rebecca Koses, Gary Casteel, and Harry Butler of GSA, and Beth Campbell of the FBI. Winning companies include: Raytheon for Most Valuable Schedule Contractor, CamelBak for Green Contractor, Source One Distributors for Most Innovative Small Business, and Highland Engineering for Most Successful Newcomer. "Raytheon is thrilled to be the recipient of this prestigious award by the CGP," said Susan Haeseler, Director of the IDIQ IDIQ Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (contracting/procurement) Service Center. "Over the past three years, our GSA Program Management Office in the IDIQ Service Center has worked diligently to promote and ensure schedule compliance across the entire company, while at the same time providing outreach, training, guidance and support to both internal and external customers." Industry Lifetime Achievement Award winners include Gary Barth of Canon USA and Carolyn Alston of the Washington Management Group. For more information on the EIP Awards and a complete listing of the 2009 EIP Award winners, click here. About The Coalition for Government Procurement The Coalition was founded in 1979 to advocate a common sense approach to government contracting. The Coalition is the only organization specifically representing the well being of government contractors whose contracts are administered by GSA, regardless of the industry or size of the company. With over 300 member companies, the Coalition represents 70% of all commercial services and products sold to the federal government each year. For further information about The Coalition for Government Procurement visit, www.thecgp.org. |
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