DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
1000 NAVY PENTAGON
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20350-1000
SECNAVINST 5305.5B
ASN(RD&A) DACM
23 Jul 2018
SECNAV INSTRUCTION 5305.5B
From: Secretary of the Navy
Subj: DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY ACQUISITION EXCELLENCE AWARDS
PROGRAM
Ref: (a) 41 U.S.C. §1705
(b) 10 U.S.C. §1124
(c) DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 451 of November 4,
2013
1. Purpose. To establish procedures for the annual Department
of the Navy (DON) Acquisition Excellence Awards (AEA) Program.
The purpose of this program is to recognize those individuals
and teams who have made outstanding contributions in promoting
competition and innovation in the Navy and Marine Corps
acquisition process during the award period.
2. Cancellation. SECNAVINST 5305.5A.
3. Applicability. This instruction applies to the Office of
the Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV), the Chief of Naval
Operations, the Commandant of the Marine Corps, and all U.S.
Navy, U.S. Marine Corps installations, commands, activities,
field offices, and all other organizational entities within the
DON. Non-DON activities, such as the Defense Logistics Agency,
Defense Contract Management Agency, etc., may consider
nominating Navy and Marine Corps personnel working in their
organizations as long as those personnel have occupied a DON
acquisition position in the past.
4. Policy
a.
All personnel or teams who made significant contributions
to the Navy and Marine Corps acquisition process can be
nominated for the DON AEA Program.
b. Competition, affordability, technical expertise,
innovative techniques, and professional acumen are keys to
excellence for the DON acquisition activities. To acknowledge
the importance of these characteristics, SECNAV annually
recognizes those military and government civilian individuals
