Award Info Air Force Productivity Excellence Award (AFPEA) AFI 36-2830
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MEMORANDUM FOR ACC DIRECTORATES AND ACC UNITS DOWN TO WING

FROM: ACC/A1

1. The competition cycle for this year's AFPEA has begun. This award recognizes individuals and small groups (no more than four members) who, through their creativity and on their own initiative, developed innovative ideas to improve the quality and productivity of AF/DoD operations.

Detailed guidelines and eligibility criteria may be found on the AF Manpower Agency (AFMA) web site. Nominations must have demonstrated verifiable tangible savings of at least $1 million over a 12-month period. The 12-month period must have been within the last 5 years, between 15 Nov 03 and 15 Nov 08.

2. Please review the eligibility criteria carefully before submitting nominations. Past award cycles indicate two main reasons nominations are returned as not eligible:

a. This is not an organizational award; therefore, organizations, units, offices, etc., are not eligible.

b. Savings may not be projected or estimated. Tangible savings must be validated by appropriate management officials (e.g., manpower officials must validate manpower savings).

3. Each wing/equivalent or Headquarters Directorate may submit one nomination to ACC for competition. ACC’s selection committee will select five nominations for Air Force-level competition. Air Force level awards will be presented at the Pentagon in early spring of 2009.