2011 PBL Award Winners Memo 21 Sep 2011

The Secretary of Defense PBL Awards recognize government/industry teams that have demonstrated outstanding achievements in providing our warfighters with exceptional operational capability through PBL agreements and are examples of "Better Buying Power" in action. This year's winners are: System Level Beck Award: Joint STARS Total System Support Responsibility Team/Northrop Grumman - USAF C2ISR Aerospace Sustainment Directorate/Warner Robins Air Logistics Center (WRALC) Sub-system Level Award: AH-64D Apache Sensors/Lockheed Martin - USA PEO Aviation/Apache Project Management Office Component Level Award: Tire Performance-Based Logistics Team/Michelin Aircraft Tire Company - USN Naval Supply  Command Weapon Systems Support (NAVSUP WSS) (formerly known as Naval Inventory Control Point (NAVICP)) The annual Secretary of Defense  PBL Award program recognizes government/industry teams that have demonstrated outstanding achievements in providing our warfighters with exceptional operational capability through PBL agreements and promotes PBL as an example of Better Buying Power in action. To enhance PBL awareness and encourage PBL excellence, the Department instituted the annual PBL Awards Program in 2005. The annual Secretary of Defense PBL Awards recognize successful PBL programs at the system, subsystem, and component level, and also promotes the benefits of implementing effective outcome based product support strategies