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FY25 HQMC Installations and Logistics Acquisition Excellence Awards Recipients

MARADMIN 163/26·April 8, 2026·Official source

The named recipients of the FY2025 Deputy Commandant for Installations and Logistics Acquisition Excellence Awards, recognizing individual and team contracting performance across the Marine Corps Field Contracting System.

This is a routine update — a name list, a set of results, or a recurring notice. There is nothing here to translate into plain English, so the official text is reproduced in full below. Read it on marines.mil

Official text

R 071329Z APR 26

MARADMIN 163/26

MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC L WASHINGTON DC//

SUBJ/ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE FY25 HQMC IL LB (CONTRACTS) ACQUISITION

EXCELLENCE AWARDS (AEA) PROGRAM RECIPIENTS//

REF A MARADMIN 610/25

REFERENCE (A) ANNOUNCED THE RELEASE OF THE DC IL LB ANNUAL

ACQUISITION EXCELLENCE AWARDS (AEA) PROGRAM, HONORING OUTSTANDING

ACHIEVEMENTS IN CONTRACTING ON AN INDIVIDUAL AND TEAM BASIS.

POC/A. CAMPOS/CIV/UNIT: DC IL /-/TEL: 512-992-8383//

ALEJANDRO.CAMPOS.CIV@USMC.MIL

POC/S. VANN/MGYSGT/UNIT: DC IL/-/TEL: 703-604-2998//

SAMANTHA.N.VANN@USMC.MIL

GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  As specified in reference (A) HQMC I&L LB

(Contracts) solicited nominations for Deputy Commandant Installation

and Logistics Fiscal Year 2025 Acquisition Excellence Awards (AEA).

The AEA program recognizes both Marines and Civilians within Marine

Corps Field Contracting System (MCFCS) for their exemplary

performance. Final selection for each of the awards categories have

been made.//

2. The Deputy Commandant of Installations and Logistics, Headquarters

Marine Corps, congratulates the following personnel for their

selection as the FY 2025, HQMC I&L LB (Contracts) Acquisition

Excellence Awards (AEA) program recipients. Read in three columns//

Award Category               Recipient                Command

Individual Awards:

Rising Star                  Civ Randy I Zielinski    MCIWEST MCBCP

Simplified Acquisition       Civ Nicholas R VonBargen MCIWEST MCBCP

Threshold (SAT)

Government-Wide              Civ Paul S Ahuett        MCIWEST MCBCP

Commercial Purchase

Card (GCPC)

Acquisition Program

Coordinator (APC) of

the Year

Acquisition Professional      Civ Christina E Neto    MCICOM HQ

of the Year

Chief of the Contracting      LtCol Scott F Taggart   MCIEAST MCBCL

Office (CCO) of the Year

Team Awards:

Expeditionary Contracting     1st Expeditionary       1st MLG

Professionals of the year     Contracting Platoon

Regional Contracting          MCIWEST Regional        MCIWEST MCBCP

Office of the Year            Contracting Office

3. This year’s award recipients will be contacted by HQMC I&L LB

staff to coordinate the presentation of awards.

4. Release authorized by Lieutenant General Stephen D. Sklenka,

Deputy Commandant for Installations and Logistics.//

Resources & references

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  • FY25 AEA Program Announcement (MARADMIN 610/25)MARADMIN

    This is the original message that announced the DC I&L LB Acquisition Excellence Awards program and solicited nominations. It established the award categories and criteria that led to the recipients listed in this message.

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