The Minister of Defence Award of Excellence to Industry
Minister of Defence Award of Excellence to Industry 2011
- View the Minister of Defence Award of Excellence to Industry 2011 Brochure in PDF format (160kb)
- View the Minister of Defence Award of Excellence in html format (see below)
Background
- The Minister of Defence Awards of Excellence to Industry were established in 1998 by the Defence Industry Committee of New Zealand (DICNZ) to highlight and reward the contribution made by industry to Defence.
- The Awards are presented annually by the Minister of Defence. The presentation of the awards takes place at the awards dinner in Wellington, which concludes the NZDIA Defence Industry Forum.
- The award is an engraved trophy which past winners have been able to use to good effect in their marketing efforts.
Award structure
- There are three award categories:
Category A
Category A recognises excellence by major suppliers of equipment or services to the New Zealand Defence Force or Ministry of Defence in excess of $7 million or with through-life support costs in excess of $25 million.
Category B
Category B recognises excellent lower level suppliers who have provided goods and services below $7 million or with through-life costs less than $25 million.
Category C
Category C recognises New Zealand suppliers who have provided the New Zealand Defence Force, through the overseas prime contractors, with high level goods and services.
- The intention of the categories is to provide a means of measuring like companies performance against each other. Awards may not necessarily be made in all categories and there may be more than one award per category.
Judging Criteria
- Nominees will be expected to meet several of the following criteria:
- Provision of superior equipment or services in response to Defence needs
- Innovation in design, or implementation associated with the supply of equipment or services
- Excellence on an ongoing basis, especially in the supply of services to Defence
- The successful development of wider markets from products developed locally for Defence
- Undertaking of technically advanced activities for Defence
- Submission of ideas that result in increased efficiency, effectiveness or economy for Defence.
- The goods or services for which the nomination is made in categories A and B must have been provided within the last two years. Category C nominations will be accepted at any time within the life of the contract. Previous nominees or winners may be re-nominated.
Nominations
- Nominations that meet the judging criteria will be accepted from any of the following:
- Ministry of Defence
- New Zealand Defence Force personnel or units
- Prime contractors to Defence in respect of their New Zealand sub contractors or suppliers
- Industry development organisations such as the Industry Capability Network, and New Zealand Trade & Enterprise
- Companies may nominate themselves or nominate other companies.
Further information
- Enquiries and nominations may be made to:
- Rachel McKnight
Senior Project Support Officer
Acquisition Division
Ministry of Defence
P O Box 12703
Molesworth Street
Wellington 6144
New Zealand
Phone: +64 4 496 0637
Fax: +64 4 496 0858
Email: awards@defence.govt.nz
- Rachel McKnight
Nomination Form
- Nominations are required to be with the Senior Project Support Officer no later than Friday 29 April 2011.
- View the 2011 Nomination Form (pdf format 132kb)
- View the 2011 Nomination Form (MSWord format 90kb)
- View the 2011 Nomination Form (rtf format 1288kb)
Sponsorship
- The Minister of Defence Awards of Excellence to Industry are proudly sponsored by the Ministry of Defence (MoD), the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF), and the Defence Industry Committee of New Zealand (DICNZ).
