The Foundation Family Assistance and Support Team (FAST) is tackling the important work of providing help and support to the widows and widowers of our members. They have posted links to websites providing information and assistance to those who have lost their spouse under Families/FAST (Family Aid and Support Team). Check it out.

Check out the July issue of The Oakleaf, newsletter of the Navy Supply Corps Foundation. This issue includes the announcement of the 2016-17 scholarship recipients, a request for nominations for Chapter and Volunteer of the Year as well as Distinguished Alumni, and a look at where we are with the updating of the Strategic Plan.  In addition you’ll see the first installments of two new columns, "What my service meant to me,” a column by Distinguished Alumni, and a new feature profiling current Board members.

While you are on the Foundation homepage, check out the video thank yous the Foundation has received from more than a dozen scholarship recipients.  This talented and deserving group will make you glad you continue to support your Foundation!  

Suggestions and letters for The Oakleaf can be sent to TheOakleaf@comcast.net.  Deadline for the November issue is September 15. We look forward to hearing from you.

Check out the videos this year’s scholarship recipients have sent in letting us know how the awards have made a difference to them. These are all video selfies (60 seconds or less) describing how they felt getting this help. Each person sending in a video receives a check for $100 and a thumbdrive to store some of their data. Click here to see the videos.

At a cost of only $50, this beautifully crafted, limited edition coffee table book captures the history of the U.S. Navy's Supply Corps in a way not done before. See excerpts from the book here.

Replete with historical references, the book describes the establishment of the Supply Corps under Tench Francis and follows it to the Naval Supply Systems Command of today. In 150 pages it highlights in pictures, statistics and text, the growth and development of the U.S. Navy's supply, logistics, financial management, and contracting capability that enabled the United States Navy to operate indefinitely at sea and abroad. Through this historical context, you'll gain a new appreciation for what it means to be a U.S. Navy Supply Corps Officer.  
 
"Ready for Sea:  A History of the U. S. Navy Supply Corps" is a first of its kind and there are a limited number of copies.  It will be a must have for anyone that wore, or will wear, an oak leaf on their uniform.

Go to the Ship's Store here to order your copy. You do not have to log in to your account to order a book.
Shipping charges are $10 for each book.

Click on this sample page to see more.



 

Included below is a link to the New DOD Service Acquisition DOD 5000.74. This is the guidance for all service acquisitions and provides guidance on the requirement for a Service Acquisition Workshop (SAW) for Procurements over $250M.  The Army is mandating a SAW for acquisition over $100M.
 
DAU provides a workshop at no cost for labor for DOD entities, just cover any travel and training material costs associated with the training.
 
Info at:  http://www.dau.mil/ma/Pages/acquisitionWorkshops.aspx
 
In addition, DAU can tailor the workshop with your Contracts and Program Management Professionals, to use your requirements and build the Statement of Objectives, QA Plan, and a majority of the Draft RFP.  We spread the training over several sessions and provide guidance in the contract formulation.