The SPA category is reserved for key suppliers, those companies evaluated annually who are deemed critical to the success of Postal Service operations or services in their respective commodity areas. These companies demonstrate collaborative performance objectives and developmental progress, and are exemplary performers assisting the Postal Service in achieving its business objectives.

A “Key Supplier” is defined as a supplier which has been designated by a Postal Service Supply Management Category Management Center (CMC) or team as a “Key Supplier” using best business judgment based on goods or service criticality to the Postal Service, market position, overall opportunity, and supplier segmentation assessment analysis. Key Supplier performance is typically tracked via a scorecard within SCRMS, and included in the responsible CMC’s Category Sourcing Strategy Plan (CSSP).

Supplier Excellence Awards (SEA) recognizes suppliers that have an extraordinary contract compliance with providing exceptional quality and on-time delivery performance. The supplier’s contribution to Postal Service supply chain management operational performance improvement effort success is evaluated. Finally, Supplier Excellence includes those suppliers who demonstrate extraordinary Postal Employee or Public Safety special achievement or awareness and who assists the Postal Service in achieving its business objectives.

The Supplier Innovation Awards (SIA) recognizes suppliers (key or non-key) for the implementation of a new idea that generates value for the Postal Service. The supplier serves as a role model for successful Postal Service-related innovation efforts beyond the contract requirements and that the innovation generates additional revenue or achieves performance breakthrough.

The Supplier Diversity Awards (SDA) recognizes outstanding Large or Small Business, Minority-Owned Business, or Women-Owned Business suppliers (key or non-key) for demonstrating agility, flexibility, innovation, balance and adaptability throughout the supply chain. The supplier details their process of overcoming obstacles, adversities, and what positive impact it has had on the Postal Service and on their business. The supplier must demonstrate how they serve as a role model or their best practices for promoting Postal Service supplier diversity efforts, their outreach efforts, mentor-protégé programs or similar efforts.

The Supplier Sustainability Excellence Award (SSEA) recognizes suppliers that demonstrate excellence to their environmental sustainability practices in the performance of their contract. The supplier’s development and implementation of innovative sustainability business practices and offer goods and services that assists the Postal Service to operate in a more environmentally-sustainable manner.

The Postal Supplier Council Excellence Awards (PSCEA) recognizes suppliers that have demonstrated overall extraordinary performance and are members in good standing demonstrating collaborative PSC performance.

Supplier Performance Award
Eaton Corporation
Gordian
PAE Applied Technologies LLC
Universal McCann

Supplier Excellence Award
Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.
ECS Federal LLC
Intralox, LLC
Kern International
The Stageline Company
Worldgroup Retail

Suppler Innovation Award
Banknote Corporation of America

Supplier Diversity Award
Hollingsworth LLC

Supplier Sustainability Excellence Award
MBA Consulting Services, Inc.

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Supplier Performance Award
Dell EMC / Dell Technologies
UnitedHealthcare
Victory Packaging
Weston Solutions, Inc.

Supplier Excellence Award
Aquilent, a subsidiary of Booz Allen Hamilton
GovDeals, Inc.
Metro Air Service, Inc.
Ryder System, Inc.

Supplier Innovation Award
General Information Services, Inc.

Supplier Sustainability Excellence Award
Aramark
C. Blackburn Inc.

Postal Supplier Council Excellence Award
Asset LifeCycle LLC

Left to Right – Back Row

• Mark A. Guilfoil, Acting Vice President, Supply Management, U.S. Postal Service
• Suzan Porter, President, C. Blackburn Inc., Supplier Sustainability Excellence Award
• Guy Abramo, President and CEO, General Information Services, Inc., Supplier Innovation Award
• Rich Mohr, VP and Global Product Manager, Ryder System, Inc., Supplier Excellence Award
• Roger Gravley, President, GovDeals, Inc., Supplier Excellence Award
• Bruce Fears, President, Aramark Leisure, Aramark, Supplier Sustainability Excellence Award
• J. David Barker, Chief Executive Officer, Metro Air Service, Inc., Supplier Excellence Award
• Joseph Corbett, Chief Financial Officer and Executive VP, U.S. Postal Service

Left to Right – Front Row

• Beverly Drew, Chief Executive Officer, Asset LifeCycle LLC, Postal Supplier Council Excellence Award
• Jon Goodrich, Senior Vice President, Victory Packaging, Supplier Performance Award
• Lawrence Bove, Senior VP and COO, Weston Solutions, Inc., Supplier Performance Award
• Matthew Byrne, Vice President, Client Management, UnitedHealthcare, Supplier Performance Award
• Cameron Chehreh, Chief Technology Officer, Dell EMC, Supplier Performance Award
• Jennifer Swindell, Partner, BAH, Aquilent, a subsidiary of Booz Allen Hamilton, Supplier Excellence Award

View the USPS Honors Suppliers April 17, 2019 summary for additional highlights.

Supplier Performance Award
HP Federal LLC
Universal McCann
Verizon

Supplier Excellence Award
Atlas Oil Company
Automated Control Technologies LLC
Eagle Software Group, Inc.
Southern Mail Service, Inc.
The Korte Company

Supplier Innovation Award
Hallmark

Supplier Sustainability Excellence Award
Asset LifeCycle LLC

Left to Right – Back Row:

• Susan M. Brownell, Vice President, Supply Management, U.S. Postal Service
• Michael Tubbs, Executive Vice President, The Korte Company, Supplier Excellence Award
• Tom Welsh, President, Eagle Software Group, Inc., Supplier Excellence Award
• Bob Kenyon, President, Atlas Oil Company, Supplier Excellence Award
• Tim Carroll, President and Owner, Automated Control Technologies LLC, Supplier Excellence Award
• Letitia Farrell, President, Southern Mail Service, Inc., Supplier Excellence Award

Left to Right – Front Row:

• Laura Ernst, Partner, Portfolio Management, Universal McCann, Supplier Performance Award
• Beverly Drew, President, Asset LifeCycle LLC, Supplier Sustainability Excellence Award
• Todd Gustafson, President, HP Federal LLC, Supplier Performance Award
• Susan Hare, National Account Sales Director, Hallmark, Supplier Innovation Award
• Michael Maiorana, Senior Vice President, Public Sector, Verizon, Supplier Performance Award

View the USPS Honors Suppliers August 23, 2018 summary for additional highlights.

Supplier Performance Award
Gordian
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Jones Lang LaSalle
Kalitta Air LLC
McCann Worldgroup
Optum

Supplier Excellence Award
Infinite Peripherals, Inc.
Litton Entertainment

Supplier Innovation Award
Victory Packaging

Supplier Diversity Award
American Bank Note Company

Supplier Sustainability Excellence Award
Davenport Transportation, Inc.
Matheson Trucking, Inc.

Left to Right – Front Row:

• Kevin Wayer, President, Jones Lang LaSalle, Supplier Performance Award
• David Young, President, Optum, Supplier Performance Award
• Bill Pollak, Chief Executive Officer, Gordian, Supplier Performance Award
• Rachel Long, Program Manager, McCann Worldgroup, Supplier Performance Award
• Joe Ayers, Vice President, U.S. Public Sector, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Supplier Performance Award
• Sean Pryce, Director, Mail Programs, Kalitta Air LLC, Supplier Performance Award

Left to Right – Back Row:

• Kristin Seaver, Chief Information Officer and Executive VP, U.S. Postal Service
• Charles Mellor, Chief Operating Officer, Matheson Trucking, Inc., Supplier Sustainability Excellence Award
• Peter Sniderman, Chief Operating Officer, Litton Entertainment, Supplier Excellence Award
• Larry Graves, VP Stamps-To-Go Program Operations, American Bank Note Company, Supplier Diversity Award
• Gary Davenport, President and CEO, Davenport Transportation, Inc., Supplier Sustainability Excellence Award
• Jon Goodrich, Vice President, Victory Packaging, Supplier Innovation Award
• John Broderick, Vice President, Infinite Peripherals, Inc., Supplier Excellence Award
• Susan M. Brownell, Vice President, Supply Management, U.S. Postal Service

View the USPS News Link Article Issued July 2017 for additional highlights.

Supplier Performance Award
EMC Corporation
Marriott Hotel Services, Inc.
NCR Government Systems
Victory Packaging

Supplier Excellence Award
The Boston Consulting Group
Concert Technologies
C&W Services

Supplier Innovation Award
Zebra Technologies Corporation

Supplier Diversity Award
Eaton

Supplier Sustainability Excellence Award
Dodd Unlimited, Inc.

Left to Right – Front Row:

• Stan Ratcliffe, President, NCR Government Systems, Supplier Performance Award
• Jon Goodrich, Vice President, Victory Packaging, Supplier Performance Award
• Byron Scott, Manager, Client Solutions, C&W Services, Supplier Excellence Award
• Juliann Larimore, Vice President and General Manager, Zebra Technologies Corporation, Supplier Innovation Award
• Scott Merriman, Senior USPS Account Executive, Zebra Technologies Corporation, Supplier Innovation Award
• Sandra K. Dodd, President and Owner, Dodd Unlimited, Inc., Supplier Sustainability Excellence Award

Left to Right – Back Row:

• Robbie Tawil, General Manager, Marriott Hotel Services, Inc., Supplier Performance Award
• Andrew Crone, Vice President of Operations, Concert Technologies, Supplier Excellence Award
• Meldon Wolfgang, Senior Partner and Managing Director, The Boston Consulting Group, Supplier Excellence Award
• Susan M. Brownell, Vice President, Supply Management, U.S. Postal Service
• Joseph Corbett, Chief Financial Officer and Executive VP, U.S. Postal Service
• Barry Morris, Vice President, Federal Division, EMC Corporation, Supplier Performance Award
• John A. Dodd, Vice President, Dodd Unlimited, Inc., Supplier Sustainability Excellence Award
• Brenda Etzel, National Account Manager, Eaton, Supplier Diversity Award

View the USPS Honors Suppliers June 29, 2016 for highlights of the Suppliers listed above.

Supplier Performance Award
American Bank Note Company
Ashton Potter Security Printers
AT&T Inc.
Deloitte LLP
PAE
Victory Packaging

Supplier Excellence Award
General Information Services, Inc.
Honeywell Scanning & Mobility
International Paper
MBA Consulting Services, Inc.

Supplier Innovation Award
ATR Corp.
Gable Signs & Graphics, Inc.

Supplier Diversity Award
Hollingsworth Logistics Group

Supplier Sustainability Excellence Award
Asset LifeCycle, LLC
Southern Mail Service, Inc.

Postal Supplier Council Excellence Award
Florence Manufacturing Company

Left to Right – Front Row:

• Larry Graves, VP, Stamps to Go Program Operations, American Bank Note Company, Supplier Performance Award
• Beverly Drew, President and Chief Executive Officer, Asset LifeCycle, LLC, Supplier Sustainability Excellence Award
• Christine Weiss, Director, Client Executive, AT&T Inc., Supplier Performance Award
• Lou Coleman, President and Chief Executive Officer, MBA Consulting Services, Inc., Supplier Excellence Award  
• John Waldron, President, Honeywell Scanning & Mobility, Supplier Excellence Award
• Jackson Yang, President and Chief Executive Officer, ATR Corp., Supplier Innovation Award
• Russell Foster, National Account Manager, International Paper, Supplier Excellence Award

Left to Right – Back Row:

• John Heller, Chief Executive Officer, PAE, Supplier Performance Award
• Jon Goodrich, Vice President, Government Business Development, Victory Packaging, Supplier Performance Award
• Ed Van Buren, Principal, Lead Client Service Partner, Deloitte LLP, Supplier Performance Award
• Paul Gable, President and Chief Executive Officer, Gable Signs & Graphics, Inc., Supplier Innovation Award  
• Susan M. Brownell, Vice President, Supply Management, U.S. Postal Service
• Joseph Corbett, Chief Financial Officer and Executive VP, U.S. Postal Service
• Raymond W. Conrad, Chief Executive Officer, General Information Services, Inc., Supplier Excellence Award
• Letitia A. Farrell, President, Southern Mail Service, Inc., Supplier Sustainability Excellence Award
• Sara Paulson, Manager, MTESC Operations, Hollingsworth Logistics Group, Supplier Diversity Award
• Stacy Kohlmeier, VP, Marketing and Sales, Florence Manufacturing Company, Postal Supplier Council Excellence Award
• Barry Switzer, President and Chief Executive Officer, Ashton Potter Security Printers, Supplier Performance Award

View the USPS Postal News Press Release May 20, 2015 highlighting the Suppliers listed above.

Supplier Performance Award
Deloitte Consulting LLC
Marriott Hotel Services, Inc.
Sterigenics
Wheeler Bros., Inc.

Supplier Diversity Award
MSC Industrial Supply Co.

Supplier Sustainability Excellence Award
Asset LifeCycle, LLC
Pratt Retail Specialties, LLC

Postal Supplier Council Excellence Award
ABM Security Services

Postmaster General’s Supplier Award
FedEx Corporation

Left to Right – Front Row:

• Chad Wheeler, President and Chief Operating Officer, Wheeler Bros., Inc., Supplier Performance Award
• Robert Miller, Senior Vice President, Metro Air Service, Inc., Supplier Excellence Award
• Paul Herron, Vice President, Postal Transportation, FedEx Corporation, Postmaster General’s Supplier Award
• Robbie Tawil, General Manager, Marriott Hotel Services, Inc., Supplier Performance Award  
• Patrick Hughes, Senior VP, Global Sales and Marketing, Sterigenics, Supplier Performance Award
• John Sheehy, President, Sheehy Mail Contractors, Inc., Supplier Innovation Award
• Beverly Drew, President, Asset LifeCycle, LLC, Supplier Sustainability Excellence Award
• Dina McCullagh, Senior Subcontract Manager, DTZ, Supplier Excellence Award
• Ed Van Buren, Principal. Lead Client Service Partner, Deloitte Consulting LLC, Supplier Performance Award

Left to Right – Back Row:

• Susan M. Brownell, Vice President, Supply Management, U.S. Postal Service
• Tom Cox, Executive Vice President Sales, MSC Industrial Supply Co., Supplier Diversity Award
• Joseph Corbett, Chief Financial Officer and Executive VP, U.S. Postal Service
• James Cochrane, Chief Information Officer and Executive VP, U.S. Postal Service  
• Oded Barlev, Vice President, National Operations, ABM Security Services, Postal Supplier Council Excellence Award
• Matt Gable, Chief Operating Officer, Gable Signs & Graphics, Inc., Supplier Excellence Award
• Brian McPheely, Global Chief Executive Officer, Pratt Retail Specialties, LLC, Supplier Sustainability Excellence Award
• Bobby Peterson, Sales Director, Civilian, World Wide Technology, Inc., Supplier Excellence Award
• Patrick R. Donahoe, Postmaster General and Chief Executive Officer, U.S. Postal Service

View the USPS Postal News Press Release June 16, 2014 highlighting the Suppliers listed above.

Supplier Performance Award
American Bank Note Company
Eaton
EMC Corporation

Supplier Excellence Award
Carolina Cabinet Co., Inc.
Ecolab Pest Elimination
Sun Coast Resources, Inc.
XO Communications

Supplier Innovation Award
Foth Production Solutions, LLC
Roth, a Sodexo Company

Supplier Diversity Award
Eaton

Supplier Sustainability Excellence Award
Asset LifeCycle, LLC

Left to Right – Front Row:

• Dan Dougherty, Federal Division Vice President, EMC Corporation, Supplier Performance Award
• John Stampfel, Vice President, General Manager, Electrical Engineering Services and Systems,and
• Brenda Etzel, Global Client Director, Eaton, Supplier Performance Award
• Deborah Pickens, Director Supplier Diversity, World Headquarters Supply Chain,Eaton, Supplier Diversity Award
• Beverly Drew, Chief Executive Officer, Asset LifeCycle, LLC, Supplier Sustainability Excellence Award
• Laura Thomas, Chief Executive Officer, XO Communications, Supplier Excellence Award
• John Kassiri, Client Director, Foth Production Solutions, LLC, Supplier Innovation Award

Left to Right – Back Row:

• Ellis A. Burgoyne, Chief Information Officer and Executive VP, U.S. Postal Service
• John T. Edgar, Vice President, Information Technology,U.S. Postal Service
• Susan M. Brownell, Vice President, Supply Management, U.S. Postal Service
• Andy Clark, Assistant VP Corporate Account Manager Government and Education, Ecolab Pest Elimination, Supplier Excellence Award  
• Joseph Corbett, Chief Financial Officer and Executive VP, U.S. Postal Service
• Chris Dill, USPS Project Manager, Carolina Cabinet Co., Inc., Supplier Excellence Award
• Jayme Oyen, Emergency Services Sales, Sun Coast Resources, Inc., Supplier Excellence Award
• Larry Graves, VP of Stamps to Go Program Operations and Government Sales, American Bank Note Company, Supplier Performance Award
• Steve Koneval, Executive Vice President, Roth, a Sodexo Company, Supplier Innovation Award
• Patrick R. Donahoe, Postmaster General and Chief Executive Officer, U.S. Postal Service

View the USPS Postal News Press Release highlighting the Suppliers listed above.

Supplier Performance Award
ABM Security Services, New York, NY
Eagle Express Lines, South Holland, IL
Wheeler Bros., Somerset, PA

Supplier Excellence Award
EMCOR Customer Solutions Center, Downers Grove, IL
Granite, Quincy, MA
Jasper Innovative Solutions, Leavenworth, IN

Supplier Innovation Award
Jones Lang LaSalle, Chicago, IL

Supplier Diversity Award
Parsons Corporation, Pasadena, CA

Supplier Sustainability Excellence Award
Carolina Cabinet Co., Wilson, NC

Left to Right — Front Row:

• Barry Scribner, Managing Director, Public Institutions, Jones Lang LaSalle, Supplier Innovation Award
• Oded Barlev, Vice President, National Operations, ABM Security Services, Supplier Performance Award
• Rob Hale, President & CEO, Granite, Supplier Excellence Award
• Mary Ann Hopkins, Executive Vice President For Global Business Development, Parsons Corporation, Supplier Diversity Award
• Scott Figiel, Sales Manager, and Luke Bawel, General Manager, Jasper Innovative Solutions, Supplier Excellence Award

Left to Right — Back Row:

• Susan M. Brownell, Vice President, Supply Management, U.S. Postal Service
• Randy Davies, President & Chief Operating Officer, Wheeler Bros., Inc., Supplier Performance Award
• Timothy Pals, President & CEO, Eagle Express Lines, Inc., Supplier Performance Award
• Susan Rapp, Director, EMCOR Customer Solutions Center, Supplier Excellence Award
• Michael Jones, President, Carolina Cabinet Company, Inc., Supplier Sustainability Excellence Award
• Ron Stroman, Deputy Postmaster General, U.S. Postal Service

View the USPS Postal News Press Release highlighting the Suppliers listed above.

Supplier Performance
Eaton Corporation
Hallmark Custom Marketing
NCR Corporation
United Cargo
W.W. Grainger, Inc.

Supplier Excellence
The Gordian Group
Western Industrial Contractors

Supplier Innovation
Florence Manufacturing Company
Lean Sigma Professionals

Supplier Diversity
Eaton Corporation
IBM Corporation
Lockheed Martin

Supplier Sustainability Excellence
Marriott Hotel Services, Inc.

Postal Supplier Council Excellence
Foth Production Solutions, LLC

Left to Right — Front Row:

• Brenda Etzel, Global Account Manager, Eaton Corporation – Supplier Performance Award
• Mark Hanna, Vice President, Government Sales, W.W. Grainger, Inc. – Supplier Performance Award
• Ian Cato, Managing Partner, Lean Sigma Professionals – Supplier Innovation Award
• John Kassiri, Senior Client Manager, Foth Production Solutions, LLC – Postal Supplier Council Excellence Award
• Robbie Anderson, President, United Cargo – Supplier Performance Award

Left to Right — Back Row:

• Mari Snyder, Vice President, Social Responsibility and Community Engagement, Marriott International, Inc. – Supplier Sustainability Excellence Award
• Patrick R. Donahoe, Postmaster General and CEO, U.S. Postal Service
• Yves Badaroux, General Manager, Marriott Hotel Services, Inc. – Supplier Sustainability Excellence Award
• Susan M. Brownell, Vice President, Supply Management, U.S. Postal Service
• Cassie Ellis, National Account Operations Coordinator, Eaton Corporation – Supplier Diversity Award
• Dan Schultz, Vice President and General Manager, Lockheed Martin – Supplier Diversity Award
• Harry H. Mellon, Chairman, The Gordian Group – Supplier Excellent Award
• Robert M. Vacek, President and Chief Executive Officer, Western Industrial Contractors – Supplier Excellence Award
• Dennis Stoker, Partner, IBM Corporation – Supplier Diversity Award
• Kelly M. Sigmon, Vice President, Engineering Systems – U.S. Postal Service
• Todd Brekke, General Manager, Hallmark Custom Marketing – Supplier Performance Award
• Stacy Kohlmeier, Vice President, Marketing and Sales, Florence Manufacturing Company – Supplier Innovation Award
• Dale Grant, Executive Vice President, NCR Corporation – Supplier Performance Award

View the USPS Postal News Press Release highlighting the Suppliers listed above.