Lockheed Martin Honored With Two Nunn Perry Awards
Bethesda, MD, March 20th, 2009 -- Lockheed Martin [NYSE:LMT] has
been honored with two 2009 Nunn-Perry Awards for the corporation’s
participation on two teams in the Department of Defense (DOD)
Mentor-Protégé Program with Geodetics, Inc., of San Diego, Cal, and
Angeles Composite Technologies, Inc., of Port Angeles, Wash.
Lockheed Martin has received six Nunn-Perry Award in the last three
years.
The DOD Mentor-Protégé Program encourages large defense
contractors to improve the infrastructure and technical capabilities
of disadvantaged, woman-owned, historically underutilized,
service-disabled veteran small businesses and organizations
employing the severely disabled to compete more effectively for
defense-related work. The Nunn-Perry Award, honoring former U.S.
Sen. Sam Nunn and former Secretary of Defense William Perry,
recognizes outstanding mentor-protégé teams which excel in technical
developments and cost efficiencies, as well as increase
business.
“Lockheed Martin is committed to teaming with small business
partners as we provide our customers with the very best global
security products and capabilities," said Nancy Deskins, director of
Lockheed Martin’s Supplier Diversity program. “It’s an honor to be
recognized for our work with small and disadvantaged businesses, but
the best reward is to see businesses excel with our help, especially
in this economic climate.”
Lockheed Martin received two awards
for 2009 to honor outstanding mentor-protégé relationships.
Geodetics, Inc,, began a mentor-protégé relationship with
Lockheed Martin in 2004. Geodetics is a woman-owned, small business
that specializes in advanced Global Positioning Satellite (GPS)
technology and was honored for the development of
location-determination hardware called the Epoch-by-Epoch Network
Positioning Unit (ENPU). This unit is a turn-key solution that
provides highly accurate and precise time, space, and position
information. George Mason University provided expertise in the use
of parametric solid modeling for individual pieces and
subassemblies.
Two historically black colleges and universities also played
roles in the relationship. North Carolina Central University
assisted the corporation in obtaining an ISO 9001 certification, and
San Diego State University assisted in developing an internship
program for Geodetics, Inc.
As a result of these partnerships, Geodetics, Inc., experienced
substantial growth, resulting in the need for additional space and
employees. Lockheed Martin Maritime Systems and Sensors assisted
Geodetics, Inc., in developing the skills needed to bring the
product to market and to manufacture it in large quantity and high
quality. The Lockheed Martin-Geodetics, Inc., mentor-protégé team is
sponsored by the Joint Robotics Office of Space and Naval Warfare
Systems (SPAWAR) Center, San Diego, CA.
“It’s an honor to have been chosen with Lockheed Martin to win
this Nunn-Perry award,” said Dr. Lydia Bock, President and CEO of
Geodetics, Inc. “Our protégé relationship has enabled Geodetics to
improve and increase its manufacturing capability in order to
provide a better, more innovative turn-key solution to the customer.
We look forward to continuing this relationship for many years to
come.”
Angeles Composite Technologies, Inc. (ACTI) is a small
disadvantaged business specializing in highly contoured aircraft
composite parts that has been involved in a mentee relationship with
Lockheed Martin since 2006. ACTI provides the U.S. Department of
Defense with enhanced capability to acquire, maintain and sustain
sophisticated weapon systems using the latest manufacturing
technology, while creating a more diverse and stable supplier base.
Through the Mentor Protégé program and with the assistance of
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, Morehouse College
Entrepreneurship Center and North Carolina A&T State University,
ACTI broadened its scope of operations to become a preferred DoD
supplier of highly contoured, complex bismaleimide (BMI) composite
aircraft parts. BMI composite is an advanced aerospace material that
has enabled the development and production of fifth-generation
fighter aircraft that are lighter, faster, stronger and stealthy.
The Lockheed Martin-Angeles Composite Technologies, Inc.,
mentor-protégé team is sponsored by the Air Force.
“Lockheed Martin provided us with added expertise in Advanced
Composite Manufacturing utilizing some of the most sophisticated
composite materials in the world,” said Michael D. Rauch, CEO and
owner of Angeles Composite Technologies, Inc. “This relationship
facilitated needs covering internal systems ranging from engineering
and manufacturing capabilities, to cost accounting. The benefit to
our company, employees, and customers including the war fighter has
been significant.”
Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., Lockheed Martin is a global
security company that employs about 146,000 people worldwide and is
principally engaged in the research, design, development,
manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology
systems, products and services. The corporation reported 2008 sales
of $42.7 billion.
For additional information on Lockheed Martin Corporation, visit:
http://www.lockheedmartin.com/
Media Contact: Scott Lusk, 301-897-6934; e-mail, scott.lusk@lmco.com
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