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August 6, 2004 – Olympic Associates Company Receives Department of Defense Value Engineering Achievement Award

In May at the Pentagon, Daniel Chandler and Daniel Clancy of Olympic Associates Company (OAC) received the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DoD’s) award for “outstanding achievement in value engineering” for its work with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Alaska District during 2003.

The DoD defines value engineering as, “a systematic process to analyze functions to identify actions to reduce cost, increase quality, and improve mission capabilities across the entire spectrum of DoD systems, processes, and organizations.” The Value Engineering Awards Program recognizes award winners from each DoD component, including: OSD, Army, Navy, Air Force, Defense Logistics, Missile Defense, Defense Finance, and National Geospatial Intelligence. Awardees are eligible for selection in the following five categories: program/project, individual, team, organization, and contractor. OAC was one of three contractors recognized within all categories and components and was the only value analysis consultant recognized for 2003.

OAC has performed value engineering studies for the USACE since the 1970s and has worked jointly with the USACE to develop the value-based design charrette process that is currently being used by a number of its districts. The success of the program is evidenced in over $65 million in savings for the Alaska District over the past four years.
  • Fiscal Year (FY) 2003: 32 VE studies, $18.332 million total savings
  • FY 2002: 40 VE studies, $18.227 million total savings
  • FY 2001: 18 VE studies, $15.180 million total savings
  • FY 2000: 25 VE studies, $13.398 million total savings
OAC provides value analysis (VA) to U.S. military, education, transportation, water and wastewater, healthcare, and manufacturing clients. In addition to the USACE Alaska District, OAC serves the Honolulu, Seattle, and Far East Districts. OAC’s in-house, SAVE International-certified VA staff includes three certified value specialists (CVSs) and four associate value specialists (AVSs). Based in Seattle, Washington, OAC is a multi-discipline architecture, engineering, and project management firm providing services in the building industry since 1955. 		Individuals pictured (left to right)
  • Mr. George Dunlop, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works)
  • Mr. Mark Schaeffer, Principal Deputy, Defense Systems and Director, Systems Engineering, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics
  • Mr. Daniel Chandler, Managing Principal, Olympic Associates Company
  • Mr. Daniel Clancy, Associate, Olympic Associates Company
  • Mr. Donald Damstetter, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Plans Programs and Resources
  • Major General Skip Philips, Jr., Assistant Deputy Commanding General for Reserve Affairs, US Army Materiel Command
  • Brigadier General Charles A. Cartwright, Deputy Commander, US Army Research, Development, and Engineering Command