R&K Enterprise Solutions, Inc.

R&K Enterprise Solutions, Inc. (R&K) strives to provide exceptional services to our customers, leveraging our reliable, knowledgeable, and innovative professionals to exceed their expectations. Our North Star Award for Outstanding Employee Performance recognizes exceptional service that promotes R&K’s core values, with these criteria: ·       Demonstrate and embody R&K’s core values of integrity, excellence, and teamwork ·       Provide exceptional service to our customers to exceed their expectations   We are pleased to recognize our North Star Award Recipients: for the third quarter of 2024: Rob Frey and Steven Armitage!   Rob supports the Defense Health Agency (DHA) Patient Safety (PS) Program Support contract as a PS Consultant to the Field Operations work stream. During this quarter, Rob was instrumental supporting Joint Patient Safety Reporting (JPSR) Modernization as part of a cross-functional team from DHA and the Veterans Health Administration. Rob wrote user stories with supportive functional requirement descriptions which will be used by the system vendor to introduce human factors coding, Just Culture, and adverse event reporting decision support concepts into the JPSR system. In his position, Rob also served as a Comprehensive Systematic Analysis (CSA) process expert, and he provided direct consultation to unit-level PS teams on over 70 adverse events to date. He leveraged this expertise and made substantive inputs on numerous DHA and DoD PS templates and policy documents. Rob also directly supported the R&K contract team with constant communication on updates to DHA PS policy and processes, and with valuable one-on-one coaching, mentoring, and consulting to our team. His contributions to the DHA PS program and R&K PS team directly enabled exceptional service and support to our mission partners. Steve also supports the DHA PS program, serving as a Patient Safety Data Analyst supporting the HQ DHA PS team. In his contract support role, Steve performed tailored audits of Joint Patient Safety Reporting (JPSR) system data for Patient Safety Managers at military treatment facilities throughout the DHA, including review of current PS reporting trends and focused training and coaching on PS program emphasis areas and DHA priorities. Additionally, Steve went above and beyond by providing one-on-one coaching and mentoring for the R&K PS contract team, by providing JPSR training to all new team members, detailed coaching on pulling PS data and compiling trending reports, and subject matter expert guidance in monthly contractor All Hands calls and round table forums. This quarter – as always – Steve constantly demonstrated his dedication to the DHA PS program and the R&K PS contract team through exceptional support to both. We are proud to have Rob and Steve on the R&K team, and are happy to have an opportunity to recognize them for their support to our customers and their fellow teammates. Congratulations, and keep up the great work!

R&K is proud to announce we were awarded a GSA OASIS+ SDVOSB master contract including six domains (Management and Advisory, Technical and Engineering, Research and Development, Intelligence, Environmental, and Facilities) and 52 CLINS (NAICS codes). One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services Plus (OASIS+) is a suite of governmentwide, multi-award contracts designed to support federal agencies’ procurement requirements for services-based solutions. This Best-in-Class suite of services contracts is available for use by agencies throughout the Federal Government who hold a Delegation of Procurement Authority (DPA) starting 15 October 2024. We look forward to working with our customers and partners to continue providing Reliable & Knowledgeable professionals to government agencies to bolster their team and carry out their mission!

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R&K Enterprise Solutions, Inc. (R&K) strives to provide exceptional services to our customers, leveraging our reliable, knowledgeable, and innovative professionals to exceed their expectations. Our North Star Award for Outstanding Employee Performance recognizes exceptional service that exceeds customer expectations and promotes R&K’s core values of integrity, excellence, and teamwork We are pleased to recognize North Star Award Recipients Mr. Michael Keiss, MSHRD and Mr. Rodney Green!   Michael is a Senior Air-Surface Operation analyst supporting the GREEN FLAG Support Element Task Order, and Site Lead for our team at Fort Johnson, Louisiana. During this quarter, Michael continued his outstanding leadership and management of the 548th Combat Training Squadron (CTS) Exercise Support Element (ESE). During this quarter, Michael, on his own initiative, completed a six-month effort to develop an all-encompassing exercise event collection database. The database enables analysts to enter all exercise data prior to the start of an exercise and capture real-time data as operations are being executed. It also enables multiple analysts to enter data into the shared database in real time and at the same time. The first use of the “CAS Database” was a huge success in facilitating the first-ever fully functional Joint Air Ground Integration Center (JAGIC). Its employment allowed the JAGIC to operate as the sole ASOC providing procedural control, Joint Tactical Air Strike Request approvals, and Situation Reports for the Brigade Tactical Air Control Party maneuver elements. The system simultaneously allowed the ESE to monitor and develop qualitative data without requiring the JAGIC to operate as a relay for the ESE. Rod supports the 57th Wing Standardization and Evaluation (Stan/Eval) Office as the Wing Stan/Eval and Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) Program Manager, also under R&K’s GREEN FLAG Support Element contract at Nellis AFB, Nevada. During this quarter – as always – Rod demonstrated outstanding professionalism, dedication, and attention to detail. This was demonstrated when the Chief of Stan/Eval requested Rod represent the him at 57 WG Stand-up where he debriefed leadership on all current and future projects being conducted within the 57 WG Stan/Eval Department. Rod continued his outstanding work as the 57 WG Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) Program Manager, a high-emphasis area of Stan/Eval for the Wing Commander. As a result of the outstanding support he provided to the 57 WG, Rod was recognized by the 57 WG Deputy Commander with a Letter of Appreciation stating, “Rod consistently exceeds expectations for the tasks assigned to him and is the continuity for this shop in both a technical and leadership perspective that keeps operations consistently running.”   We are proud to have Rod and Michael on the R&K team, and are excited to recognize them for their support to our customers and their follow teammates. Congratulations, and keep up the great work!

R&K Enterprise Solutions, Inc. (R&K) strives to provide exceptional services to our customers, leveraging our reliable, knowledgeable, and innovative professionals to exceed their expectations. We recently created the North Star Award for Outstanding Employee Performance as a way to recognize exceptional service that promotes R&K’s core values, with these criteria: · Demonstrate and embody R&K’s core values of integrity, excellence, and teamwork · Provide exceptional service to our customers to exceed their expectations We are pleased to recognize Mr. Sam Oliver, Olympus Contract Program Manager, as our first North Star Award recipient! During this award period, Sam demonstrated and embodied R&K's priorities of taking care of our customers, taking care of our employees, and running the business well, as he effectively managed a highly technical program and skillfully led his team. Specifically, Sam managed and oversaw a complicated relocation of personnel from a contractor-provided SCIF to a government workspace. Identified the security requirements (including some new requirements) and ensured all were met as contractors transitioned into the new workspace. He also skillfully navigated numerous challenging situations with tact and professionalism, and held all personnel to R&K's performance standards. Finally, Sam engaged in constant communication with all stakeholders to ensure all issues were identified and effectively managed in a timely manner. R&K’s Olympus team provides for the Advisory and Assistance Services in direct support of various DoD and Air Force Headquarters. This effort secures program support, professional services, engineering technical services that improve policy making, decision-making, management, administration, program management, or research and development activities for the Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security (USD(I&S), Secretary of the AF for Acquisitions (SAF/AQ), HQ AF Intelligence Directorate (A2), and elements within the Air Combat Command (ACC). This A&AS also provides Air Force enterprise Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) subject matter expertise related to platform, sensor, and communications infrastructure, with focus on the system and AF Distributed Common Ground System (AF DCGS) enterprise architecture, CONOPs, policy, future technologies, STANAG 4575, analysis, facilitation and communication of evolving governance, standards, programmatic, and technical developments affecting the Defense Intelligence Enterprise (DIE) and Support to the Enterprise Program Elements. R&K is proud to have Sam as a leader on our team – congratulations Sam, and thank you for your exceptional service!

Ms. Rachel Robillard is part of the R&K Enterprise Solutions, Inc.'s Environmental Support Services (ESS) contract team, which supports the Environment and Energy branch of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Occupational Health, Safety, and Environment (OSHE) Division. Rachel was recently recognized with a letter of appreciation and certificate for her “exemplary efforts” in planning and implementing an Earth Day event at TSA Headquarters in Springfield, Virginia. The event was planned to coincide with the annual Take Your Daughters and Sons to Work Day, which drew more than 500 children to the workplace that day! Beyond keystone events like Earth Day, R&K’s ESS team helps to implement TSA’s Environmental Management Program through an Environmental Management System (EMS). Our professionals provide management and technical expertise to support OSHE and TSA field locations nationwide, and support a number of EMS programs including Hazardous Materials Management, Recycling, Green Procurement, Energy/Water Reduction, Paper Reduction, and Electronics Stewardship. There is nothing better than seeing professionals like Rachel being recognized by our customers for her exceptional support. R&K is proud of the work being done by Rachel and the TSA ESS team – congratulations on this well-deserved recognition, Rachel!

Couldn't have said it better ourselves, Leslie Rodriguez! Last week Leslie and 10 other members of our Defense Health Agency Patient Safety Program Support team attended the IHI Patient Safety Congress in Orlando, FL. We are so glad to have the opportunity to send this team to learn, network, and of course get great photos, and we look forward to hearing the lessons learned!

It is always great to meet up with our team! Following a day of strategic planning, our leadership team spent time visiting our customers and employees on the GREEN FLAG Support Element contract team at Nellis AFB, NV. Not only did we enjoy a great time of food and camaraderie, we also took a moment to highlight Rodney Green for his exceptional support to the 57th Wing Standardization and Evaluation office. Rod was recognized in a letter of appreciation for his "expertise, work ethic, and mentorship that he provides daily to the members of 57 WG/WGV," and his "outstanding accomplishments and dedication to his craft." At R&K, our first priority is to take care of our customers. Feedback like this - directly from our customer - reinforces that exceptional employees like Rod and the GFSE contract team are how we do that! Team photo: Troy Faaborg, Christy Davis, Bryan Wojcik, Chris Batterton, JC Connors, Jason “Mash” Romashko, Antony Castellano, Rodney Green, Ashley Thweatt, and Kyle "PIMA" Cowherd

R&K team members Carl Misner (pictured left) and Peter Morton (pictured right) support the AF A2/6UO Reconnaissance Operations Team that was recently named the “A2/6 Team of the Year!” Congratulations to Carl, Pete, and their entire team! Carl and Pete support the Air Force Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Cyber Effects Operations (AF A2/6) under our “Olympus” task order by providing highly-specialized, technical consultation. Carl and Pete specifically support the Reconnaissance Operations Team (A2/6UO) tasked to advance high-altitude platform initiatives. Here are just a few of their accomplishments that helped secure the Team of the Year win: ·       Led an avionics technical refresh test flight effort which paved the way for enhanced capability for the U-2 high-altitude reconnaissance platform. ·       Advised the Air Force Chief of Staff on current U-2 mission effectiveness to deny, degrade and disrupt target nation capabilities; brought increased awareness of critical contributions to joint and inter-agency operations against homeland threats. ·       Expertly authored and socialized U-2 divestment plan considerations; detailed sustainment and modernization efforts needed despite the retirement plan for the platform, and ensured a planning framework that takes care of 1,144 USAF Airmen and their families. ·       Performed a FY23 End of Year Military Intelligence Program execution review for OUSD (I&S) and demonstrated the U-2 is meeting all appropriations obligation and expenditure levels without deviation. R&K is proud to have Carl and Pete on our team – congratulations to you both, and thank you for your exceptional service!