As sponsor of the Tool Kit, I
wish to recognize the following members of the Defense Acquisition University
(DAU) faculty and staff for their input to this Fourteenth Edition: Mr. Bill
Bahnmaier, formerly of DAU’s Program Management and Leadership Department on
the Capital/Northeast Regional Campus, for coordinating the input and editing
the material from various DAU departments; and, from the Visual Arts and Press
Department, Mrs. Collie Johnson for editing, Mrs. Kathryn Sondheimer for
layout/graphics and editing, and Mrs. Frances Battle for liaison with the
Government Printing Office and printer. Other significant contributors were
Mr. John Kelley, Program Management Department; Ms. Leslie Deneault, Contract
Management Department; Ms. Roberta Tomasini, Ms. Siobhan Tack, Mr. Robert
Carlson, Mr. Jack Cash, and Ms. Miriam Cohe of the Business, Cost Estimating
and Financial Management Department; Dr. John Claxton, Dr. John Snoderly, Mr.
George Prosnik, Mr. Bill Motley, and Mr. Randy Fowler of the Curricula
Development & Support Center; Maj Mark McNabb, USAF, and Dr. Bob Lightsey
of the Technology & Engineering Department; and Mr. Larry Heller of the
Logistics Management Department. I also want to thank Mr. Tim Shannon, Dean of
the Capital/Northeast Regional Campus for both his encouragement and support
for this effort.