First time users should click on "Click Here to Begin a NEW Application".
If you are a SECAF member, please note that the login credentials for this Awards portal are different from the login credentials for the SECAF website.
If you can't remember your OpenWater password, you have the option to reset it by selecting "lost password".
Awards Portal is Now Closed!
Finalists will be announced at the end of March!
Do you know a great company that deserves an award? Please directed them to this awards portal, to begin their application.
The Small and Emerging Contractors Advisory Forum’s (SECAF) 16th Annual Government Contractor Awards honor small and emerging government contractors and the players in the industry that rely on small business. Winners will be announced at the Annual Awards Gala on Thursday, May 2, 2024.
For a full description of each award category's criteria and eligibility, click on the links below to view a sample application in advance. You MUST complete and submit your application online via this portal – no exceptions. After you begin an application, you may SAVE and return at a later time to continue and complete the application. To start a new application or one in another category, go back to the home page and select "Click Here to Begin a NEW Application" at the top. You can only start one application per category, you may return to a previously started application by clicking "My Applications".
Click HERE to verify eligibility.
We also encourage you to watch our past webinar - Submitting A Compelling Awards Application.
- Government Contractor of the Year
(Under $7.5 Million in Revenue, $7.5-$15 Million in Revenue, $15-$27.5 Million in Revenue, $27.5-$50 Million in Revenue)
For companies that have shown a compelling and profound commitment to excellence in financial performance.
View Sample Application
- Award of Excellence: Under $50 Million in Revenue (SECAF Members Only)
Highlights organizations that represent excellence within their respective communities, the government contracting industry, and towards employees.
View Sample Application
- Government Project of the Year (SECAF Members Only)
Recognizes companies that have delivered an exemplary program with significant value to the federal government.
View Sample Application
- Executive of the Year (Under $25M and $25M to $50M)
The Executive of the Year award is presented to an Executive (such as a CEO, President, Founder) who has shown a profound commitment to excellence to their company, the community, the government contracting industry and towards their employees.
View Sample Application
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- All applicants/businesses must be located within Washington, DC, Maryland or Virginia.
- SECAF Board members may not apply for a SECAF award.
- A company CANNOT win an award more than once in the SAME category. Example: If you won Government Contractor of the Year under $7.5 in revenue last year or any previous year, then you cannot compete again in under $7.5.
- Please note that some awards are open only to SECAF members. If you are not a member and want to submit an application, please join SECAF via the SECAF website.
- Applicants for the Executive of the Year must be high-ranking executives in the C-Suite such as CEO, President, COO or Founder and the company revenue must not exceed $50M.
For more information, including sponsorship and ticket sales, visit www.secaf.org.