U.S. Senate Productivity and Quality Award
for Virginia and DC
Our Mission
The mission of SPQA is to promote continual improvement strategies and to provide training, mentoring, and recognition to organizations in pursuit of performance excellence. SPQA is charged with administering the U.S. Senate Productivity and Quality Award recognizing the highest caliber of performance excellence.
Our Work
SPQA fulfills its mission through the Award program and other lower-tier and mentoring programs. We provide Award applicants a comprehensive, low-cost organizational performance evaluation and an extensive feedback report. We train individuals to become experts at assessing and evaluating an entire organization based on the Baldrige Performance Excellence Framework and Criteria, and we conduct Baldrige-based workshops.
Our Story
Since 1982, SPQA has served organizations of all sizes from all sectors, and honored over 80 organizations with the prestigious Medallion Award in recognition of their achievement of performance excellence. We have trained hundreds of Examiners in the Baldrige criteria and methodologies to serve our Awards program and to support their own organization’s journey to performance excellence.
Ones to Watch is our program that focuses on small businesses. It is a partnership between SPQA and the Commonwealth of Virginia, and provides training, mentoring and resources to identified small businesses.
Featured Content
Recognition Reception, Social, and Networking Event — Location Change
Note: Location Change for our Award and Recognition Event. October 30, 2019. We will be honoring SPQA Award recipients, Discovery program participants, Ones to Watch program participants, and our volunteer Board of Examiners, without whom our work would not be accomplished. We are casting the net widely to pull together all who have been involved…
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Apply to Become a SPQA Examiner
SPQA is dedicated to helping organizations better understand and improve their results. We do this through continued education of the National Baldrige Performance Excellence Framework and through the programs and training we offer individuals and organizations. Our most noted program is our Award program where a team of examiners assesses an organization’s application and provides…
Read MoreAward Cycle 2020 Deadlines
Two Documents Available for Download: Intent to Apply: Due Oct 16, 2019. Cost $500. 2. Award Application: Due Jan 17, 2020. Cost: $5,500 for small organizations (fewer than 100 employees) and $7,000 for larger organizations (100 employees or more). Upon receipt, and before November 1st, SPQA Operation’s Chair will contact applicant for brief phone interview….
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