Awards and Recognition

DARE is the proud recipient of numerous awards and recognition and strives to maintain its reputation for 100% Quality and On-Time Delivery.

Boeing Gold Performance Excellence Award

DARE Electronics is the proud recipient of the 2008 Boeing Gold Performance Excellence Award. The Boeing Company issues the award annually to suppliers who have achieved superior performance. DARE was one of only 86 suppliers to receive a 2008 Gold Excellence award. DARE earned the award by maintaining a 100% Gold on-time / quality rating with Boeing for each month of the 12-month performance period.

Gold Excellence Award

For six (6) consecutive years DARE Electronics, Inc. has been recognized by one of the Defense Logistics' Agencies (DLA's) for its 100% on-time delivery and quality rating. In 2003, the Defense Supply Center Richmond (DSCR) presented DARE with its Best Value Gold Medalist Award followed each of the next five years by the Defense Supply Center Columbus' (DSCC's) Recognition for Excellence Gold Awards.

DLA Business Alliance Award

Further, the Company has been honored to receive three unprecedented awards from the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) in Fort Belvoir, VA. The most recent award, presented in January 2009, recognized DARE for Vendor Excellence, while the previous awards, in 2008 and 2006, recognized DARE for its innovative business practices and outstanding readiness support. Ms. Karen Beagle, President of DARE Electronics, Inc. thanks the Department of Defense and the Defense Logistics Agencies for their recognition and support and the employees of DARE Electronics for their unparalleled commitment to 100% on-time delivery and quality.

MIL-PRF-6106 Facility Approval

The company is also pleased to have received facility approval to manufacture relays in accordance with MIL-PRF-6106 (formerly MIL-R-6106). In order to receive QPL approval, the Company had to undergo an audit of its facilities and demonstrate it had a well-documented quality system. Although the Company has more than 30 years experience in the relay industry, the Company had not sought QPL approval to manufacture relays until 2005. Approval to manufacture relays in accordance with MIL-PRF-6106 relays will allow the Company to better meet the needs of its customers.

SPC (Statistical Process Control) Certification

SPC Certification

In addition, based upon an audit of the Company’s statistical process control (SPC) program, facilities, and quality system, the Company was granted SPC Certification by Lockheed Martin in 1999. Moreover, Lockheed Martin subsequently recognized DARE as a Quality Select Supplier based on its 100% on-time quality performance and delegated product acceptance authority to DARE Electronics’. As a result, Lockheed Martin no longer needs to send a supplier quality representative to DARE to perform source inspection prior to shipment, and parts can go direct from DARE Electronics to stock at Lockheed Martin. Thus, saving the customer time & money.