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Baldrige Performance Excellence Program

Baldrige Process Calendar

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2025

JANUARY

6

Examiner Application Opens

21-23

Baldrige Fellows Session, Marina del Rey, CA

28

Award Application opens

FEBRUARY

24

Examiner Application closes  (6 pm ET)

MARCH

29 - APRIL 2

Fellows Session, The Quest for Excellence® Conference, Baltimore Marriott Waterfront

30 - April 2

The Quest for Excellence® Conference, Baltimore Marriott Waterfront

APRIL

10

Award Eligibility period closes (6 pm ET)

21-25

Examiners Notified of Selection

MAY

5 - June 6

Examiner Training

22

Award Application Closes (6 pm ET)

JUNE

6

Examiner Training Ends

24

Panel of Judges Meeting 

25

Joint Judges / Overseers Meeting

JULY

30

Consensus Scorebooks Due

AUGUST

13

Panel of Judges Meeting

SEPTEMBER

25-26

Onsite Visits

30 - October 2

Virtual Interviews

OCTOBER

1-2

Virtual Interviews

8

Site Visit Scorebooks Due

NOVEMBER

3-7

Panel of Judges Meeting

DECEMBER

10

Board of Overseers Meeting

Performance excellence, Baldrige award, Baldrige examiners and Baldrige Framework and Criteria

Contacts

  • Baldrige Customer Service
    (301) 975-2036
    NIST/BPEP
    100 Bureau Drive, M/S 1020
    Gaithersburg, MD 20899-1020
Created February 19, 2010, Updated January 28, 2025
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