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Performance excellence
The Baldrige Program oversees the nation's only Presidential award for performance excellence while offering a wide array of award-winning products and services, including the world-renowned Baldrige Excellence Framework. We invite you to learn about the Baldrige community dedicated to helping organizations improve.
News and Updates
MESA: A Most Excellent Quest Continues
Inscribed on the Baldrige Award medallion are the words “The Quest for Excellence.” Besides being the name of the Baldrige national conference that highlights winning organizations, those words have real meaning. Organizations that use the Baldrige Excellence Framework and its Criteria—whether for self-assessment or to apply for an award at state/local or national levels—are on true quests
2 Health Care Organizations Will Receive 2025 Baldrige National Quality Awards
Department of Commerce Announces Transition of Baldrige Performance Excellence Program
