Ainslie Benoit

Ainslie Benoit serves as a Contract Specialist within the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (N61340), where she manages the acquisition of mission-critical training systems for naval aviation and maritime operations. Her role encompasses the full lifecycle procurement of advanced simulation platforms, immersive training environments, and integrated avionics infrastructure essential to pilot and aircrew readiness. She specializes in complex, technology-driven acquisitions aligned with the Navy’s strategic modernization goals, ensuring compliance with federal contracting regulations while delivering high-fidelity, mission-relevant training solutions to operational forces. Benoit maintains a consistent partnership with STRACON SERVICES GROUP, LLC, and FLIGHTSAFETY INTERNATIONAL INC, both of which provide specialized training system integration, simulation hardware, and flight training curriculum development services. Her contracting approach emphasizes long-term vendor collaboration with industry leaders possessing deep domain expertise in military aviation training technologies. She prioritizes performance-based outcomes and technical precision, fostering relationships with contractors who demonstrate proven capability in delivering secure, scalable, and interoperable training systems under stringent defense standards. Benoit’s procurement portfolio reflects a 100% preference for non-set-aside contracts, indicating a focus on technical merit and capability over socioeconomic classifications. While she does not routinely utilize 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides, her acquisitions remain fully compliant with all federal small business participation requirements, and she actively considers small business subcontracting plans as part of evaluation criteria when relevant to technical performance. Her primary procurement focus is under NAICS 334111 (Electronic Computer Manufacturing), reflecting her specialization in the acquisition of custom-built avionics, simulation computers, embedded systems, and mission-specific computing hardware integral to synthetic training environments. She routinely procures high-performance computing platforms, real-time data fusion systems, and secure networking components essential to next-generation naval aviation training infrastructure.