Alana Nunez-Bennett

Alana Nunez-Bennett serves as a key secondary procurement professional within the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (N61340), supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to modernize and sustain advanced aviation training systems. While not the primary contracting officer, she plays a critical role in facilitating the acquisition lifecycle for simulation-based training platforms, mission-critical avionics, and immersive training environments. Her work ensures timely execution of contracts aligned with naval aviation readiness goals, particularly in the development of tactical combat training systems and integrated training infrastructure. She routinely engages in complex, technical procurements requiring deep domain expertise in aviation training technologies and systems integration. Nunez-Bennett maintains consistent working relationships with primary contractors STRACON SERVICES GROUP, LLC and FLIGHTSAFETY INTERNATIONAL INC, both of which provide high-fidelity simulation systems, flight training devices, and curriculum development services. Her procurement patterns reflect long-standing, performance-based partnerships with industry leaders capable of delivering mission-essential training solutions under stringent Navy specifications. She collaborates closely with technical stakeholders to ensure vendor deliverables meet operational requirements for realism, interoperability, and sustainment. Her contracting approach demonstrates strong support for small business participation, with approximately 40% of procurements structured as set-asides—equally split between Total Small Business and Women-Owned Small Business categories. This reflects a deliberate strategy to foster innovation and capacity-building within the defense training ecosystem. She rarely utilizes 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides, instead prioritizing broad small business engagement under FAR 19.5. Her procurement focus is overwhelmingly centered on NAICS 333310 (Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing), reflecting a heavy emphasis on training device hardware, flight simulators, and embedded avionics systems. A secondary focus on NAICS 541330 (Engineering Services) underscores her involvement in systems engineering, modeling and simulation, and training curriculum design. Her expertise lies at the intersection of defense aviation training technology and industrial manufacturing capabilities.