Alana Nunez-Bennett

Alana Nunez-Bennett serves as a key procurement lead within the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (N61340), where she manages acquisitions critical to advancing naval aviation training capabilities. She oversees the development and sustainment of mission-critical simulation systems, immersive training environments, and integrated avionics infrastructure designed to enhance pilot and aircrew readiness. Her portfolio centers on engineering services and specialized machinery manufacturing, ensuring that training systems align with evolving tactical requirements and modernization priorities across the Department of the Navy. Nunez-Bennett’s acquisitions directly support the integration of real-time data analytics, high-fidelity simulators, and mission rehearsal technologies into operational training curricula. She maintains strategic partnerships with core contractors including STRACON SERVICES GROUP, LLC and FLIGHTSAFETY INTERNATIONAL INC, both of which provide advanced training system design, simulation software development, and flight training device integration. Her contracting patterns reflect a preference for long-term, performance-based collaborations with vendors capable of delivering complex, systems-engineered solutions under tight operational timelines. These relationships are characterized by iterative prototyping, agile acquisition methodologies, and rigorous technical validation processes. Nunez-Bennett demonstrates a balanced commitment to socioeconomic contracting, with half of her acquisitions structured as Women-Owned Small Business set-asides and the other half as open competitions without set-aside restrictions. This approach ensures competitive innovation while actively promoting diversity in the defense industrial base. Her procurement strategy consistently prioritizes small business participation without compromising technical rigor or mission readiness. Her primary NAICS focus spans 541330 (Engineering Services) and 333310 (Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing), reflecting expertise in procuring custom simulation hardware, embedded avionics, and mission-specific training systems. She specializes in acquiring integrated training platforms that combine real-time data fusion, synthetic environments, and adaptive learning algorithms to meet the Navy’s next-generation readiness goals.