Alicia San Nicolas

Alicia San Nicolas serves as a key procurement lead within the FA3002 338 Ess Cc, a unit of the Department of the Air Force responsible for sustaining and modernizing military aviation training systems. She manages contract actions centered on technical and trade education services, ensuring the delivery of high-fidelity flight training, crew certification programs, and mission-critical workforce development for enlisted personnel, officers, and international partners. Her acquisitions directly support the agency’s strategic imperative to maintain air superiority through advanced, scalable training infrastructure and curriculum innovation. San Nicolas maintains a primary working relationship with CLEARWATERS INDUSTRY SOLUTIONS LLC, a vendor consistently selected to deliver comprehensive aviation training solutions, including simulation-based instruction, curriculum design, and technical support services. Her contracting pattern reflects a preference for established, non-traditional defense contractors with proven expertise in military education systems, indicating a focus on performance-based outcomes and long-term operational continuity rather than competitive bidding cycles. She does not utilize socioeconomic set-asides, with 100% of her acquisitions conducted under full and open competition. This reflects a mission-driven prioritization of capability, scalability, and readiness over socioeconomic preferences, aligning with the urgent need for standardized, high-quality training delivery across diverse operator populations. Her procurement activity is exclusively focused on NAICS 611519—Other Technical and Trade Schools—indicating deep specialization in workforce development contracts for aviation-specific technical instruction. She procures turnkey training systems, instructor-led programs, adaptive learning platforms, and maintenance of training simulators, demonstrating expertise in the intersection of defense education policy, human performance training, and aviation systems sustainment.