Amy Ooten

Amy Ooten serves as a key procurement specialist within the FA2263 AFLCMC ROMK AFMETCAL unit of the Department of the Air Force, responsible for managing acquisitions that support precision metrology and calibration infrastructure critical to aerospace testing and avionics validation. She oversees the procurement of high-accuracy analytical instruments, electrical measurement systems, and environmental test equipment used in flight instrumentation and weapons calibration programs. Her role ensures that all acquired systems maintain NIST-traceable standards and meet stringent DoD reliability requirements, directly enabling mission-critical testing environments across the Air Force’s developmental and operational test communities. Ooten maintains consistent working relationships with specialized contractors including MENSOR, LP., Clarke Hess Communication Research Corp, ARHAB LLC, Abbott Laboratories Inc., and Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC. These vendors are selected for their technical expertise in manufacturing and calibrating precision sensors, signal conditioning systems, and laboratory-grade measurement instrumentation. Her contracting patterns reflect a preference for established industry leaders with proven capabilities in aerospace-grade metrology, often requiring ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation and defense-specific quality controls. Her procurement portfolio shows no set-aside preferences, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a mission-driven focus on technical capability over socioeconomic classifications, prioritizing performance, traceability, and system interoperability above socioeconomic criteria. While small business participation is not formally incentivized, vendors of all sizes are evaluated strictly on technical merit and compliance with federal calibration standards. Ooten’s primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing) and 334515 (Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals), reflecting deep specialization in high-precision electrical, thermal, and environmental measurement systems. She routinely acquires calibration standards, data acquisition units, reference transducers, and automated test platforms essential for maintaining the integrity of aerospace test ranges and flight certification environments.