Anne Marie Ternay

Anne Marie Ternay serves as a key procurement professional within the Federal Aviation Administration’s AAQ600 692M15 Acquisition & Grants unit, where she leads the acquisition of mission-critical engineering and technical services essential to modernizing the national airspace system. Her work directly supports the FAA’s core objectives in aviation safety, air traffic management, and aerospace research by securing advanced solutions in flight data analytics, risk assessment tools, and infrastructure design. She manages the full lifecycle of contracts for complex technical services, ensuring alignment with federal acquisition regulations and operational requirements for high-integrity aviation systems. Ternay collaborates with a broad spectrum of engineering and systems integration firms, primarily those with deep expertise in aerospace engineering, software development for aviation environments, and real-time data processing. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, she consistently engages firms capable of delivering secure, scalable, and certified technical solutions compliant with FAA standards. Her procurement approach emphasizes technical rigor, performance-based outcomes, and vendor capability over cost alone, fostering long-term partnerships with vendors who demonstrate proven experience in aviation-critical domains. Ternay’s contracting activity is entirely non-set-aside, with 100% of procurements conducted under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic focus on accessing the broadest possible pool of technical expertise rather than socioeconomic set-asides, prioritizing mission readiness and technical excellence above socioeconomic preferences. Her approach aligns with the FAA’s need for specialized, high-assurance capabilities that are often only available from large, established engineering firms with federal aviation experience. Her primary focus lies in NAICS 541330 (Engineering Services), where she procures advanced engineering solutions including systems integration, modeling and simulation, cybersecurity for aviation networks, and human factors engineering for cockpit and air traffic control systems. She specializes in acquiring services that enable next-generation air traffic modernization, including NextGen technologies and digital twin applications for infrastructure planning.