Anne Tomlin

Anne Tomlin serves as a key procurement lead within the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division, where she manages the acquisition of mission-critical training systems for naval aviation and maritime operations. She oversees the full lifecycle of contracts focused on advanced simulation, immersive training environments, and mission-specific avionics infrastructure, ensuring alignment with the Navy’s strategic goals for pilot and aircrew readiness. Her work centers on custom software development and integrated training solutions that enhance tactical combat preparedness, requiring deep technical understanding of defense training architectures and federal acquisition regulations. Tomlin maintains a consistent partnership with STRACON SERVICES GROUP, LLC, and FLIGHTSAFETY INTERNATIONAL INC, both of which provide specialized simulation platforms, flight training systems, and curriculum integration services. These relationships reflect a preference for vendors with proven expertise in military-grade training technologies and secure, scalable software architectures. Her contracting approach emphasizes long-term vendor collaboration, performance-based outcomes, and iterative system modernization aligned with evolving operational requirements. She exhibits a strong, unwavering commitment to small business participation, directing 100% of her acquisitions toward total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate strategy to foster innovation through agile, niche providers capable of delivering tailored solutions in defense training domains. Her contracting patterns consistently prioritize socioeconomic programs that expand the defense industrial base and promote competitive, responsive vendor ecosystems. Her procurement portfolio is exclusively focused on NAICS 541511 (Custom Computer Programming Services), underscoring her specialization in bespoke software development for flight simulators, virtual reality training modules, and embedded training systems. She procures mission-critical code, real-time data integration tools, and adaptive learning algorithms that support dynamic, scenario-based aircrew training—demonstrating deep technical fluency in defense-grade software engineering and systems integration.