Aurelio Medina

Aurelio Medina serves as the primary contracting lead for the Headquarters of Air Combat Command’s Acquisition Management Integration Center (FA4890), where he oversees the procurement of mission-critical systems that sustain and modernize air dominance capabilities. His responsibilities include managing the full lifecycle of contracts for advanced training simulators, command and control infrastructure, and specialized communications equipment essential to pilot readiness and tactical interoperability. He plays a pivotal role in aligning acquisition strategies with operational requirements, ensuring timely delivery of high-technology solutions that enhance the Air Force’s combat effectiveness. His portfolio is narrowly focused on complex technical acquisitions requiring deep systems integration and rigorous performance validation. Medina maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of prime contractors, including VETPRIDE-EMI MAINTENANCE SOLUTIONS, LLC, MILTRAIN JV II LLC, and JBW FEDITC JV LLC. These partnerships are characterized by long-term, performance-based contract structures that emphasize sustainment, modernization, and rapid fielding of training and communications platforms. He favors joint venture entities with proven technical expertise in military-grade systems, prioritizing vendors with demonstrated experience in delivering secure, scalable, and field-deployable solutions under tight operational timelines. Medina’s contracting activity reflects a 100% non-set-aside profile, indicating a strategic focus on full and open competition. While he does not routinely utilize socioeconomic set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs, his procurement approach prioritizes technical capability, past performance, and mission alignment over socioeconomic categorization, ensuring the highest standards of operational readiness are met. His primary procurement focus is on NAICS 334290 — Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing — encompassing advanced avionics, secure tactical data links, embedded training systems, and integrated command and control hardware. His technical expertise lies in procuring mission-critical communications and training equipment that supports real-time situational awareness, pilot proficiency, and networked warfare environments across Air Combat Command’s operational spectrum.