Caitlin Frost

Caitlin Frost serves as a Contracting Specialist within the FA8621 AFLCMC WNSK SIMS unit of the Department of the Air Force, where she plays a pivotal role in acquiring advanced aircrew training systems, mission-critical avionics, and synthetic training infrastructure essential to maintaining operational readiness across the U.S. Air Force fleet. Her portfolio centers on complex, high-technology acquisitions requiring deep technical oversight, including research and development of next-generation simulation platforms, embedded logistics systems, and integrated avionics software. Frost manages the full lifecycle of contract actions—from market research and solicitation to award and administration—ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning procurement outcomes with the agency’s modernization priorities. Her primary contractor relationships are dominated by Lockheed Martin Corporation, with whom she collaborates on large-scale, systems-integrated solutions for pilot training simulators and mission-critical aircraft upgrades. These partnerships involve long-term, performance-based contracts requiring rigorous technical validation and systems engineering support. Frost consistently engages with prime contractors possessing proven expertise in defense aerospace systems, favoring vendors with established capabilities in high-fidelity modeling, real-time data integration, and secure software architecture. Frost’s contracting portfolio reflects a strict focus on full and open competition, with 100% of her awards issued without set-asides for 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or other socioeconomic categories. While small business participation is not structurally prioritized in her current portfolio, her acquisitions remain fully compliant with FAR Part 19 and agency-wide small business goals through subcontracting oversight on prime contracts. Her procurement focus is overwhelmingly concentrated in NAICS 541715, representing research and development in physical and engineering sciences, particularly in simulation technologies, flight dynamics modeling, and embedded training systems. Secondary focus areas include custom computer programming and other computer-related services supporting synthetic environment development. Frost’s domain expertise lies at the intersection of defense avionics, human-machine interface design, and mission rehearsal systems, ensuring acquisitions meet the rigorous performance standards of frontline aircrew training.