Capt Chris Clements

Capt Chris Clements serves as a key acquisition professional within the Headquarters of Air Combat Command’s Acquisition Management Integration Center (FA4890), supporting the Department of the Air Force’s mission to sustain and modernize air dominance capabilities. He manages complex procurement actions for mission-critical systems including advanced training simulators, command and control infrastructure, and specialized aircraft components. His work directly enables pilot readiness, tactical communication resilience, and surveillance effectiveness by ensuring timely delivery of technically sophisticated solutions aligned with operational requirements. Capt Clements specializes in full lifecycle contract management, from requirement validation through performance oversight, with a focus on high-precision engineering and defense-specific technical services. He 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, all of which provide specialized maintenance, training system integration, and mission support services. These partnerships reflect a preference for established, technically capable vendors with proven experience in aerospace and defense environments. Capt Clements fosters collaborative, performance-driven contracting relationships that emphasize technical compliance, schedule adherence, and operational interoperability. His contracting portfolio exhibits a strong preference for unrestricted competition, with 88.4% of awards issued without set-aside designations. While small business participation remains secondary, he consistently supports Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a measured but intentional commitment to expanding opportunities for qualified small businesses in niche defense technical domains. Capt Clements’ procurement focus is heavily concentrated in NAICS 325920 (Explosives Manufacturing) and 336413 (Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing), reflecting deep expertise in ordnance systems, flight-critical hardware, and specialized avionics components. He also oversees contracts in computer systems design and engineering services to support simulation environments and mission planning tools. His technical domain spans munitions logistics, aircraft subsystem integration, and embedded training systems essential to air combat readiness.