Capt Rose Bennett

Capt Rose Bennett serves as a key acquisition professional within the Headquarters of Air Combat Command’s Acquisition Management Integration Center (FA4890), where she supports the Department of the Air Force’s mission to sustain and modernize air dominance capabilities. She manages complex procurement actions for mission-critical training systems, command and control infrastructure, and technical services that directly enhance pilot readiness, tactical communications, and surveillance effectiveness. Her portfolio focuses on integrated acquisition solutions that bridge operational requirements with cutting-edge technology, ensuring combat-ready forces are equipped with responsive, high-performance capabilities. She routinely oversees contracts spanning software development, simulation systems, and advanced electronics manufacturing under FAR and DFARS compliance frameworks. Capt Bennett maintains strong, sustained relationships with core contractors including VETPRIDE-EMI MAINTENANCE SOLUTIONS, LLC, MILTRAIN JV II LLC, and JBW FEDITC JV LLC, reflecting a preference for joint ventures and specialized service providers with proven expertise in defense training and systems integration. Her contracting patterns emphasize long-term partnerships with vendors capable of delivering scalable, secure, and interoperable solutions across distributed operational environments. These relationships are characterized by collaborative requirement development, performance-based acquisition methods, and rigorous oversight to ensure alignment with Air Combat Command’s evolving tactical needs. Her procurement strategy reflects a deliberate commitment to small business participation, with 37.5% of awards designated as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. While the majority of contracts remain open to all competitors, she consistently prioritizes small business eligibility and actively structures solicitations to maximize participation from qualified small disadvantaged and service-disabled veteran-owned firms, reinforcing the Air Force’s socioeconomic contracting goals. Capt Bennett’s primary technical focus lies in NAICS 611420 (Computer Training) and 334111 (Electronic Computer Manufacturing), with significant activity in custom programming (541511) and professional development training (611430). She procures advanced simulation platforms, embedded avionics systems, and mission-specific software tools that support pilot training, data fusion, and real-time decision-making in contested environments, demonstrating deep expertise in defense-oriented information technology and human performance systems.