Carla Ashby

Carla Ashby serves as a key procurement 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 acquisitions for mission-critical technical services, advanced training systems, and command and control infrastructure essential to pilot readiness and tactical communications. Her work directly enables combat-ready forces by ensuring timely delivery of integrated acquisition solutions that align with operational requirements and defense modernization priorities. Ashby maintains strong, recurring relationships with specialized contractors including VETPRIDE-EMI MAINTENANCE SOLUTIONS, LLC, MILTRAIN JV II LLC, and JBW FEDITC JV LLC, all of which provide high-value technical support, simulation systems, and telecommunications integration services. These partnerships reflect a preference for experienced, joint-venture entities capable of delivering scalable, mission-specific solutions under tight operational timelines. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes and long-term vendor reliability over transactional engagements. Ashby’s procurement portfolio is entirely non-set-aside, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic focus on maximizing technical capability and industrial base efficiency rather than socioeconomic set-asides, aligning with the high-stakes, time-sensitive nature of Air Combat Command’s mission requirements. Her primary NAICS focus areas include 488190 (Other Support Activities for Air Transportation), 517810 (All Other Telecommunications), and 517919 (Other Telecommunications), indicating deep expertise in aviation logistics support, secure communications networks, and mission-critical telecom infrastructure. She routinely procures advanced training simulators, data link systems, and integrated command and control platforms, demonstrating specialized knowledge in defense aviation systems and network-centric warfare technologies.