Carolyn Flynn

Carolyn Flynn serves as a key procurement lead within the Federal Aviation Administration’s 697DCK Regional Acquisitions Services, where she manages mission-critical contracts to sustain and modernize air traffic control infrastructure. Her responsibilities encompass the full lifecycle acquisition of facility maintenance, construction, and operational support services for Air Traffic Control Towers and Flight Standard District Offices. Flynn specializes in procurement actions that ensure regulatory compliance, operational readiness, and safety-critical performance of aviation facilities, frequently leveraging performance-based contracting and integrated service delivery models to meet FAA’s stringent operational standards. She maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of contractors, including STRUCTSURE PROJECTS INC, RESOLUTION MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS INC., FORTIS NATIVE GROUP LLC, BRICE TERRA LLC, and MCKENZIE CONSTRUCTION & SITE DEVELOPMENT LLC. These partnerships reflect a focus on firms capable of delivering specialized construction, environmental remediation, and facility systems integration services. Flynn fosters long-term vendor collaborations grounded in technical proficiency, past performance, and adherence to federal construction and safety codes, ensuring reliable execution across geographically dispersed aviation sites. Flynn demonstrates an unwavering commitment to small business participation, with 100% of her procurements structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate strategy to maximize economic opportunity for small, disadvantaged, and community-based firms, aligning with FAA’s broader socioeconomic goals. Her contracting patterns consistently prioritize small business eligibility and capacity-building, ensuring robust participation from firms certified under HUBZone, SDVOSB, and other socioeconomic programs. Her procurement portfolio is concentrated in four primary NAICS categories: 238220 (Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors), 238210 (Electrical Contractors), 236210 (Industrial Building Construction), and 441110 (New Car Dealers). While the latter may appear atypical, it reflects the need for specialized vehicle procurement to support mobile inspection and maintenance units. Flynn’s technical expertise lies in integrating mechanical, electrical, and structural systems essential to FAA facility operations, with deep familiarity in building code compliance, energy efficiency standards, and aviation-specific infrastructure requirements.