Casandra Cortinas

Casandra Cortinas serves as a key procurement professional within the FA3002 338 Ess Cc, a unit of the Department of the Air Force responsible for sustaining and modernizing military aviation training systems. She manages acquisitions that support high-fidelity flight simulation, technical training platforms, and mission-critical workforce development programs for enlisted personnel, officers, and international partners. Her work directly enables operational readiness by ensuring the timely delivery of advanced training solutions aligned with Air Force modernization priorities. Cortinas primarily handles complex service-based contracts requiring deep technical integration and systems engineering support, with a focus on software development and customized training environments. Her primary contractor relationship is with CLEARWATERS INDUSTRY SOLUTIONS LLC, a trusted partner delivering custom software and simulation-based training solutions. Cortinas maintains a consistent, long-term contracting pattern with this vendor, indicating a strong working relationship built on technical reliability and mission alignment. While other vendors may be engaged for specific task orders or emergent requirements, CLEARWATERS remains the dominant performer across her portfolio, reflecting a preference for established capability providers with proven expertise in aviation training systems. Cortinas’s procurement activity is entirely non-set-aside, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic emphasis on technical excellence and mission-critical performance over socioeconomic preferences, prioritizing vendor capability and system interoperability over certification-based set-asides. While small business participation is not formally incentivized in her portfolio, all procurements adhere to federal acquisition regulations and competitive bidding standards. Her procurement focus is exclusively under NAICS 541511 (Custom Computer Programming Services), underscoring her specialization in bespoke software development for aviation training systems. She procures advanced simulation software, embedded training modules, data analytics platforms, and integrated learning management systems—all tailored to replicate real-world flight operations and crew coordination scenarios. Her domain expertise lies in defense-grade avionics training environments requiring secure, scalable, and mission-validated software architectures.