Janet Carlisle

Janet Carlisle serves as a Contract Negotiator responsible for managing complex acquisitions within the aerospace and defense supply chain. Her role centers on negotiating terms, ensuring regulatory compliance, and facilitating award execution for critical aviation components. She plays a pivotal role in advancing the agency’s mission to secure high-integrity, mission-critical equipment by applying rigorous FAR-based negotiation techniques and risk mitigation strategies. Her portfolio primarily involves sole-source and competitive procurements for specialized aircraft subsystems, requiring deep technical understanding of aerospace manufacturing standards and certification requirements. Janet maintains strategic relationships with a focused group of Tier 1 and Tier 2 manufacturers specializing in aircraft propulsion and auxiliary systems. She routinely engages with firms possessing AS9100 certification and DOD-qualified supplier status, fostering collaborative contracting environments grounded in performance-based specifications and technical data rights negotiations. Her approach emphasizes long-term vendor partnerships built on quality assurance, delivery reliability, and compliance with military and FAA regulatory frameworks. Her procurement pattern reflects a strong preference for open competition, with 97.2% of her actions conducted as non-set-aside acquisitions under FAR Part 15. Only 2.8% of her awards are structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides, indicating a deliberate focus on technical capability over socioeconomic categorization. While she does not routinely prioritize 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides, she ensures all small business participants meet stringent technical and quality benchmarks when selected. Janet’s expertise is concentrated in NAICS 336413 (Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing) and 336412 (Aircraft Engine and Engine Parts Manufacturing), where she procures flight control components, hydraulic actuators, fuel system parts, and engine mounts. Her technical domain knowledge spans propulsion integration, materials compliance, and aerospace manufacturing processes, enabling her to evaluate technical proposals with precision and negotiate contract deliverables aligned with airworthiness and lifecycle sustainment requirements.