JoAnn Hamlet

JoAnn Hamlet 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 of engineering services critical to pilot training systems, command and control infrastructure, and mission-critical technical support that enhance tactical readiness and surveillance effectiveness. Her work directly enables combat-ready force modernization by ensuring timely delivery of high-integrity technical solutions aligned with Air Combat Command’s operational priorities. Hamlet maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of prime contractors, including VETPRIDE-EMI Maintenance Solutions, LLC, MILTRAIN JV II LLC, and JBW FEDITC JV LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for established industry teams with proven expertise in defense-grade engineering, simulation systems, and integrated maintenance support. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, technical compliance, and long-term sustainment, fostering collaborative vendor relationships grounded in mission alignment and technical excellence. Hamlet’s procurement portfolio exhibits no set-aside preferences, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic focus on technical capability over socioeconomic categorization, prioritizing mission-critical performance and system interoperability above socioeconomic contracting mechanisms. While small business participation is not formally incentivized in her portfolio, all awards remain compliant with federal acquisition regulations and are awarded based on technical merit and past performance. Her primary procurement focus is exclusively within NAICS 541330 (Engineering Services), encompassing advanced systems engineering, simulation and training device development, avionics integration, and mission systems sustainment. She specializes in procuring high-fidelity training simulators, secure command and control software, and embedded technical services that support pilot proficiency and air combat readiness, demonstrating deep expertise in aerospace engineering and defense systems acquisition.