Leonila Marcelino

Leonila Marcelino serves as a Contracting Officer for the FA8621 AFLCMC WNSK SIMS unit under the Department of the Air Force, where she manages the acquisition of mission-critical aviation training systems, avionics infrastructure, and sustainment services essential to pilot and maintenance crew readiness. Her portfolio centers on complex, high-technology procurements involving synthetic training environments, embedded logistics systems, and integrated aircraft support solutions. She plays a pivotal role in ensuring the Air Force’s advanced training platforms remain operationally viable through timely, compliant, and strategically aligned contract actions that align with modernization priorities and lifecycle sustainment requirements. Marcelino maintains a primary working relationship with Lockheed Martin Corporation, leveraging their expertise in advanced simulation, avionics integration, and mission-critical systems sustainment. Her contracting approach reflects a preference for long-term, performance-based partnerships with prime contractors capable of delivering end-to-end technical solutions, while actively engaging subcontractors to meet small business participation goals. She consistently collaborates with industry leaders to ensure technical innovation aligns with operational needs, fostering a procurement environment grounded in reliability and systems interoperability. A strong advocate for small business inclusion, Marcelino prioritizes Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, with over half of her acquisitions structured to promote broad small business participation. She also routinely incorporates Women-Owned Small Business set-asides, reflecting a deliberate effort to diversify the supplier base and enhance competition within the defense technology sector. Her contracting patterns demonstrate a balanced commitment to socioeconomic goals without compromising mission-critical performance standards. Her procurement focus is concentrated in NAICS 811310 for commercial and industrial machinery repair and maintenance, with significant activity in 562111 for solid waste collection services supporting base operations. She also regularly procures specialized equipment under NAICS 334118 and 334220, reflecting demand for peripheral computing hardware and wireless communications components critical to training system integration. Her domain expertise spans avionics sustainment, simulation infrastructure, and logistics-enabled training ecosystems.