Lisa L Nelson

Lisa L. Nelson serves as a Contract Specialist within the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (N61340), where she manages the acquisition of mission-critical training systems essential to naval aviation readiness. Her role encompasses the full lifecycle procurement of advanced simulation platforms, immersive training environments, and integrated avionics infrastructure, ensuring alignment with Navy modernization priorities. She specializes in complex, technology-driven acquisitions under FAR Part 15, often coordinating with engineering and operational stakeholders to define performance-based requirements for next-generation flight and aircrew training systems. Nelson maintains strong, sustained relationships with key contractors including STRACON SERVICES GROUP, LLC and FLIGHTSAFETY INTERNATIONAL INC, both of which provide specialized training system integration, simulation software, and flight training device sustainment services. Her contracting approach emphasizes long-term vendor partnerships grounded in technical expertise and proven performance, fostering collaboration on iterative development and lifecycle support for high-stakes training platforms. She consistently engages with industry through market research, pre-solicitation outreach, and contractor performance evaluations to ensure capability alignment with evolving operational needs. Her procurement portfolio reflects a balanced commitment to socioeconomic goals, with approximately 25.9% of awards designated as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5 and a modest 3.7% allocated to HUBZone firms. While the majority of acquisitions remain open to full and open competition, Nelson actively promotes small business participation through targeted outreach and streamlined evaluation criteria that prioritize technical merit and past performance over excessive overhead burdens. Nelson’s primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 488190 (Other Support Activities for Air Transportation), reflecting her central role in acquiring training system support services. She also regularly procures electronic computer manufacturing (334111), computing infrastructure (518210), and aircraft-related systems (336411), demonstrating deep technical familiarity with simulation hardware, data networking, and mission-critical avionics. Her expertise spans the integration of live, virtual, and constructive (LVC) training architectures, positioning her at the nexus of defense acquisition and next-generation aviation readiness.