Mr. Charles Gilbert

Mr. Charles Gilbert serves as Program Manager for the ACC A2RT Intelligence Training Branch within the Air Combat Command’s Acquisition Management Integration Center (FA4890), where he leads the acquisition and integration of advanced intelligence training systems critical to maintaining air dominance. His role encompasses the end-to-end management of contracts for mission-critical training platforms, command and control infrastructure, and technical services that enhance pilot readiness, tactical intelligence analysis, and real-time surveillance capabilities. Gilbert ensures alignment between operational requirements and acquisition execution, bridging the gap between warfighter needs and modernized training solutions to sustain combat-ready forces across the Department of the Air Force. He maintains consistent partnerships with key contractors including VETPRIDE-EMI MAINTENANCE SOLUTIONS, LLC, MILTRAIN JV II LLC, and JBW FEDITC JV LLC, all of which provide specialized training systems, simulation technologies, and integrated maintenance services. These relationships reflect a preference for established industry teams with proven expertise in defense training environments, often involving joint venture structures to deliver complex, multi-domain capabilities. His procurement approach emphasizes reliability, technical interoperability, and lifecycle support over competitive bidding alone. Mr. Gilbert’s contracting portfolio reflects a 100% no set-aside preference, indicating a focus on full and open competition to ensure access to the broadest pool of qualified vendors capable of delivering high-performance, mission-essential systems. This approach prioritizes technical capability and operational readiness over socioeconomic set-asides, though it does not preclude small business participation when they meet stringent performance criteria. His procurement focus centers on defense training and simulation systems, particularly those supporting intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) operations. He routinely acquires advanced virtual and constructive training environments, data analytics platforms, and secure communication tools tailored to intelligence analyst and pilot training pipelines, demonstrating deep expertise in military aviation training technology and integrated operational systems.