Shawn Landis

Shawn R. Landis serves as a Contract Specialist within the FA8621 Aflcmc Wnsk Sims unit of the Department of the Air Force, where he plays a pivotal role in executing complex acquisitions to sustain and modernize advanced aircrew training systems and mission-critical avionics infrastructure. His responsibilities include managing the full lifecycle of contract actions—from requirements validation and market research to solicitation, award, and administration—ensuring alignment with Air Force operational readiness goals. Landis specializes in procuring high-technology solutions for synthetic training environments, embedded logistics systems, and aircraft component upgrades, frequently working within strict compliance frameworks such as FAR and DFARS to deliver mission-essential capabilities on schedule. Landis maintains a consistent working relationship with Lockheed Martin Corporation, a prime contractor integral to delivering integrated avionics, simulation hardware, and mission systems modernization. His procurement approach reflects a strategic partnership model, engaging major defense primes for complex, systems-integrated solutions while ensuring small business participation remains a core component of acquisition strategy. He collaborates closely with industry to foster innovation, facilitate technical alignment, and manage performance-based deliverables across long-term sustainment contracts. His contracting portfolio is evenly split between full and open competitions and Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a deliberate and balanced commitment to socioeconomic contracting. Landis actively prioritizes small business involvement, ensuring equitable access to high-value technical opportunities without compromising mission requirements, and consistently structures solicitations to maximize competition among qualified small vendors. His primary NAICS focus areas are 541511 (Custom Computer Programming Services) and 336413 (Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing), reflecting deep expertise in software-defined training systems, embedded avionics, and specialized aircraft subsystems. Landis procures mission-critical software, simulation platforms, and hardware components that support pilot proficiency and maintenance readiness across the Air Force’s high-performance aircraft fleet.