Susan L Dunnigan

Susan L. Dunnigan serves as a key acquisition 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 a portfolio of contracts focused on flight training systems, command and control infrastructure, and mission-critical technical services essential to pilot readiness and tactical communications. Her work directly enables combat-ready forces by ensuring timely delivery of advanced training platforms and integrated operational support solutions aligned with Air Combat Command’s strategic priorities. Dunnigan maintains strong, ongoing relationships with specialized contractors including VETPRIDE-EMI Maintenance Solutions, LLC, MILTRAIN JV II LLC, and JBW FEDITC JV LLC, all of which provide tailored aviation training, simulation, and maintenance services. These partnerships reflect a preference for joint ventures and niche providers with deep expertise in military flight systems and live-virtual-constructive training environments. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, long-term sustainment, and technical integration across complex avionics and simulation ecosystems. Her procurement patterns demonstrate a robust commitment to small business participation, with 41.7% of awards structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. While no other socioeconomic set-asides dominate her portfolio, her consistent use of small business set-asides signals a deliberate strategy to foster innovation and capacity within the defense contractor base, particularly among firms with specialized aviation training and engineering capabilities. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 611512 (Flight Training), which accounts for 80% of her activity, supplemented by engineering services (541330) and air traffic control support (488111). She specializes in procuring advanced flight simulators, embedded training systems, and mission rehearsal environments that replicate real-world combat scenarios, demonstrating deep technical expertise in aviation training systems and integrated operational readiness platforms.