Tiera Clark

Tiera Clark serves as a key procurement professional within the Headquarters of Air Combat Command’s Acquisition Management Integration Center (FA4890), supporting the Department of the Air Force’s mission to sustain and modernize air dominance capabilities. She manages the acquisition of mission-critical training systems, command and control infrastructure, and technical services essential to pilot readiness and tactical communication effectiveness. Her work centers on ensuring combat-ready forces are equipped with advanced, interoperable solutions through full and open competition, with a primary focus on flight training and related operational support contracts. Clark’s role is integral to aligning acquisition outcomes with Air Combat Command’s strategic objectives for air superiority and force readiness. Clark maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of specialized contractors, including VETPRIDE-EMI Maintenance Solutions, LLC, MILTRAIN JV II LLC, and JBW FEDITC JV LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for joint ventures and firms with deep expertise in aviation training systems, simulation technologies, and maintenance support services. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, leveraging long-term vendor relationships to ensure continuity, technical alignment, and rapid response to evolving operational requirements across the air combat enterprise. Clark’s procurement activity is exclusively conducted under full and open competition, with no set-asides for 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or other socioeconomic programs. This reflects a deliberate strategy to prioritize technical capability and mission suitability over socioeconomic preferences, ensuring the highest performance standards for critical national defense systems. While small business participation is not formally targeted, the nature of the procurements often attracts capable small firms through competitive bidding. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 611512 (Flight Training), accounting for over 90% of her activity, encompassing synthetic training devices, pilot proficiency programs, and live-virtual-constructive (LVC) simulation systems. The remaining 9.1% involves NAICS 532411, covering the leasing and rental of specialized airborne and ground-based training equipment. Clark’s expertise is deeply rooted in aviation training technology and operational support services critical to sustaining air combat readiness.