Tina Daniels

Tina Daniels serves as a key procurement lead within the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWC TSD), supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to modernize and sustain advanced aviation training systems. She manages the acquisition of mission-critical simulation platforms, immersive training environments, and avionics infrastructure essential for pilot and aircrew readiness. Her portfolio encompasses complex systems integrations, including tactical combat training simulators, flight training devices, and associated computer-based training architectures, ensuring alignment with naval aviation operational requirements and Next Generation Training System (NGTS) modernization goals. Daniels maintains consistent contracting relationships with industry leaders such as STRACON SERVICES GROUP, LLC, and FLIGHTSAFETY INTERNATIONAL INC, both of which provide high-fidelity flight simulation hardware, curriculum development, and systems integration services. Her procurement approach emphasizes long-term vendor partnerships grounded in technical excellence and lifecycle support, often involving performance-based contracting and systems engineering support to ensure operational effectiveness and sustainment of training assets. Her contracting patterns reflect a balanced commitment to small business participation, with approximately one-third of awards structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a deliberate effort to expand opportunities for qualified small businesses in the defense training sector. While the majority of acquisitions are unrestricted, she actively prioritizes socioeconomic programs to foster innovation and diversify the supplier base. Daniels’ procurement focus centers on NAICS 333310 (commercial machinery), 334111 (electronic computer manufacturing), and 334118 (computer peripheral equipment), reflecting her specialization in procuring embedded training systems, real-time simulation hardware, and integrated avionics platforms. Her expertise lies at the intersection of defense training technology and commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) system adaptation, ensuring interoperability with naval aviation platforms while maintaining rigorous military standards for reliability and cybersecurity.