Alicia Young

Alicia Young serves as a key procurement lead for the Town of Payson, Arizona, supporting the strategic acquisition of critical infrastructure and municipal services aligned with the town’s mission of public safety and sustainable operations. In her capacity as a SLED (State, Local, and Tribal) contracting professional, she manages the full lifecycle of procurements for technical services and public works, with a focus on engineering oversight, water resource systems, and waste management operations. Her role ensures compliance with state and federal procurement regulations while advancing the town’s goals of operational efficiency and long-term infrastructure resilience. While specific contractor relationships are not currently documented in available records, Young’s procurement patterns indicate a preference for competitive, open bidding processes with no set-asides, suggesting a focus on value-driven outcomes over socioeconomic classifications. She engages with a broad spectrum of vendors, including regional engineering firms, waste collection operators, and technical service providers, fostering transparent, performance-based vendor partnerships grounded in competitive fairness and contractual accountability. Young’s contracting portfolio reflects a distinct specialization in two primary NAICS categories: 213111 (Drilling Oil and Gas Wells) and 562119 (Other Waste Collection), each representing 50% of her acquisition focus. These domains signal expertise in subsurface resource management and non-hazardous waste logistics, indicating her involvement in projects related to groundwater extraction, well maintenance, and municipal solid waste collection systems. Her technical acumen supports the town’s infrastructure resilience strategy, particularly in arid-region water security and waste service reliability. Her procurement approach prioritizes open competition, with 100% of acquisitions conducted without set-asides, reflecting a commitment to broad market access and performance-based vendor selection. This pattern underscores a results-oriented contracting philosophy focused on technical capability, regulatory compliance, and service continuity rather than socioeconomic preferences.