Audrey M York

Audrey M. York serves as a procurement professional responsible for managing complex acquisitions across advanced manufacturing and defense-related technical domains. Her role centers on executing full-cycle contracting processes in alignment with federal acquisition regulations, ensuring compliance, competition, and mission readiness. She handles a diverse portfolio of contracts for specialized industrial components and engineered systems, often requiring technical evaluation and source selection under FAR Part 15. Her work directly supports operational capabilities through the procurement of mission-critical hardware and subsystems, bridging technical requirements with acquisition strategy. York’s contracting patterns reflect a strong preference for open competition, with approximately 94% of awards issued under non-set-aside procedures. While she maintains a limited but intentional focus on small business participation—approximately 5.6% of awards directed toward Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5—her approach prioritizes market-driven competition while ensuring viable small business opportunities are identified where technical and capacity requirements align. She engages with a broad spectrum of vendors, from established industrial manufacturers to niche suppliers, fostering transparent, performance-based vendor relationships grounded in rigorous evaluation criteria. Her procurement focus is concentrated in five key NAICS categories, with primary emphasis on Other Metal Valve and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing (332919), Small Arms and Ordnance Manufacturing (332994), and Bare Printed Circuit Board Manufacturing (334412). She also routinely procures components and systems under Search, Detection, and Aeronautical Instrument Manufacturing (334511) and Other Engine Equipment Manufacturing (333618). This specialization indicates deep expertise in defense-grade mechanical, electronic, and electro-mechanical systems, requiring stringent quality controls and supply chain traceability. York’s technical acumen enables her to effectively evaluate engineering specifications, test protocols, and compliance with military standards such as MIL-STD and ASME Y14.5.