Christine Yezzo

Christine Yezzo serves as a key procurement professional within the Federal Aviation Administration’s AAQ600 692M15 Acquisition & Grants unit, where she supports the modernization of the national airspace system through the acquisition of mission-critical engineering, software, and technical services. Her responsibilities include managing the full lifecycle of contracts for advanced aeronautical systems, flight data analytics platforms, and air traffic management infrastructure, ensuring alignment with FAA safety and operational resilience goals. She works closely with technical stakeholders to translate complex aviation requirements into solicitation strategies that prioritize performance, interoperability, and cybersecurity compliance. Christine cultivates partnerships with a diverse range of vendors specializing in aerospace systems, real-time data processing, and avionics integration. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, she regularly engages firms with expertise in navigation system manufacturing, systems engineering, and custom software development for aviation environments. Her contracting approach emphasizes competitive bidding and technical evaluation, fostering relationships with both large primes and niche specialists capable of delivering high-integrity solutions for safety-critical applications. Her procurement patterns reflect a strong preference for open competition, with 71.4% of awards issued without set-aside restrictions. However, she consistently supports small business participation, allocating 14.3% of awards to 8(a) competed contracts and another 14.3% to total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a balanced commitment to socioeconomic goals without compromising technical rigor. Christine’s primary industry focus centers on NAICS 334511 for aeronautical navigation and guidance systems and NAICS 541330 for engineering services, reflecting her specialization in hardware-software integrated solutions for air traffic control, risk assessment tools, and aerospace instrumentation. She routinely procures embedded systems, flight data processing software, and simulation platforms, requiring deep technical understanding of FAA certification standards and aviation cybersecurity frameworks.