Deborah M Young

Deborah M. Young serves as a Contracting Officer within U.S. Transportation Command (USTransCom), responsible for managing complex logistics and mobility contracts that support global military deployment and sustainment operations. She plays a pivotal role in executing the agency’s mission to ensure seamless air, sea, land, and rail mobility by overseeing the acquisition of critical transportation services, port operations support, and expeditionary logistics solutions. Her portfolio primarily includes performance-based contracts for aviation support, terminal management, and logistics consulting services, with a focus on ensuring operational readiness and rapid response capability across theater environments. Young maintains established relationships with key contractors including UNCOMN LLC, PHOENIX AIR GROUP, INC., RAMPART AVIATION, LLC, FANCIULLI EGISTO S.R.L., and MOUNTAIN AVIATION, LLC, all of which provide specialized aviation, cargo handling, and expeditionary logistics capabilities. Her procurement approach emphasizes long-term vendor partnerships grounded in performance metrics, compliance with DoD mobility standards, and operational flexibility to meet dynamic mission requirements. She consistently engages with contractors possessing proven track records in military logistics environments and international port operations. Young’s contracting activity reflects a 100% no set-aside preference, indicating a focus on full and open competition to ensure access to the broadest possible pool of qualified providers. While she does not prioritize socioeconomic set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs, her process remains fully compliant with federal acquisition regulations and emphasizes capability-driven selection criteria. Her primary NAICS focus areas include 522110 (Commercial Banking), 541611 (Administrative Management Consulting), 541614 (Logistics Consulting), and 541330 (Engineering Services), reflecting a multidisciplinary procurement strategy that integrates financial systems support, operational efficiency consulting, and technical engineering solutions to enhance global mobility infrastructure and port throughput capabilities.