Dominicke A. Ybarra

Dominicke Ybarra serves as a Contract Specialist within the FA8823 Sustainment MCPNT SSC/PKL under the Department of the Air Force, where she plays a pivotal role in managing the acquisition lifecycle for critical aerospace and space-based sustainment programs. Her responsibilities include soliciting, evaluating, and awarding contracts for guided missile systems, satellite communications infrastructure, and advanced navigation instrumentation essential to national defense readiness. She ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning procurement actions with the agency’s strategic modernization goals, focusing on technical solutions that enhance operational resilience across global defense platforms. Ybarra collaborates with a diverse array of defense contractors specializing in high-reliability electronics, test and evaluation services, and mission-critical system integration. While specific contractor names are not publicly disclosed, her procurement patterns reflect consistent engagement with firms possessing deep expertise in RF communications, guidance systems, and space vehicle sustainment. She fosters long-term vendor partnerships grounded in technical proficiency, performance accountability, and adherence to stringent defense quality standards, ensuring seamless integration of complex systems into existing operational architectures. Ybarra’s contracting portfolio reflects a strong preference for open competition, with 100% of her acquisitions designated as non-set-aside. This indicates a focus on technical merit and capability over socioeconomic categorization, prioritizing mission-critical performance and industrial base readiness. While small business participation is not formally targeted through set-asides, her evaluations still consider innovative capabilities from all qualified vendors, maintaining a balanced approach to competition and capability assurance. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 334220 (wireless communications equipment), 334511 (aeronautical navigation systems), and 541380 (testing laboratories), reflecting expertise in radio frequency systems, guidance and control instrumentation, and independent verification and validation services. She routinely procures advanced avionics, signal processing hardware, and test fixtures supporting GPS, SATCOM, and missile defense platforms, demonstrating deep technical fluency in aerospace sustainment domains.