Jaclyn J Yates

Jaclyn J. Yates serves as a Contract Specialist within the 94th Contracting Flight at FA6703, supporting the Department of the Air Force’s mission to sustain and modernize air base infrastructure. She manages the full lifecycle of procurement actions for critical facility services, including construction, utilities, and operational support systems essential to installation readiness. Her portfolio emphasizes compliance with federal acquisition regulations, environmental standards, and energy resilience initiatives, ensuring that contracted services align with Air Force strategic priorities for base modernization and mission continuity. Yates maintains established working relationships with key contractors including K.C. Electrical Construction, Inc., McKenzie Construction & Site Development LLC, MSAB, LLC, Hollek Engineering LLC, and Federal Contracts LLC. These partnerships reflect a consistent reliance on experienced firms capable of delivering complex facility upgrades, utility enhancements, and site development services under tight operational timelines. Her approach emphasizes performance-based contracting, clear statement of work development, and rigorous contract administration to ensure contractor accountability and mission alignment. Her procurement strategy reflects a strong commitment to small business participation, with 45.5% of awards structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. While the majority of acquisitions remain open to all competitors, Yates actively prioritizes small business eligibility and socioeconomic contracting opportunities, fostering a diverse vendor base that supports both economic development and mission-critical capability delivery. Her primary NAICS focus areas include 721110 (hotels and motels) and 485510 (charter bus industry), indicating significant procurement of lodging and transportation services for transient personnel and mission support. She also regularly procures services under 334210 (telephone apparatus manufacturing), 811111 (automotive repair), and 532111 (passenger car rental), demonstrating technical expertise in managing diverse, non-traditional facility support requirements essential to daily base operations and contingency readiness.