John Young

John Young serves as a contracting professional with the Virginia Contracting Activity under the Defense Intelligence Agency, where he manages mission-critical acquisitions to support classified intelligence operations. His responsibilities include executing full lifecycle procurement for advanced technical services essential to data exploitation, systems analysis, and real-time intelligence processing. He specializes in securing custom software development, engineering research, and secure systems design solutions that enable the Department of Defense’s intelligence mission, with a focus on high-assurance computing environments and classified infrastructure. His acquisitions directly support operational readiness through the procurement of cutting-edge technologies aligned with national security imperatives. Mr. Young maintains a procurement model centered on small business participation, with 100% of his contract actions structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate and consistent strategy to foster innovation through disadvantaged, veteran-owned, and HUBZone-certified firms capable of delivering agile, secure technical solutions. He prioritizes partnerships with small businesses that possess specialized clearances and domain expertise in intelligence systems, ensuring compliance with stringent security protocols while expanding the defense industrial base. His procurement activity is exclusively focused on NAICS 423430, which encompasses computer and computer peripheral equipment and software merchant wholesalers. This specialization reflects his role in sourcing secure hardware platforms, encrypted communication systems, mission-specific software suites, and integrated computing architectures tailored for classified environments. He frequently procures commercial-off-the-shelf solutions modified for intelligence use, as well as bespoke software tools for data fusion, geospatial analysis, and signal exploitation. His technical domain expertise lies at the intersection of commercial IT supply chains and defense-grade cybersecurity requirements, ensuring that acquired systems meet both operational needs and compliance standards.