Katie Young

Katie Young serves as a Contract Specialist at the W4MM USA Joint Munitions Command, where she plays a critical role in executing the lifecycle acquisition of conventional ammunition and explosives systems for the U.S. Army. Her responsibilities encompass the full spectrum of contract management—from solicitation and evaluation to award and administration—ensuring compliance with Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) and Army-specific procurement policies. She supports mission-critical acquisitions that sustain combat readiness across land, air, and naval forces, with a focus on modernizing munitions capabilities and strengthening supply chain resilience through timely, lawful, and efficient contracting practices. Katie collaborates with a diverse range of defense industrial base vendors, including manufacturers of medium- and large-caliber ammunition, defense systems integrators, and specialized technical service providers. Her contracting patterns reflect close coordination with prime contractors possessing Department of Defense security clearances and certified manufacturing facilities under MIL-STD and NATO standards. She maintains a results-oriented, risk-managed approach to vendor partnerships, prioritizing performance history, quality assurance protocols, and supply chain traceability in source selection. Katie’s procurement portfolio is entirely non-set-aside, with 100% of her acquisitions conducted under full and open competition. This reflects the Joint Munitions Command’s operational imperative to maintain rapid, scalable production capacity and ensure unimpeded access to critical munitions expertise. While she does not prioritize socioeconomic set-asides, her contracting decisions are grounded in merit-based evaluation criteria that emphasize technical capability, past performance, and industrial base viability. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541519 (Other Computer Related Services) and 541512 (Computer Systems Design Services), supporting digital logistics, ammunition tracking systems, and simulation-based testing platforms, alongside 332993 (Ammunition Manufacturing), where she oversees the production and modernization of conventional munitions. Her technical expertise spans ordnance systems engineering, cybersecurity for defense supply chains, and automated manufacturing processes critical to national security readiness.