Kyong Ae Yi

Kyong Ae Yi serves as a Contract Specialist within the 0411 Aq Hq Contract Augmented unit of the Department of the Army, responsible for managing the full lifecycle of facility sustainment and infrastructure support contracts critical to U.S. Army garrison operations, particularly at overseas and high-priority installations such as USAG Humphreys and USFK. Her role encompasses the planning, solicitation, award, and administration of service-based acquisitions that ensure the operational readiness of military facilities, including maintenance of utilities, building systems, and support infrastructure. She specializes in complex, multi-year service contracts requiring technical coordination across engineering, logistics, and environmental compliance domains, ensuring alignment with Army installation resilience goals. Kyong Ae Yi maintains consistent procurement relationships with a focused group of contractors, primarily based in Korea, including GLOBAL SYSTEMIZED INDUSTRY, 09CLEAN CO., LTD, and KOREA CONTAINER POOL CO., LTD. These partnerships reflect a pattern of engaging specialized service providers capable of delivering facility maintenance, logistics support, and environmental services tailored to the unique operational demands of U.S. Army installations abroad. Her contracting approach emphasizes reliability, performance-based outcomes, and local market expertise, fostering long-term vendor collaboration grounded in compliance and mission alignment. Her procurement portfolio reflects a strong preference for open competition, with 89.5% of awards issued without set-asides, indicating a focus on broad market engagement and value-driven acquisition strategies. While small business participation is limited, she consistently allocates 10.5% of awards to 8(a) competed contracts, demonstrating a measured but intentional commitment to socioeconomic objectives within the constraints of mission-critical requirements. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 811310, reflecting deep expertise in commercial and industrial machinery and equipment repair and maintenance services. She also regularly procures technical training services under NAICS 611519 and translation and interpretation services under NAICS 541930, underscoring her role in supporting multilingual, culturally adaptive operations in theater. Her domain expertise centers on facility systems integrity, logistics support, and service-based infrastructure sustainment in austere and overseas environments.