Lisa Younghanse

Lisa Younghanse serves as a Contracting Officer for the Air Force Test Center’s PZZC at Eglin Air Force Base, where she leads the acquisition of high-priority aerospace technologies critical to maintaining air dominance. Her portfolio centers on prototyping, integration, and validation of next-generation systems, including hypersonic platforms, fifth-generation datalinks, and hardware-in-the-loop sensor testbeds. She manages full lifecycle procurements—from market research and solicitation to contract award and administration—ensuring alignment with Air Force Research Laboratory objectives and rapid capability delivery timelines. Her work directly supports the agency’s mission to accelerate the transition of advanced aeronautical innovations from concept to operational readiness. Lisa maintains a consistent working relationship with L1 Enterprises Incorporated, a key contractor providing specialized engineering and test support services. Her procurement approach favors established technical partners with proven expertise in aerospace systems integration, flight test instrumentation, and mission-critical software development. She engages vendors through competitive sealed bidding and negotiated contracts, prioritizing performance-based outcomes and technical fidelity over cost alone. Her partnerships reflect a preference for proven capability over novelty, ensuring mission-critical systems meet rigorous flight test and validation standards. Lisa’s contracting patterns show a 100% preference for full and open competition, with no use of 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or other socioeconomic set-asides. While she does not currently utilize small business set-asides, her acquisitions remain open to all qualified offerors, emphasizing technical merit and mission readiness as the primary evaluation criteria. Her approach reflects the high-stakes, time-sensitive nature of Eglin’s test and evaluation environment, where rapid fielding of validated capabilities takes precedence over socioeconomic targeting. Her primary NAICS focus includes Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (541712), Other Support Activities for Air Transportation (488190), Engineering Services (541330), and Computer Systems Design Services (541512). She procures advanced avionics, flight test instrumentation, real-time data acquisition systems, and mission simulation software, demonstrating deep expertise in aerospace engineering, systems integration, and test infrastructure modernization.