Marcia Yount

Marcia Yount serves as a Contracting Officer within the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (N61340), where she oversees the acquisition of advanced simulation, avionics, and mission-critical training systems essential to naval aviation readiness. Her portfolio encompasses the full lifecycle procurement of integrated training environments, including synthetic instrumentation, flight simulators, and mission rehearsal platforms. She plays a pivotal role in aligning contracting strategies with the Department of the Navy’s modernization priorities, ensuring timely delivery of technically complex systems that enhance pilot and aircrew proficiency across tactical and operational domains. Yount maintains consistent contracting relationships with STRACON SERVICES GROUP, LLC and FLIGHTSAFETY INTERNATIONAL INC, both of which provide high-fidelity simulation solutions, curriculum development, and systems integration services. Her procurement approach emphasizes long-term vendor partnerships grounded in technical excellence and performance-based outcomes, frequently engaging contractors with proven expertise in aerospace training systems and real-time data analytics for immersive learning environments. Her contracting patterns reflect a balanced commitment to small business participation, with approximately one-third of her awards structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. While the majority of her acquisitions are unrestricted, she actively prioritizes small business eligibility and encourages competitive bidding from qualified SBA-certified firms, demonstrating a deliberate effort to broaden the supplier base without compromising mission-critical performance standards. Yount’s procurement focus is concentrated in NAICS 334511 and 334515 for aeronautical and electrical test instrumentation, alongside 541330 for engineering services and 541990 for specialized technical consulting. She routinely procures mission-specific avionics, training system software, embedded diagnostics, and systems engineering support tailored to naval aviation operational requirements, underscoring her deep technical fluency in defense training technologies and systems integration.