Mark Young, Real Property Accountability Officer

Mark Young serves as the Real Property Accountability Officer for the FA8137 unit under the Department of the Air Force, where he ensures the integrity and compliance of air base infrastructure assets through precise real property management and acquisition oversight. His role is critical to sustaining mission readiness by aligning facility procurement activities with defense standards for construction, renovation, and long-term facilities support. He primarily handles non-construction real property acquisitions, focusing on lease agreements and long-term occupancy arrangements for mission-critical facilities, ensuring alignment with Air Force installation planning and environmental compliance requirements. While specific contractor names are not available, Young engages with a broad spectrum of commercial real estate lessors and facilities management firms that provide nonresidential space solutions, including adaptive reuse of existing structures and leasehold improvements. His procurement patterns reflect a preference for established vendors with demonstrated experience in defense-sector property management, particularly those capable of delivering turnkey facility solutions under federal leasing authorities such as 40 U.S.C. Chapter 5. Young’s contracting activity is entirely non-set-aside, with 100% of acquisitions conducted under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic prioritization of efficiency, scalability, and access to the broadest possible market of qualified real property providers, rather than socioeconomic set-asides. There is no evidence of targeted participation for 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs in his current portfolio. His primary procurement focus is NAICS 531120—Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings—indicating deep expertise in lease acquisition, facility condition assessments, and real property lifecycle management. He procures turnkey leased facilities, including hangars, operations centers, and support buildings, requiring compliance with DoD energy resilience standards, seismic safety codes, and sustainability mandates. His technical domain centers on functional space optimization for military operations within constrained infrastructure environments.