Mary Anne Young

Mary Ann Young serves as a Contracting Officer for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), where she plays a pivotal role in executing mission-critical acquisitions that support oceanic, atmospheric, and coastal research and operations. She manages a diverse portfolio of contracts aligned with NOAA’s scientific and operational imperatives, primarily focusing on technical services that enable environmental monitoring, data analysis, and workforce development. Her acquisitions are instrumental in sustaining the agency’s capacity for predictive modeling, ecosystem assessment, and climate resilience initiatives, ensuring that procurement strategies directly advance NOAA’s mission of environmental stewardship and public safety. Young maintains established relationships with a select group of contractors, including the Wisconsin Educational Communications Board, Tronconi Segarra & Associates LLP, JNB Services LLC, Pure Enviro-Management, LLC, and The Regents of the University of Colorado. These partnerships reflect a blend of academic, nonprofit, and small business vendors with specialized expertise in environmental science, systems design, and training services. Her contracting approach emphasizes collaborative, performance-based engagements that prioritize technical excellence and mission alignment over transactional vendor relationships. Her procurement strategy is evenly balanced between small business set-asides and open competitions, with 50% of her awards designated under the Small Business Set-Aside program (FAR 19.5). This reflects a deliberate and consistent commitment to fostering economic opportunity for small businesses while maintaining competitive rigor. She actively leverages socioeconomic programs to expand vendor diversity and ensure broad participation from qualified small and emerging firms. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541512 (Computer Systems Design Services) and NAICS 611430 (Professional and Management Development Training), underscoring her specialization in IT infrastructure modernization, data system integration, and workforce capacity building. She routinely procures custom software development, modeling platforms, and science-based training curricula that enhance NOAA’s analytical and operational readiness across its national network of laboratories and field stations.