Muriel Yealu

Muriel Yealu serves as a key procurement lead within the W6QK Acc-rsa office of the Department of the Army, overseeing the acquisition of mission-critical aerospace systems and support services essential to the U.S. Army’s aerial and missile defense modernization efforts. Responsible for managing the full lifecycle of contracts tied to UH-60 Black Hawk and AH-64 Apache platforms, she specializes in procuring avionics upgrades, propulsion subsystems, sensor integration, and mission-critical maintenance services. Her work directly supports the Army’s strategic imperative to sustain combat-ready aviation capabilities through rapid technological advancement and operational reliability. Yealu maintains strong, sustained relationships with prime contractors including Lockheed Martin Corporation and Alaska Aerospace Corp., partnering with industry leaders experienced in defense aerospace integration and flight system sustainment. Her contracting approach emphasizes long-term vendor collaboration, performance-based service agreements, and technical alignment with Army aviation modernization roadmaps. She routinely engages contractors with proven expertise in flight control systems, radar countermeasures, and embedded diagnostics to ensure system readiness across deployed theaters. A staunch advocate for small business inclusion, Yealu consistently applies a 100% Total Small Business Set-Aside strategy under FAR 19.5, ensuring all procurements are reserved exclusively for small business concerns. This reflects a deliberate, agency-wide commitment to fostering innovation through diverse supplier participation, particularly among firms certified under HUBZone, SDB, and SDVOSB programs. Her contracting patterns prioritize capacity-building among small firms capable of delivering specialized aerospace support services. Her procurement focus is exclusively centered on NAICS 488190—Other Support Activities for Air Transportation—encompassing aircraft maintenance, logistics support, technical field services, and mission-specific training support. She specializes in acquiring non-aircraft-specific but mission-essential services that ensure the operational availability and sustainment of Army rotorcraft and missile defense systems, demonstrating deep technical fluency in aviation logistics and defense readiness frameworks.