Niyana Yarber

Niyana Yarber serves as the primary procurement lead for the Asc Commodities Division within the Department of Defense’s Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, where she is responsible for acquiring high-reliability mechanical and electrical components critical to the operational readiness of military aviation platforms. Her role centers on ensuring the timely procurement of precision-engineered parts—including ball and roller bearings, wiring devices, and fasteners—that maintain structural integrity and electronic functionality across aircraft systems. She manages the full lifecycle of acquisitions, from requirements validation through contract award and performance monitoring, aligning all procurements with DoD standards for quality, traceability, and supply chain resilience. Yarber maintains a broad network of industrial suppliers specializing in aerospace-grade bearing manufacturing and precision component fabrication. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, she consistently engages with certified manufacturers capable of meeting MIL-SPEC and AS9100 quality standards. Her contracting patterns reflect a preference for established industrial vendors with proven capabilities in low-volume, high-precision production, often requiring full material traceability and military certification documentation. Her procurement strategy is exclusively non-set-aside, with 100% of acquisitions conducted under open competition. This reflects a mission-critical focus on technical capability and supply chain reliability over socioeconomic preferences, prioritizing performance and readiness over socioeconomic categorization. Yarber’s technical domain is narrowly focused on NAICS 332991—Ball and Roller Bearing Manufacturing—where she procures specialty bearings designed for extreme thermal, vibration, and load conditions encountered in military aircraft engines, landing gear, and flight control systems. Her expertise lies in evaluating material compositions, tolerances, and testing protocols to ensure components meet stringent military performance requirements, making her a key steward of mechanical reliability across the aviation sustainment enterprise.