Rosie Yawn

Rosie Yawn serves as a key procurement professional within the FA8823 Sustainment MCPNT SSC/PKL, a critical unit under the Department of the Air Force responsible for sustaining and modernizing aerospace and space-based defense systems. She manages acquisitions for mission-critical capabilities including guided missile sustainment, satellite communications infrastructure, and global positioning system modernization. Her role centers on ensuring operational readiness through timely contract execution, technical requirement validation, and lifecycle support planning for complex defense platforms. She routinely handles sole-source, competitive, and set-aside procurements aligned with Air Force Space Systems Command priorities, focusing on long-term sustainment rather than new development. While specific contractor names are not publicly disclosed, Yawn maintains consistent working relationships with a diverse pool of vendors specializing in systems integration, analytical instrumentation, and defense-grade software services. Her procurement patterns reflect a preference for established defense contractors with proven technical expertise in aerospace sustainment, alongside active engagement with small businesses capable of delivering niche engineering and technical support services. Her approach emphasizes performance-based contracting and risk-mitigated vendor partnerships to ensure mission continuity. Yawn demonstrates a strong commitment to socioeconomic contracting, with approximately one-third of her acquisitions structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. She prioritizes small business participation without favoring specific categories such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB, instead focusing on capability alignment and competitive readiness. Her contracting strategy balances broad market access with targeted support for qualified small firms capable of delivering specialized technical services. Her primary NAICS focus areas include Computer Systems Design Services (541512) and Information Services (511210), reflecting a heavy emphasis on software integration, data analytics, and command-and-control system modernization. She also procures analytical laboratory instrumentation (334516) and advertising services (541810) for mission support functions, indicating a broad operational scope that blends high-tech engineering with ancillary administrative needs. Her expertise lies at the intersection of aerospace sustainment and digital infrastructure modernization.