Sharon M Young

Sharon M. Young serves as a Contract Specialist at the Southwest Regional Maintenance Center (N55236), a key operational hub within the Department of the Navy responsible for sustaining naval vessel readiness. In this role, she manages the full lifecycle of procurement actions for industrial support services, ship repair capabilities, and specialized equipment critical to fleet maintenance. Her acquisitions primarily support shipyard infrastructure, mechanical systems, and industrial maintenance operations, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and Navy-specific technical standards. She plays a vital role in translating operational requirements into enforceable contract vehicles that deliver mission-critical capabilities across the Pacific Southwest region. Young maintains longstanding relationships with core vendors including W. V. Construction Company, Turn Key Scaffolding LLC, Premier Scaffolding, Inc., Fairbanks Morse, LLC, and The Sherwin-Williams Company. These partnerships reflect a consistent focus on industrial contractors capable of delivering complex scaffolding, marine coating, propulsion system components, and heavy equipment services under stringent maritime safety and environmental compliance regimes. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, rigorous technical evaluation, and long-term vendor reliability over transactional procurement. A strong advocate for small business inclusion, Young prioritizes Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, which account for nearly 59% of her portfolio, with additional support for 8(a) competed and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business set-asides. Her socioeconomic contracting patterns demonstrate a deliberate strategy to expand access for qualified small businesses in industrial and maritime support sectors, fostering workforce development and regional economic resilience. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 336611 (Ship Building and Repairing), which dominates her portfolio, alongside significant activity in 532490 (Commercial and Industrial Machinery Leasing) and 811310 (Machinery Repair and Maintenance). She specializes in acquiring industrial-scale services for vessel dry-docking, corrosion control, HVAC systems, and heavy equipment maintenance—domains requiring deep technical understanding of naval engineering standards and hazardous material handling protocols.