Starla Young

Starla Young serves as a key procurement professional within the FA8106 Aflcmc Wlk, a critical unit under the Department of the Air Force responsible for sustaining and modernizing trainer and support aircraft fleets. She manages acquisitions for integrated logistics and maintenance services essential to the operational readiness of platforms such as the T-6A/B/D Texan II, T-1A, and C-12 aircraft. Her portfolio centers on contractor-operated and maintained base supply (COMBS) services, avionics modernization, and life support system components, ensuring mission-critical readiness through performance-based contracting and lifecycle support solutions. She works closely with industry partners to deliver reliable, scalable maintenance and technical support aligned with Air Force sustainment strategies. Her contractor relationships are primarily with defense aerospace and aviation logistics firms specializing in aircraft maintenance, avionics integration, and supply chain management. While no specific vendor names are currently identifiable, her procurement patterns reflect consistent engagement with Tier 1 and Tier 2 contractors possessing FAA and AS9100 certifications, particularly those with experience in military aircraft sustainment. She favors long-term, performance-based agreements that emphasize accountability, technical compliance, and rapid response capabilities for time-sensitive maintenance and parts delivery. Starla Young’s contracting activity shows a 100% preference for open, non-set-aside competitions, indicating a focus on technical merit and operational capability over socioeconomic categorization. Her approach prioritizes mission-critical performance and industry-wide competition, with no documented reliance on 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides. This reflects a strategic alignment with the agency’s urgent readiness requirements, where technical proficiency and proven sustainment heritage outweigh socioeconomic targeting criteria. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 488190 (Other Support Activities for Air Transportation), encompassing COMBS and maintenance support services, followed by NAICS 336412 for aircraft engine and component manufacturing and NAICS 334515 for precision instrumentation used in avionics testing and diagnostics. She specializes in acquiring complex, high-reliability systems requiring stringent military specifications and certification, demonstrating deep expertise in aerospace logistics and technical sustainment domains.