Suzanne M Mudd-Yarber

Suzanne M. Mudd-Yarber serves as a Contracting Officer for U.S. Transportation Command (USTransCom), code HTC711, where she plays a pivotal role in executing the Department of Defense’s global mobility mission through strategic procurement of air transportation services. She is responsible for managing full lifecycle acquisitions for nonscheduled chartered passenger air transportation, ensuring rapid, reliable, and expeditionary airlift capabilities to support military deployments, port operations, and theater sustainment worldwide. Her acquisitions are mission-critical, enabling the movement of personnel and time-sensitive cargo across austere and high-demand environments, aligning closely with USTransCom’s focus on global reach and operational agility. Mudd-Yarber maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of specialized air charter providers, including UNCOMN LLC, PHOENIX AIR GROUP, INC., RAMPART AVIATION, LLC, FANCIULLI EGISTO S.R.L., and MOUNTAIN AVIATION, LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for experienced, FAA-certified operators with proven capabilities in military-unique environments, including long-range, overwater, and expeditionary operations. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based requirements, risk mitigation, and operational reliability, fostering long-term vendor collaboration grounded in compliance and mission readiness. Her procurement portfolio reflects no set-aside preferences, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a mission-driven prioritization of capability, availability, and operational suitability over socioeconomic categorization, ensuring that USTransCom’s global mobility requirements are met with the most qualified and responsive vendors regardless of business size or certification status. Her primary focus is on NAICS 481211—Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation—where she procures specialized aircraft services including executive transport, troop movement, and medical evacuation support using turbine-powered, long-range aircraft. Her expertise lies in complex air charter contracting under FAR Part 12 and Part 13, with deep technical knowledge of military airlift standards, international overflight regulations, and expeditionary airfield operations.