Suzanne M Mudd-Yarber

Suzanne M. Mudd-Yarber serves as Director of Small Business Programs at U.S. Transportation Command (USTransCom), where she leads strategic initiatives to integrate small businesses into the agency’s global mobility mission. In this role, she oversees the planning, execution, and compliance of procurement activities designed to maximize small business participation across expeditionary logistics, port operations, and rapid deployment support. She ensures that contracting strategies align with DoD mobility requirements while advancing federal socioeconomic goals, primarily through the acquisition of specialized technical services critical to sustaining global military transportation networks. Mudd-Yarber maintains consistent partnerships with a core group of aviation and logistics service providers, including UNCOMN LLC, PHOENIX AIR GROUP, INC., RAMPART AVIATION, LLC, FANCIULLI EGISTO S.R.L., and MOUNTAIN AVIATION, LLC. These relationships reflect a focus on niche, mission-critical capabilities in air mobility support, cargo handling, and expeditionary infrastructure services. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes and long-term vendor collaboration, fostering reliable, scalable solutions that meet the dynamic demands of global theater operations. Notably, Mudd-Yarber’s procurement portfolio reflects a 100% preference for unrestricted, full and open competition, with no set-asides designated for 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or other socioeconomic categories. This reflects a strategic alignment with USTransCom’s operational imperatives, where mission readiness and technical specialization take precedence over socioeconomic preferences, even as small businesses remain active participants through open competition. Her primary procurement focus is centered on NAICS 541519 (Other Computer Related Services), encompassing advanced logistics software, real-time tracking systems, data analytics platforms, and integrated command and control solutions. She specializes in acquiring IT-enabled services that enhance port throughput efficiency, asset visibility, and cross-domain coordination—critical enablers for USTransCom’s global mobility mission.