Yanique C. Young-Grant

Yanique C. Young-Grant serves as a Contract Administrator for the FA2823 AFTC PZIO under the Department of the Air Force, where she plays a pivotal role in executing mission-critical procurement actions for advanced test and evaluation infrastructure. Her responsibilities encompass the full lifecycle management of contracts supporting airborne and ground-based sensing, communication, and signal intelligence systems. She specializes in securing construction and infrastructure services essential to modernizing aerospace test ranges and instrumentation facilities, ensuring alignment with Air Force technical standards and operational readiness goals. Her acquisitions are strategically aligned with the agency’s focus on electromagnetic compatibility, avionics validation, and next-generation test bed development. Young-Grant maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of contractors, including TOM HAMMONDS ENTERPRISES, LLC, STREET LEGAL INDUSTRIES, INC, SPEEGLE CONSTRUCTION, INC, DETECT INC, and THE CONTROLS COMPANY, LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for specialized firms capable of delivering precision construction, embedded control systems, and ruggedized test environment integration. Her procurement approach emphasizes collaboration with vendors possessing proven expertise in military-grade facility upgrades and technical support for high-fidelity instrumentation systems. She maintains a 100% Small Business Set-Aside posture across all procurements under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a robust and unwavering commitment to small business participation. All her contract actions are structured to maximize opportunities for small businesses, ensuring socioeconomic goals are fully integrated into mission delivery without compromising technical performance or schedule integrity. Her primary procurement focus is centered on NAICS 238110—Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors—reflecting a strategic emphasis on constructing hardened test ranges, shielded enclosures, and reinforced infrastructure to support sensitive electronic warfare and radar systems. This specialization underscores her technical understanding of facility requirements for electromagnetic interference mitigation and operational security in aerospace test environments.