Yvette S. Byrd

Yvette Byrd serves as a Contracting Specialist within the FA8823 Sustainment MCPNT SSC/PKL under the Department of the Air Force, where she plays a pivotal role in securing critical aerospace and space-based capabilities essential to national defense. She manages the full lifecycle of acquisitions for guided missile systems, space vehicle platforms, and associated command, control, and communications infrastructure, ensuring operational readiness through timely, compliant, and technically sound contract actions. Her work directly supports the sustainment and modernization of global positioning systems, satellite communications networks, and advanced navigation assets, aligning procurement decisions with strategic Air Force readiness objectives. Byrd’s contracting activities are primarily focused on prime contractors with deep expertise in missile and space systems manufacturing, including established defense aerospace primes and specialized engineering firms with proven track records in classified and high-integrity programs. While specific vendor names are not disclosed, her procurement patterns reflect a preference for established industry partners with mature quality assurance systems, ITAR compliance, and experience in delivering complex, mission-critical hardware and integrated software solutions under strict security protocols. Her set-aside preferences are uniformly non-set-aside, with 100% of her acquisitions conducted under full and open competition. This reflects the highly technical, classified, and mission-critical nature of the systems she procures, where specialized capabilities and security clearances limit the pool of qualified offerors. While small business participation is not formally prioritized in her portfolio, she ensures all solicitations are structured to maximize competition within the narrow band of eligible, qualified vendors. Byrd’s procurement focus is exclusively centered on NAICS 336414—Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing. She routinely handles acquisitions for propulsion systems, guidance and control subsystems, launch vehicle integration, and space-based sensor payloads, requiring deep technical fluency in aerospace engineering standards, DoD acquisition regulations, and defense-specific supply chain requirements. Her expertise lies in navigating the intersection of advanced technology development and mission-critical sustainment within the national security space domain.