Yvonda Benson

Yvonda Benson serves as a key procurement lead within the FA8232 Aflcmc Wwmk, a critical unit of the Department of the Air Force responsible for sustaining and modernizing the F-16 fleet’s airborne systems. She manages complex acquisitions centered on avionics modernization, embedded system upgrades, and mission-critical support services for navigation, guidance, display, and communication technologies. Her work directly enables combat readiness by ensuring legacy platforms remain operationally viable through integrated hardware-software solutions. Benson specializes in engineering services, systems integration, and software-enabled sustainment contracts, often overseeing performance-based, long-term support agreements that require rigorous technical oversight and lifecycle management. She maintains consistent partnerships with industry leaders including VERTEX MODERNIZATION AND SUSTAINMENT LLC, SHIFT5, INC., and SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE, all of which bring deep expertise in military avionics modernization, digital engineering, and embedded software development. Her contracting approach favors established technical partners with proven capabilities in rapid prototyping, legacy system retrofitting, and secure software updates for classified platforms. These relationships reflect a preference for vendors with DoD clearance, systems engineering backgrounds, and experience in agile development methodologies applied to aerospace environments. Benson’s procurement portfolio is entirely non-set-aside, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a mission-driven focus on technical excellence and rapid capability insertion over socioeconomic preferences, prioritizing vendor capability and system interoperability over certification-based set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs. Her primary NAICS focus is 488190 (Other Support Activities for Air Transportation), accounting for 84.2% of her acquisitions, followed by 541330 (Engineering Services) and 513210 (Software Publishers). She procures advanced avionics upgrades, flight control software, mission computer integrations, and sustainment services for embedded systems, demonstrating deep domain expertise in military aerospace electronics and digital transformation of legacy aircraft platforms.