Latasha N Martin

Latasha N. Martin serves as a Purchasing Agent for W07V Endist Memphis under the Department of the Army, where she plays a pivotal role in executing mission-critical acquisitions to sustain and modernize Army installation infrastructure. Her responsibilities include managing the full lifecycle of procurement actions for industrial maintenance, heavy equipment repair, and specialized power systems essential to force projection and base readiness. She handles a diverse portfolio of contracts under the Federal Acquisition Regulation, with a focus on complex industrial and engineering services requiring technical compliance and logistical coordination across military installations. Martin maintains consistent working relationships with key contractors including SIA SOLUTIONS LLC, SUPERIOR-LIDGERWOOD-MUNDY CORP, DONALD BOND CONSTRUCTION INC., VIXEN LLC, and FIREWATCH CONTRACTING OF FLORIDA LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for established vendors with proven capabilities in industrial maintenance, facility rehabilitation, and specialized equipment servicing. Her procurement approach emphasizes reliability, compliance, and performance history, fostering long-term vendor collaboration to ensure uninterrupted support of Army operational requirements. A strong advocate for socioeconomic contracting, Martin consistently prioritizes small business participation, with 83.9% of her awards designated as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. Her contracting patterns reflect a deliberate alignment with small business development goals, frequently awarding contracts to firms certified under HUBZone, SDVOSB, and other small business programs to enhance competition and regional economic resilience within the defense industrial base. Her technical focus centers on NAICS codes 811310 for commercial and industrial machinery repair, 335311 for power transformer manufacturing, 335314 for relay and industrial control systems, 333924 for industrial truck and stacker machinery, and 333912 for air and gas compressor systems. These categories underscore her expertise in procuring mission-critical mechanical, electrical, and material handling equipment essential to the sustainment of Army engineer yards and logistics hubs.