Latashia Muse, Contract Specialist

Latashia Muse serves as a Contract Specialist within the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, supporting the agency’s mission to modernize digital infrastructure for intellectual property examination and public access systems. She manages the full lifecycle of acquisitions for mission-critical technology services, with a focus on securing scalable computing infrastructure, data processing platforms, and specialized printing solutions that underpin the USPTO’s operational efficiency. Her procurement activities directly enable the agency’s strategic priorities in cybersecurity, digital transformation, and public-facing IP resource delivery, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and alignment with modernization goals. Muse maintains a consistent working relationship with IP.COM I, LLC and Innovative Transducer Implementation, LLC, both of which provide specialized services in intellectual property data management and technical documentation systems. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, leveraging long-term vendor partnerships to ensure continuity in mission-critical services. She prioritizes technical alignment and service reliability over transactional procurement, fostering collaborative engagements that support sustained system integrity and innovation. Muse’s portfolio reflects a 100% non-set-aside contracting pattern, with no use of 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or other socioeconomic programs. Her acquisitions are driven by technical necessity and vendor capability rather than socioeconomic preferences, indicating a focus on mission-critical performance and system interoperability over socioeconomic targeting. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 518210, where she secures computing infrastructure, data hosting, and web services essential to the USPTO’s digital examination environment. She also regularly procures commercial printing services under NAICS 323111 to support the production of official patent and trademark documentation. Her expertise centers on high-assurance technical systems requiring strict data integrity, regulatory compliance, and scalable cloud-enabled architectures to support national IP operations.