Latricia Robbins

Latricia Robbins serves as a Contract Specialist for the National Forests in Mississippi, operating under the U.S. Forest Service within the Department of Agriculture. In this role, she manages the full lifecycle of procurement actions to support the agency’s mission of sustainable forest management, infrastructure resilience, and public safety. Her portfolio primarily encompasses service-based acquisitions including janitorial, landscaping, and forestry support activities, with a strong emphasis on maintenance and operational contracts critical to preserving public lands and trail networks. Robbins ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning procurements with strategic agency priorities such as wildfire mitigation and road network preservation. Her contractor relationships are predominantly with small businesses, reflecting a procurement strategy centered on broad-based small business engagement. She routinely collaborates with firms certified under multiple socioeconomic programs, fostering long-term partnerships with vendors capable of delivering specialized services in forested environments. These include local and regional contractors with expertise in environmental stewardship, trail maintenance, and ecological restoration, ensuring that contracting activity supports both mission outcomes and community economic development. Robbins demonstrates a robust commitment to socioeconomic contracting, with over 91% of her acquisitions set aside for small businesses under FAR 19.5. She consistently prioritizes small business participation, with additional set-asides for 8(a) and HUBZone firms, reflecting a deliberate effort to expand economic opportunity in underserved regions of Mississippi. Her contracting patterns reveal a strong alignment with federal goals to increase access for disadvantaged entrepreneurs while maintaining high standards of performance and accountability. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 561720 (Janitorial Services), 115310 (Support Activities for Forestry), and 561730 (Landscaping Services), indicating deep expertise in environmental and land management support services. She frequently awards contracts for vegetation control, debris removal, facility upkeep, and ecological monitoring, demonstrating specialized knowledge in the technical demands of managing public forest lands. Her work ensures that operational needs are met through compliant, efficient, and mission-driven acquisitions.