Mrs. Okemia McBride

Mrs. Okemia McBride serves as a key procurement professional within the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, supporting the agency’s mission to modernize digital intellectual property systems and enhance public access to patent and trademark resources. She manages acquisitions for critical technology infrastructure, with a focus on software publishing and computer facilities management services. Her work directly enables the USPTO’s strategic initiatives in securing data systems, streamlining examination workflows, and maintaining high-availability digital platforms for examiners and the public. McBride oversees full lifecycle contracting activities, including requirements development, solicitation issuance, and vendor performance evaluation, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and agency-specific technological standards. Her primary contractor relationships center on IP.COM I, LLC and Innovative Transducer Implementation, LLC, both of which provide specialized software solutions and IT infrastructure support tailored to patent examination environments. These partnerships reflect a preference for vendors with deep domain expertise in intellectual property data systems, document management, and secure cloud-based platforms. McBride consistently engages with contractors capable of delivering scalable, interoperable solutions that integrate with legacy USPTO architectures, emphasizing reliability, cybersecurity, and long-term maintainability. McBride’s procurement portfolio reflects a strong orientation toward open competition, with 100% of her acquisitions conducted without set-aside designations. While she does not prioritize socioeconomic categories such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs, her approach ensures rigorous technical evaluation and value-based selection, aligning with the USPTO’s need for mission-critical capabilities over socioeconomic preferences. Her core procurement activities are concentrated in NAICS 541513 (Computer Facilities Management Services) and 513210 (Software Publishers), reflecting a focus on managed IT services, application development, and enterprise software platforms. She regularly procures custom software solutions, system integration services, and data center operations support, demonstrating specialized expertise in the technical domains of patent processing systems and digital intellectual property management.