Tanya P. Booth

Tanya P. Booth serves as a Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative (COTR) for the U.S. Census Bureau, where she provides critical technical oversight for acquisitions supporting the modernization of national data collection systems. In this role, she ensures contractor performance aligns with mission-critical objectives for the 2030 Decennial Census and ongoing demographic surveys, particularly in the development and deployment of secure, scalable digital platforms. She works closely with program managers and IT teams to evaluate technical deliverables, manage contract modifications, and enforce compliance with federal acquisition regulations, playing a pivotal role in translating operational needs into actionable procurement outcomes. Ms. Booth’s procurement portfolio is exclusively focused on Custom Computer Programming Services (NAICS 541511), reflecting the Bureau’s reliance on advanced software development to support data infrastructure modernization, cloud-based survey systems, geospatial analytics, and automated data validation tools. She engages with a diverse range of IT service providers, including systems integrators, software developers, and data science firms, ensuring solutions meet rigorous federal standards for security, scalability, and interoperability. Her oversight extends to agile development cycles, DevSecOps practices, and data governance frameworks essential to the Bureau’s digital transformation. Ms. Booth’s contracting activity shows no preference for socioeconomic set-asides, with 100% of her acquisitions conducted under full and open competition. This reflects the Census Bureau’s strategic need for specialized technical expertise that may not be consistently available within small business pools, while still maintaining compliance with federal procurement equity requirements. Her technical domain expertise centers on enterprise software development, data integration architectures, and secure cloud environments, making her a key liaison between technical teams and contractors delivering mission-critical data systems for one of the nation’s most vital statistical agencies.