Daphney Jean-Minter

Daphney Jean-Minter serves as a key procurement professional within the Office of Procurement Operations at the Information Technology Acq Center (70RTAC), where she leads the acquisition of mission-critical information technology and cybersecurity services supporting the Department of Homeland Security. Her work centers on securing advanced digital infrastructure solutions that enhance national cyber resilience, including cloud platforms, network security systems, and data operations tools. She manages the full lifecycle of contracts under NAICS 541519, ensuring alignment with federal IT modernization priorities and compliance with NIST and FISMA standards. Her acquisitions directly enable secure, scalable, and interoperable systems for federal protective and intelligence missions. Jean-Minter collaborates with a broad spectrum of IT service providers, including systems integrators, cybersecurity specialists, and cloud infrastructure vendors, fostering long-term partnerships grounded in performance-based outcomes and agile delivery models. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, she consistently engages firms with proven expertise in zero-trust architecture, SIEM platforms, and automated threat detection. Her contracting approach emphasizes technical rigor, vendor accountability, and continuous performance monitoring to ensure mission readiness. Her procurement patterns reflect a strong preference for full and open competition, with 100% of her acquisitions conducted without set-asides, indicating a focus on technical capability and mission-critical performance over socioeconomic classifications. This approach prioritizes access to the broadest talent pool to meet urgent national security requirements. Jean-Minter’s primary technical focus is on Other Computer Related Services (NAICS 541519), encompassing managed security services, IT consulting, systems integration, and custom software development for federal networks. She routinely procures solutions in cybersecurity analytics, identity and access management, and secure cloud migration, demonstrating deep domain expertise in protecting high-value federal data systems against evolving cyber threats.