Roberta O. Onuma

Roberta O. Onuma serves as a key procurement professional within the Detention Compliance and Removals unit of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, supporting the Department of Homeland Security’s mission to ensure secure, compliant detention and removal operations. She manages a diverse portfolio of acquisitions focused on operational readiness, including security services, transportation logistics, and facility support systems. Her role involves end-to-end contract lifecycle management—from requirement definition and market research to award and performance oversight—ensuring alignment with federal regulations and agency strategic priorities. Onuma’s work directly enables the safe and lawful execution of immigration enforcement activities through reliable, mission-critical contracting. Her primary contractor relationships include B.I. Incorporated, Acentra Health LLC, and Ardent Group, LLC, each providing specialized services in detention operations support, health care delivery within custodial settings, and security program management. Onuma maintains long-term, performance-driven partnerships with these vendors, emphasizing compliance, accountability, and operational continuity. These relationships reflect a preference for established contractors with proven experience in federal detention environments, often requiring high-security clearances and adherence to DHS-specific protocols. Onuma’s contracting activity is exclusively conducted under non-set-aside authorities, with 100% of awards issued through full and open competition. This pattern indicates a focus on technical capability and operational readiness over socioeconomic preferences, prioritizing mission needs above targeted small business set-asides. While small business participation is not formally incentivized in her portfolio, all procurements remain compliant with FAR requirements for fair and open competition. Her procurement focus is evenly distributed across four NAICS categories: Security Guards and Patrol Services (561612), Security Systems Services (561621), Deep Sea Freight Transportation (483111), and Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110). This reflects a broad operational scope requiring physical security, surveillance infrastructure, detainee transportation via maritime assets, and educational services for detained populations. Onuma demonstrates deep expertise in integrating multi-domain contracting solutions to support complex, high-stakes detention and removal operations.