Sonia Nance

Sonia Nance serves as a key procurement lead within the Detention Compliance and Removals unit of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, overseeing the acquisition of critical transportation and operational support services essential to the agency’s mission of secure detainee removal and facility compliance. She manages contract lifecycle activities for high-stakes logistics operations, ensuring alignment with federal detention standards, safety protocols, and regulatory requirements. Her acquisitions primarily support the movement and handling of individuals under immigration enforcement, requiring stringent oversight of contractor performance, compliance with DHS directives, and adherence to interagency coordination frameworks. Nance maintains a consistent working relationship with a select group of primary contractors, including B.I. Incorporated, Acentra Health LLC, and Ardent Group, LLC, all of which provide specialized non-scheduled air transportation and related support services. These partnerships are characterized by long-term performance reliability, deep domain expertise in immigration enforcement logistics, and adherence to federal aviation and detention transport regulations. Her procurement approach emphasizes vendor accountability, operational continuity, and mission-critical service delivery over competitive bidding cycles. Her contracting portfolio reflects a strict preference for full and open competition, with 100% of awards issued under no set-aside classifications. This indicates a deliberate focus on capability and capacity over socioeconomic preferences, prioritizing mission readiness and operational scale over small business set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs. Nance’s procurement activity is exclusively concentrated in NAICS 481211—Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation—reflecting her specialization in securing on-demand, non-scheduled air services for detainee transport across federal detention facilities. Her expertise lies in managing complex, time-sensitive charter operations that require compliance with TSA, FAA, and DHS security protocols, ensuring safe, lawful, and efficient movement of individuals subject to removal proceedings.