The primary role of the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) is to promote and develop strategies for small business participation in the DHS contracting program while adhering to federal small business regulations in the procurement process.
Contacts listed below can provide overall information on the Department of Homeland Security Small Business program. These individuals generally do not make purchases for the organization.
Capability statements and other marketing materials should be sent to the appropriate component Small Business Specialist.
Main Number
202-447-5555
DHS OSDBU Mailbox
Questions and comments about doing business with the Department of Homeland Security
DHS Vendor Outreach Session (VOS) Mailbox
Questions and comments about the Department of Homeland Security’s upcoming Vendor Outreach Sessions.
OSDBU Director, Vacant
Cherita Thomas, OSDBU, Deputy Director
Phone: (202) 579-7562
Email: Cherita.Thomas@hq.dhs.gov
Tije' Holland
Executive Assistant
Phone: 202-672-3235
Email: tije.holland@hq.dhs.gov
Candice Brooks
Vendor Outreach Session (VOS) Support Team, Vendor Outreach Matchmaking Events (VOME) Team
Phone: (202) 510-3018
Email: candice.brooks@hq.dhs.gov
Sharon Davis
Mentor-Protégé Program Manager, Outreach Program Co-Manager
Email: sharon.davis@hq.dhs.gov
Audra Dunbar
Vendor Outreach Sessions (VOS) Program Manager, Vendor Outreach Matchmaking Events (VOME) Program Manager
Phone: 202-571-4550
Email: Audra.Dunbar@hq.dhs.gov
Kyle Groome
Subcontracting Compliance Program Manager, HUBZone Program Manager
Phone: (202) 680-3466
Email: kyle.groome@hq.dhs.gov
Sharon Phillips
Desk Officer for Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), United States Citizen and Immigration Services (USCIS), United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), United States Coast Guard (USCG), and United States Secret Service (USSS); Small Business Co-Program Manager; and Small Business FAR Council Representative
Phone: (202) 770-4643
Email: sharon.phillips@hq.dhs.gov
Milton Slade
SDVOSB Program Manager, Small Business Training Program Manager, and Outreach Co-Program Manager
Phone: 202-893-0163
Email: Milton.Slade@hq.dhs.gov
Jenista Tobias
Desk Officer for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Office of Procurement Operations (OPO), and Customs and Border Protection (CBP); Small Business Program Co-Program Manager and Mentor-Protégé Program Co-Manager
Phone: (202) 394-5424
Email: Jenista.Tobias@hq.dhs.gov
Bernard Durham
SBA Procurement Center Representative (PCR) assigned to DHS
Phone: (202) 510-0292
Email: bernard.durham@hq.dhs.gov
Office of Small & Disadvantaged Business Utilization /Mailstop #0080
Department of Homeland Security
6595 Springfield Center Dr.
Springfield, VA 20598 – 0080