Senior NASA Subcontracts Specialist

UNAVAILABLE; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Nova Space Solutions, LLC seeks a seasoned Subcontracts Administrator to plan, execute, and administer complex U.S. Government procurement actions under FAR/DFARS for NASA COSMIC and related programs.

You will ensure compliant awards, closeouts, and lifecycle administration with a focus on risk mitigation and audit readiness. The role requires at least four years of government procurement experience, strong negotiation and documentation skills, and the ability to work across cross-functional

Qualifications

• Minimum four (4) years of full-time U.S. Government procurement and subcontract administration under FAR/DFARS with NASA/DoD support.
• Experience planning/administering IDIQ vehicles with task/purchase orders, modifications, and closeouts.
• Proficiency with price/cost analysis, PNMs, certified cost data as applicable, and SCA/Davis-Bacon compliance.
• Enforcing clause flow downs, subcontract consent, advance notifications, insurance/COI, and NTP controls.
• Strong documentation discipline and audit readiness for corporate acquisition policy frameworks (APPM).
• FAR/DFARS contracting policies, NASA supplements, and procurement standards proficiency.
• Ability to pass pre-hire background and drug screen; U.S. Citizenship for NASA badge.

Responsibilities

• Interpret, apply, and enforce APPM; drive compliance across procurement and subcontract actions.
• Develop acquisition strategies (IDIQ, firm-fixed-price, services/construction); determine award type and method.
• Prepare and issue RFPs/IFBs; lead source selection, market research, and price reasonableness determinations.
• Draft, negotiate, and execute subcontracts, task orders, and purchase orders; manage changes and terminations.
• Ensure flow-down of applicable FAR/DFARS/NASA clauses; manage notices and consent requirements.
• Coordinate technical analyses, legal reviews, and risk assessments to enable timely awards.
• Conduct price/cost analyses and ensure SCA/Davis-Bacon wage compliance as applicable.
• Review insurance requirements and Notice-to-Proceed controls; monitor subcontractor performance.
• Maintain subcontract files, supplier lists, and support timely finance/payments.

Skills

Extensive FAR/DFARS procurement

IDIQ/FPIF task orders

Negotiation and price reasonableness

Contract administration docs

Compliance auditing

English communication

Tools

Procurement systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

Nova Space Solutions, LLC seeks a seasoned Subcontracts Administrator to plan, execute, and administer complex U.S. Government procurement actions under FAR/DFARS for NASA COSMIC and related programs.

You will ensure compliant awards, closeouts, and lifecycle administration with a focus on risk mitigation and audit readiness. The role requires at least four years of government procurement experience, strong negotiation and documentation skills, and the ability to work across cross-functional