Joann Sheldon

Joann Sheldon serves as a Senior Subcontract Administrator, playing a critical role in ensuring compliance, risk mitigation, and performance oversight across complex subcontracting arrangements. In this capacity, she supports the agency’s broader procurement mission by managing the flow of subcontractor obligations under prime contracts, ensuring adherence to federal acquisition regulations, flow-down clauses, and socioeconomic requirements. Her work primarily involves reviewing, negotiating, and monitoring subcontracts for professional and technical services, with a focus on maintaining contract integrity and fostering accountability among tiered vendors. She interfaces regularly with prime contractors, legal counsel, and program managers to align subcontractor capabilities with mission objectives. Joann collaborates extensively with prime contractors delivering professional, scientific, and technical services, particularly in the areas of custom software development, engineering research, and technical consulting. Her working relationships are characterized by a rigorous, compliance-driven approach, emphasizing transparent communication, performance metrics, and subcontractor certification verification. She maintains structured oversight of subcontractor performance, ensuring alignment with prime contract deliverables and federal procurement standards. Joann’s contracting patterns reflect a strong preference for open competition, with 100% of her acquisitions designated as “No Set-Aside.” While she does not prioritize specific socioeconomic programs such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB, her oversight ensures that all subcontractors—regardless of size—meet statutory and regulatory requirements for eligibility and performance. Her approach emphasizes merit-based selection and rigorous due diligence over mandated set-asides. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541990 (All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services), with significant activity in custom computer programming (541511), physical and engineering R&D (541712), and technical consulting (541690). She also manages acquisitions in air and gas compressor manufacturing (333912), reflecting a diverse technical portfolio spanning IT systems, scientific research, and specialized equipment. Her expertise spans both software-intensive services and hardware-enabled technical solutions, demonstrating broad domain fluency across federal technical procurement.