Miguel Segovia

Miguel Segovia serves as a key procurement professional at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, supporting the agency’s mission to advance human spaceflight systems and life sciences research. He manages complex acquisitions for specialized engineering, scientific research, and logistics services critical to crewed missions beyond low Earth orbit. His work directly enables the development of spacecraft guidance systems, microgravity physiology experiments, and radiation biology studies, ensuring that mission-critical capabilities are procured with technical rigor and operational readiness. Segovia handles a diverse portfolio of contract types, including cost-reimbursement and fixed-price arrangements, with a focus on high-stakes, mission-essential procurements. His primary contractor relationships include Sierra Space Corp, Aspera Biomedicines, Inc., and Single Crystal Diamond Inc., reflecting a strategic emphasis on advanced aerospace systems, biotechnology applications in space environments, and high-performance materials. He maintains long-term, performance-driven partnerships with vendors capable of delivering niche technical solutions under stringent NASA compliance standards. These relationships are characterized by collaborative engineering integration, rigorous technical evaluation, and iterative development cycles aligned with human spaceflight requirements. Segovia’s contracting activity shows no preference for socioeconomic set-asides, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a mission-driven approach prioritizing technical capability and operational readiness over socioeconomic targeting, consistent with the high-risk, high-reward nature of human spaceflight procurement. His procurement focus centers on NAICS 484220 (specialized freight trucking), 481212 (nonscheduled air cargo), 541330 (engineering services), and 541715 (physical and life sciences R&D). These categories underscore his expertise in acquiring transportation for sensitive space hardware, engineering design for human-rated systems, and experimental research services supporting crew health and spacecraft performance in extreme environments.