@Orchard LLC · 2 weeks ago
Senior Contract Manager
United States
Part-time, Contract
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
10+ years exp@Orchard LLC is an emerging small-business federal contractor seeking a Fractional Senior Contracts Manager to provide turnkey cradle-to-grave contracting support. The role involves overseeing the federal contract lifecycle, ensuring compliance, and coordinating with various stakeholders to maintain effective operations as the company expands its federal portfolio.
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Hiring Manager
Nimal Arumugam
Responsibilities
Support the complete federal contract lifecycle from business development and proposal preparation through award negotiation, post-award execution, compliance oversight, subcontractor coordination, reporting, and contract closeout
Reviewing solicitations, assessing contractual risk, negotiating NDAs, teaming agreements, prime contracts, and subcontracts, and ensuring that all requirements are translated into actionable internal processes
Developing contract briefs, tracking deliverables and funding, managing modifications, preparing EACs and internal reports, supporting invoice compliance, and serving as the primary contractual point of contact with government COs and CORs
Interface regularly with independent consultants, 1099 contractors, subcontractors, teaming partners, and internal program staff to ensure all agreements and flowdowns are properly executed
Oversees the contractual aspects of HR and Facility Security (FSO) functions to ensure alignment with contract requirements
Ensuring subcontractors and consultants provide required documentation and certificates of insurance, coordinating with the company’s insurance broker to issue COIs to customers, and maintaining audit-ready contract files in accordance with FAR retention standards
Qualification
Required
10+ years of federal contracting experience with small or mid-sized government contractors
Demonstrated cradle-to-grave contracting expertise, including proposals, award negotiation, subcontracting, compliance, and closeout
Extensive experience negotiating NDAs, Teaming Agreements, prime contracts, and subcontracts, including drafting and redlining
Strong working knowledge of the FAR, agency supplements, SBA regulations, and small-business contracting requirements (8(a), WOSB, SDB)
Experience supporting IDIQs, BPAs, GSA MAS, task orders, and small-business set-aside environments
Experience coordinating with subcontractors, independent consultants, 1099 staff, teaming partners, and client/government stakeholders
Ability to maintain audit-ready contract files and oversee compliance calendars, deliverables, POP management, and reporting
Strong communication, negotiation, and organizational skills, with the ability to work independently in a fast-moving, small-business environment
Company
@Orchard LLC
We are a nationally recognized SBA-certified Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB) and 8(a) project solutions company.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageLeadership Team
Tiffany Nguyen
Founder and CEO
Recent News
Hartford Business Journal
2025-07-09
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