Barb Shutt

Barb Shutt serves as a Real Property Leasing Officer (RPLO) for the Public Buildings Service’s PBS R00 Center for Broker Services, where she leads the acquisition and management of nonresidential real estate assets to support federal agency operations nationwide. In this critical role, she executes lease agreements for commercial office space and related facilities, ensuring alignment with federal footprint optimization goals and cost-efficiency mandates. Her procurement activities center on long-term leasing strategies that secure secure, functional, and strategically located workspaces for federal personnel, operating under the General Services Administration’s real property mission. She manages the full lifecycle of lease transactions—from market analysis and tenant coordination to contract execution and performance monitoring—using standardized GSA leasing authorities and competitive negotiation protocols. Shutt maintains consistent contracting relationships with a select group of experienced real estate developers and property owners, including TWO CON LLC, ONNI TIMES SQUARE LP, CVD MAIN LLC, BELTSVILLE GSA FDA LLC, and CC OWNER LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for established commercial landlords with proven experience in federal leasing environments, particularly those capable of delivering turnkey, build-to-suit, or modified existing space solutions. Her approach emphasizes reliability, compliance, and operational continuity, favoring vendors with a track record of meeting GSA’s stringent facility standards and lease administration requirements. Shutt’s procurement portfolio is entirely non-set-aside, with 100% of her acquisitions conducted under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic alignment with the agency’s priority to secure optimal space solutions through broad market engagement, rather than socioeconomic set-asides. While small business participation is not a primary contracting mechanism in her portfolio, her process remains transparent and compliant with all federal acquisition regulations. Her primary procurement focus is exclusively under NAICS 531120—Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings (except Miniwarehouses)—demonstrating deep specialization in commercial real estate leasing. She exclusively procures leased office space and related nonresidential facilities, applying expertise in lease structuring, rent escalations, build-out allowances, and space utilization metrics to meet federal workspace standards.