Barbra Burns-Fink

Barbra Burns-Fink serves as Lease Administrator for the National Operations Center under the Bureau of Land Management, where she manages the acquisition and administration of real property leases critical to federal land management operations. Her role encompasses the full lifecycle of lease contracting—from needs assessment and market research to negotiation, award, and performance monitoring—ensuring compliance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and Interior Department policies. She specializes in procuring nonresidential and residential leasehold interests to support field offices, ranger stations, and operational facilities across public lands, directly enabling mission-critical infrastructure without capital construction. Burns-Fink maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of contractors including Boh Environmental, L.L.C., DJ&A, P.C., Kiewit Infrastructure West Co., and Wasatch West Contracting LLC, all of whom provide specialized leasing, facility management, and real estate services. Her procurement approach emphasizes long-term vendor partnerships grounded in reliability, regulatory compliance, and operational adaptability, often engaging firms with demonstrated expertise in federal land-use constraints and environmental stewardship requirements. Her contracting activity reflects a strong preference for open competition, with 92.7% of awards issued without set-aside designations, indicating a focus on broad market access and value-driven outcomes. While small business participation is limited, the 7.3% of awards directed to 8(a) competed contracts demonstrate a measured commitment to socioeconomic goals without compromising mission efficiency or facility readiness. Her procurement portfolio is overwhelmingly concentrated in NAICS 531120 (Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings), reflecting her primary focus on leasing commercial and institutional facilities to support BLM’s operational footprint. Secondary activity in NAICS 531110 (Residential Leases) supports housing for field personnel, while minimal activity in other categories underscores her technical specialization in real property leasing for federal infrastructure, not financial or intangible asset transactions.