Charlie Petersen

Charlie Petersen serves as a secondary procurement support specialist within the PBS Project Delivery Capital Construction - Branch Central under the General Services Administration’s Public Buildings Service. Though not a primary contracting officer, Petersen plays a critical role in facilitating the acquisition lifecycle for high-priority federal construction projects, particularly those involving mission-critical infrastructure and border security facilities. He supports the planning, solicitation, and contract administration phases for commercial and institutional building construction, ensuring alignment with federal building standards and GSA’s capital asset modernization goals. His work directly enables the delivery of secure, sustainable, and operationally efficient federal facilities. Petersen collaborates closely with primary contracting officers and project managers to coordinate vendor engagement and technical evaluations. While no primary contractors are currently identified in the procurement record, his role involves engaging with general contractors, design-build firms, and construction managers experienced in federal compliance, including adherence to UFC standards and Davis-Bacon Act requirements. His working relationships are characterized by a focus on technical competency, schedule reliability, and performance-based contract management. Petersen’s procurement activity reflects a strict preference for full and open competition, with 100% of acquisitions conducted without set-asides. This indicates a strategic emphasis on maximizing competition among qualified firms rather than targeting specific socioeconomic categories, consistent with the scale and complexity of capital construction projects under the agency’s purview. While small business participation is not formally prioritized in this portfolio, the agency maintains compliance with all statutory requirements for small business outreach. The agency’s procurement activity is exclusively focused on NAICS 236220 — Commercial and Institutional Building Construction — reflecting deep expertise in the design-build delivery of federal office buildings, detention facilities, and infrastructure hubs. Petersen supports the acquisition of turnkey construction services, including site development, structural systems, MEP installations, and security-integrated building systems essential to federal operational readiness.