Charlotte Cohen

Charlotte Cohen serves as a procurement lead within the Public Buildings Service’s PBS R2 Capital Construction Branch under the General Services Administration, where she manages complex federal construction and facility modernization acquisitions. Her role centers on executing design-build, construction management, and integrated project delivery contracts for high-priority federal infrastructure, including courthouses, port of entry facilities, and federal office complexes. She ensures compliance with federal construction standards and lifecycle management requirements, overseeing the full acquisition lifecycle from solicitation through contract closeout. Her work directly supports GSA’s mission to deliver resilient, sustainable, and mission-critical federal facilities that enhance operational efficiency and public service delivery. Cohen maintains a consistent working relationship with McKenzie Construction & Site Development LLC, a primary contractor for capital construction projects under her purview. Her procurement approach emphasizes long-term vendor partnerships grounded in performance-based outcomes, design-build collaboration, and integrated project delivery methodologies. She favors contractors with proven expertise in federal construction environments, particularly those capable of managing complex site logistics, regulatory compliance, and phased construction schedules within occupied federal facilities. Cohen’s acquisition portfolio reflects a 100% non-set-aside contracting strategy, indicating a focus on full and open competition rather than socioeconomic set-asides. While she does not prioritize 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides, her process remains transparent and compliant with FAR Part 19, ensuring equitable access for all qualified vendors. Her approach prioritizes technical capability, past performance, and value engineering over socioeconomic preferences. Her primary procurement focus is on NAICS 711510—Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers—which appears to reflect a misclassification or administrative anomaly in the system. In practice, her actual technical domain involves capital construction, architectural services, and facility modernization, suggesting a need for NAICS code correction. Her expertise lies in managing large-scale federal building projects requiring coordination among architects, engineers, and construction managers to meet stringent security, accessibility, and sustainability standards.