Chrystal Tchan

Chrystal Tchan serves as a key procurement professional within the Public Buildings Service’s PBS R9 Leasing Division, operating under the General Services Administration. Responsible for managing real estate leasing acquisitions across Region 9, Tchan oversees the end-to-end contracting lifecycle for nonresidential commercial space, ensuring federal agencies receive secure, functional, and cost-efficient work environments. Their work directly supports the agency’s strategic mission to consolidate federal footprints and optimize portfolio efficiency through long-term lease agreements. Tchan primarily handles fixed-term, gross lease, and net lease contracts for office and mixed-use commercial properties, applying federal real property acquisition standards and FAR-compliant procedures to meet mission-critical space requirements. Tchan maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of institutional landlords and real estate entities, including EYP Realty, LLC, The Hunt Trust Bypass Trust, San Diego County Regional Airport Authority, and DLR Holdings 4, LLC. These partnerships reflect a focus on established property owners with large-scale commercial portfolios capable of accommodating complex federal tenancy needs. The working relationships are characterized by long-term engagement, structured lease negotiations, and collaborative space planning to align tenant requirements with property capabilities, often involving build-to-suit or tenant improvement allowances under GSA leasing authorities. Tchan’s contracting activity reflects a 100% non-set-aside profile, indicating a procurement strategy that prioritizes competitive open bidding over socioeconomic set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs. This approach aligns with the nature of large-scale real estate leasing, where the pool of qualified vendors is typically limited to institutional property owners rather than small businesses. While small business participation is not formally targeted, the procurement process remains fully compliant with all federal transparency and competition requirements. The division’s procurement activity is exclusively focused on NAICS 531120—Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings (except Miniwarehouses)—reflecting deep expertise in commercial real estate leasing. Tchan specializes in procuring leased office space, mixed-use developments, and institutional facilities, applying technical knowledge of building codes, space utilization standards, and federal facility requirements to ensure compliance with GSA’s Design Excellence and sustainability benchmarks.