Danielle A Leal

Danielle A. Leal serves as a Contract Specialist within the PBS R2 Repair and Alterations Branch of the General Services Administration’s Public Buildings Service, where she manages the full lifecycle of construction and facility modernization contracts. Her role centers on executing competitive acquisitions under FAR Part 36 to support the repair, renovation, and preservation of federal buildings nationwide. She specializes in complex commercial and institutional construction projects, ensuring compliance with federal building codes, historic preservation standards, and operational readiness requirements. Her procurements directly enable the agency’s mission to maintain safe, functional, and sustainable federal infrastructure across the United States and its territories. Leal maintains longstanding relationships with a core group of experienced contractors, including F.L. Pinto Companies, LLC, RAAD Construction Group LLC, Southeast Restoration, Inc., Muba Construction, Corp., and SDPM JFM Construcciones Joint Venture. These partnerships reflect a preference for firms with demonstrated expertise in federal facility rehabilitation, structural upgrades, and historic restoration. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, rigorous contractor evaluation, and collaborative project execution to ensure timely delivery of high-quality work in occupied federal environments. A staunch advocate for small business participation, Leal consistently implements 100% small business set-asides in accordance with FAR 19.5, ensuring all acquisitions are reserved exclusively for small business concerns. Her procurement patterns reflect a deliberate commitment to socioeconomic programs, prioritizing small businesses with proven capabilities in federal construction without reliance on large business subcontractors. This approach fosters equitable access to federal opportunities and strengthens the pipeline of qualified small business contractors in the public works sector. Her technical expertise is focused exclusively on NAICS 236220 — Commercial and Institutional Building Construction — encompassing renovation, repair, alteration, and modernization of federal office buildings, courthouses, and other public facilities. She procures services related to structural systems, MEP upgrades, envelope restoration, and ADA compliance enhancements, demonstrating deep familiarity with construction specifications, bid evaluation criteria, and construction-phase contract administration.