Darrin Hotaling - Lease Contracting Officer

Darrin A. Hotaling serves as a Realty Specialist responsible for managing real property acquisition, leasing, and disposition activities within his agency’s real estate portfolio. He plays a critical role in ensuring the agency’s facility needs are met through compliant, cost-effective real estate solutions, aligning procurement actions with federal real property management standards. His work encompasses the negotiation and administration of leases for nonresidential and other real estate assets, often coordinating with internal stakeholders and external property owners to secure suitable spaces for operational use. Hotaling’s acquisitions are primarily centered on long-term real estate contracts rather than construction or service-based projects, emphasizing stability, compliance, and space optimization. Hotaling’s contractor relationships are primarily with real estate lessors and property management firms that specialize in commercial and institutional leasing. He engages with a broad range of private-sector landlords and real estate intermediaries who hold title to or manage commercial buildings, industrial facilities, and mixed-use properties. His working relationships are transactional yet collaborative, grounded in regulatory adherence and property-specific due diligence, with a focus on lease terms, tenant improvements, and compliance with federal real property guidelines. Hotaling’s procurement patterns reflect a strong preference for open competition, with 100% of his acquisitions conducted without set-aside restrictions. He does not routinely utilize socioeconomic programs such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides, instead prioritizing market-wide competition to achieve optimal value and facility suitability. This approach underscores a focus on property characteristics and operational fit over socioeconomic targeting. His primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 531120 (Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings) and 531190 (Lessors of Other Real Estate Property), indicating a specialization in leasing office, warehouse, and institutional facilities. He also engages in limited residential leasing under NAICS 531110 and ancillary real estate services under 531390. His technical expertise centers on lease structuring, property condition assessments, and federal compliance with the Federal Real Property Profile and GSA guidelines.