Denise Harris

Denise Harris serves as a key procurement professional within the Public Buildings Service’s PBS R00 Center for Broker Services, where she manages the acquisition of commercial real estate assets to support federal agency workspace requirements nationwide. Her role centers on leasing nonresidential office space through long-term real property contracts, ensuring federal agencies receive secure, efficient, and cost-effective facilities aligned with GSA’s strategic footprint optimization goals. She specializes in complex real estate transactions involving ground leases, build-to-suit arrangements, and tenant improvement allowances, working closely with property owners, brokers, and legal counsel to execute compliant, market-responsive acquisitions under the Federal Acquisition Regulation. Harris maintains consistent contracting relationships with a select group of institutional real estate owners and developers, including TWO CON LLC, ONNI TIMES SQUARE LP, CVD MAIN LLC, BELTSVILLE GSA FDA LLC, and CC OWNER LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for experienced, large-scale commercial landlords with proven track records in federal leasing, particularly those capable of delivering Class A office space in high-demand urban and suburban markets. Her procurement approach emphasizes reliability, compliance, and long-term asset performance over transactional vendor turnover. Harris’s contracting activity shows no use of socioeconomic set-asides, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic alignment with GSA’s real estate portfolio priorities, where the scale, location, and operational readiness of properties often necessitate procurement from established, non-small business entities with significant capital and development capacity. Her primary focus is on NAICS 531120—Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings—where she specializes in procuring leased office space, including build-to-suit developments, tenant improvements, and flexible workspace solutions. Her expertise lies in navigating real estate market dynamics, lease structuring, and facility compliance standards to meet federal occupancy requirements across diverse geographic regions.