Erika L. Kaufman

Erika L. Kaufman serves as a key procurement professional within the Public Buildings Service’s PBS R00 Center for Broker Services, where she oversees the acquisition of commercial real estate assets to support federal agency workspace needs nationwide. Her role centers on executing lease agreements and real estate brokerage services to secure nonresidential office space, ensuring alignment with GSA’s mission of optimizing federal footprints through cost-effective, secure, and strategically located facilities. She manages a portfolio of complex real property transactions, primarily involving long-term leases and broker-mediated arrangements, requiring deep expertise in federal real estate acquisition protocols and market analysis. Kaufman maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of experienced real estate developers and leasing agents, including TWO CON LLC, ONNI TIMES SQUARE LP, CVD MAIN LLC, BELTSVILLE GSA FDA LLC, and CC OWNER LLC. These entities function as primary lessors and broker intermediaries, facilitating the acquisition of high-value commercial office spaces in urban and suburban markets. Her procurement approach emphasizes reliability, market responsiveness, and contractual compliance, fostering long-term partnerships with vendors who demonstrate proven capacity in delivering federal-grade real estate solutions under complex lease structures. Kaufman’s contracting activity reflects a strict preference for full and open competition, with 100% of her awards issued under no set-aside conditions. This indicates a focus on maximizing market access and leveraging competitive pricing from the broadest possible pool of qualified real estate providers, rather than targeting socioeconomic categories such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs. Her approach prioritizes operational efficiency and value-driven outcomes over socioeconomic set-asides. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 531120—Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings—accounting for 94.7% of her activity, with the remainder in NAICS 531210—Real Estate Agents and Brokers. She specializes in procuring leased office space, tenant improvement allowances, and broker services for federal occupancy, demonstrating deep domain expertise in commercial real estate leasing, space planning, and federal property management standards.