Kari Downing

Kari Downing serves as a key procurement professional within the Public Buildings Service’s PBS R00 Center for Broker Services, responsible for managing the acquisition of commercial real estate assets to support federal agency operations nationwide. In this role, Downing executes lease agreements for nonresidential office space, ensuring federal agencies receive secure, efficient, and cost-effective workspace solutions aligned with GSA’s strategic footprint optimization goals. Her work directly supports the agency’s mission to consolidate and modernize federal real estate holdings through long-term leasing strategies, requiring deep expertise in property negotiation, space planning, and federal real property acquisition regulations. Downing maintains consistent contracting relationships with a select group of commercial 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 are primarily structured around master lease agreements and space-specific tenant improvements, reflecting a preference for established, high-capacity property holders with proven experience in federal compliance and facility management. Her contracting patterns indicate a focus on long-term, stable tenancies rather than short-term or transactional leases. Downing’s procurement activity shows a 100% reliance on open, unrestricted competitions with no set-asides for 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or other socioeconomic programs. This reflects a mission-driven prioritization of property availability, location suitability, and operational efficiency over socioeconomic contracting preferences, consistent with the unique nature of federal real estate acquisition where qualifying small business landlords are often limited by scale and geographic constraints. Her technical expertise centers exclusively on NAICS 531120 — Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings (except Miniwarehouses). She specializes in procuring commercial office space with federal compliance features, including security protocols, accessibility standards, and energy efficiency requirements. Downing’s domain knowledge encompasses lease structuring, build-out allowances, rent escalation clauses, and federal property management frameworks under the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act.