Kathleen McCauley

Kathleen McCauley serves as a Leasing Specialist within the Pbs R1 Office of Leasing at the General Services Administration’s Public Buildings Service, where she plays a critical role in securing and managing leased real estate to support federal agency operations nationwide. Her responsibilities include evaluating space requirements, negotiating lease terms, and ensuring compliance with federal property acquisition regulations to deliver secure, efficient, and fiscally responsible facilities. She primarily handles nonresidential leasing acquisitions, coordinating with federal stakeholders to align space solutions with mission needs while prioritizing long-term operational efficiency and sustainability. McCauley collaborates with a broad network of commercial real estate owners, property managers, and leasing agents who provide office, institutional, and mixed-use spaces across the United States. Her procurement approach emphasizes competitive solicitation under the Federal Acquisition Regulation, with a focus on transparent, value-driven lease negotiations. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, she consistently engages with national and regional real estate firms experienced in federal leasing standards, fostering partnerships built on reliability, regulatory compliance, and facility adaptability. Her contracting activity reflects a clear preference for unrestricted competitions, with 100% of her acquisitions conducted under open, non-set-aside procedures. This indicates a strategic emphasis on maximizing market competition and achieving optimal value rather than targeting specific socioeconomic categories such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs. Her approach aligns with the agency’s mandate to prioritize cost-effectiveness and broad market access in real estate acquisitions. McCauley’s procurement focus is concentrated in NAICS 531120 (Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings), which accounts for nearly 90% of her activity, alongside NAICS 531190 (Lessors of Other Real Estate Property). She specializes in procuring leased office space, institutional facilities, and ancillary real estate assets tailored to federal operational requirements, demonstrating deep expertise in commercial lease structures, build-out allowances, and facility performance metrics under federal leasing frameworks.