Katie Aiken

Katie Aiken serves as a key procurement professional within the Public Buildings Service’s PBS R00 Center for Broker Services, responsible for managing real estate acquisition and leasing contracts to support federal agency workspace requirements nationwide. Her role centers on securing nonresidential commercial properties through competitive solicitation processes, ensuring alignment with GSA’s mission to optimize federal footprints through cost-effective, secure, and sustainable facility solutions. She routinely handles complex lease acquisitions, space optimization initiatives, and long-term real estate portfolio management, working closely with property owners, brokers, and legal counsel to negotiate terms that meet federal operational needs while adhering to FAR and GSA policy standards. Aiken maintains consistent relationships with a select group of experienced real estate entities, including TWO CON LLC, ONNI TIMES SQUARE LP, CVD MAIN LLC, BELTSVILLE GSA FDA LLC, and CC OWNER LLC. These contractors are primarily large-scale property owners and institutional landlords with extensive commercial portfolios, often holding prime assets in high-demand urban and suburban markets. Her procurement approach emphasizes stability, long-term occupancy, and facility compliance, fostering enduring vendor partnerships built on reliability, transparency, and adherence to federal leasing guidelines. Aiken’s contracting activity reflects a strict focus on full and open competition, with 100% of her acquisitions conducted without set-asides for 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or other socioeconomic categories. This pattern indicates a strategic prioritization of market-wide competition to achieve optimal value, rather than targeted small business participation, consistent with the nature of large-scale real estate leasing where qualified property owners are typically large entities. Her primary procurement specialization lies in NAICS 531120—Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings—where she exclusively procures commercial office space and related real estate services. Her expertise encompasses lease structuring, space planning, environmental compliance, and facility condition assessments, making her a specialist in federal real estate acquisition within the nonresidential property sector.