Kristen Yee

Kristen N. Yee serves as a Real Estate Specialist within the Public Buildings Service’s PBS R10 Office of Leasing, part of the General Services Administration. In this role, she is responsible for managing the acquisition and lease administration of nonresidential federal space across the Pacific Northwest. Her work directly supports the agency’s mission to consolidate federal footprints and secure cost-effective, secure, and efficient workspace solutions for government agencies. Yee specializes in full-cycle real property leasing, from market analysis and site selection to lease negotiation, documentation, and compliance with federal real estate regulations, ensuring alignment with GSA’s sustainability and operational efficiency goals. Yee collaborates with a broad range of commercial real estate owners, property managers, and leasing agents who hold or manage office and institutional space suitable for federal occupancy. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, she routinely engages with regional and national real estate firms experienced in federal leasing standards, including those familiar with GSA’s Form 15100 and lease administration protocols. Her working relationships are characterized by a focus on transparency, regulatory adherence, and long-term portfolio optimization rather than transactional vendor partnerships. Yee’s procurement activity reflects a strong preference for open competition, with 100% of her acquisitions issued without set-aside designations. This indicates a strategic focus on maximizing market competition and value, rather than socioeconomic set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs. While small business participation is not a primary driver of her contracting approach, she remains compliant with all applicable federal socioeconomic requirements and evaluates proposals based on technical merit and cost-effectiveness. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 531120—Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings—accounting for 98.4% of her activity. She specializes in securing Class A and B office space, flex-space facilities, and mixed-use properties suitable for federal agency operations. Her technical expertise includes lease structure analysis, space planning compliance, and real estate market forecasting to support strategic federal footprint reduction initiatives.