Kristin Sowell

Kristin Sowell serves as a Realty Specialist with the PBS R6 Office of Leasing under the General Services Administration, where she plays a pivotal role in securing nonresidential real estate assets to support federal agency operations nationwide. Her responsibilities include identifying, evaluating, and negotiating long-term lease agreements for office and administrative spaces, ensuring alignment with federal mission requirements, cost-effectiveness, and operational efficiency. She manages the full lifecycle of real property acquisitions—from market analysis and site selection to lease execution and portfolio optimization—acting as the primary point of contact between federal stakeholders and private property owners. Sowell maintains a consistent working relationship with Bella Terra LLC, a key lessor of commercial real estate properties, reflecting a pattern of sustained, high-volume leasing partnerships. Her procurement approach emphasizes strategic, long-term engagements with experienced real estate lessors who can deliver turnkey solutions for federal occupancy needs. These relationships are built on reliability, compliance with federal leasing standards, and the ability to accommodate complex space requirements across diverse geographic markets. Sowell’s contracting activity is entirely non-set-aside, with 100% of her acquisitions awarded without socioeconomic preferences such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB designations. This reflects a mission-driven focus on securing optimal real estate solutions based on location, capacity, and operational suitability rather than socioeconomic criteria, aligning with the agency’s priority for mission readiness over socioeconomic targeting. Her procurement portfolio is heavily concentrated in NAICS 531120 (Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings), accounting for nearly 80% of her activity, with additional engagement in NAICS 531190 (Lessors of Other Real Estate Property). She specializes in procuring leased office spaces, administrative facilities, and ancillary commercial properties, demonstrating deep expertise in commercial real estate leasing, lease compliance, and federal property management standards under the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act.