LaShone Butler

LaShone Butler serves as Branch Chief for the PBS R4 Office of Leasing within the General Services Administration’s Public Buildings Service, overseeing the strategic acquisition and management of nonresidential lease space to support federal agency operations across the Southeastern United States. In this leadership role, she directs the full lifecycle of real estate leasing contracts, from market analysis and requirement development to award execution and lease administration, ensuring alignment with federal space standards, cost-efficiency goals, and mission-critical operational needs. Her portfolio centers on long-term, mission-sustaining lease agreements that consolidate scattered federal footprints and optimize the use of government-owned and leased real property. Butler maintains consistent procurement relationships with specialized real estate leasing firms, most notably CROWN LEASING INC and FINCANTIERI MARINE REPAIR LLC, both of which provide tailored leasing solutions for federal facilities. These partnerships reflect a preference for vendors with deep expertise in commercial property acquisition, building adaptation, and facility management services tailored to federal occupancy requirements. Her contracting approach emphasizes reliability, compliance, and performance-based outcomes, fostering stable, long-term vendor relationships grounded in transparency and regulatory adherence. Butler’s leasing portfolio reflects a strict focus on full and open competition, with 100% of awards issued under no set-aside classifications. This underscores a procurement philosophy prioritizing market-wide competition and value-driven outcomes over socioeconomic set-asides, while still ensuring compliance with all federal acquisition regulations. Small business participation is not formally incentivized through designated programs, but vendors of all sizes are evaluated on technical merit, financial stability, and capacity to deliver mission-ready space. Her primary procurement activity is concentrated under NAICS 531120 — Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings — reflecting exclusive specialization in the acquisition of commercial office, institutional, and mixed-use facilities for federal occupancy. She possesses deep expertise in lease negotiation, space planning, and facility transition management, ensuring that leased assets meet federal standards for security, accessibility, and operational functionality.