Maria A Szkotak

Maria A. Szkotak serves as a Realty Specialist within the Public Buildings Service’s R3 Acquisition Management Division South, where she plays a pivotal role in managing real property acquisitions and leasing activities to support federal facility operations across the Mid-Atlantic region. Her responsibilities include executing lease negotiations, conducting property analyses, and ensuring compliance with federal real estate regulations under the General Services Administration’s mandate. She specializes in procuring nonresidential real estate services to secure optimal space solutions for federal agencies, aligning acquisitions with strategic facility planning and lifecycle management objectives. While no specific contractor relationships are currently identified in the procurement record, Maria collaborates with a broad spectrum of commercial real estate firms, property managers, and landowners to secure leased space for federal operations. Her work involves due diligence on property conditions, lease terms, and tenant improvement allowances, fostering long-term partnerships with private-sector real estate entities that meet federal standards for security, accessibility, and sustainability. Maria’s procurement activity reflects a strong preference for open competition, with 100% of her acquisitions conducted without set-asides, indicating a focus on market-wide competition rather than socioeconomic preferences. This approach prioritizes value, location, and functional suitability over targeted socioeconomic categories, though she remains compliant with all federal small business participation requirements. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 531120 (Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings), accounting for nearly 90% of her activity, with additional emphasis on NAICS 531190 (Lessors of Other Real Estate Property). She specializes in acquiring office, administrative, and mixed-use commercial properties to house federal operations, demonstrating deep expertise in commercial lease structuring, space optimization, and real property lifecycle management within the federal context.