Mary Catherine Washo

Mary Catherine Washo serves as Associate Vice President at the PBS R00 Center for Broker Services within the General Services Administration’s Public Buildings Service, where she oversees the strategic acquisition and leasing of nonresidential real estate to support federal agency operations nationwide. In this leadership role, she directs the procurement of commercial office space and related real property services, ensuring alignment with federal footprint optimization goals and cost-effective workspace solutions. Her portfolio primarily involves long-term lease agreements and property management contracts, requiring deep expertise in real estate transaction structures, space planning, and federal property law. Washo maintains consistent partnerships with a select group of institutional real estate owners and developers, including TWO CON LLC, ONNI TIMES SQUARE LP, CVD MAIN LLC, BELTSVILLE GSA FDA LLC, and CC OWNER LLC. These relationships reflect a preference for established, large-scale property holders with proven experience in federal leasing, often involving complex lease negotiations, build-to-suit arrangements, and portfolio-wide space consolidation. Her contracting approach emphasizes reliability, compliance, and operational continuity over transactional vendor turnover. Her procurement activity shows no use of socioeconomic set-asides, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic focus on market-wide competition among qualified institutional landlords rather than targeted small business programs, aligning with the Center’s mission to secure optimal space solutions at scale. Washo’s primary procurement focus is squarely on NAICS 531120—Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings (except Miniwarehouses)—indicating exclusive engagement in the leasing of commercial office properties. She specializes in negotiating long-term leases for federal tenants, managing tenant improvement allowances, and ensuring compliance with GSA’s Real Property Acquisition Regulations. Her domain expertise lies in commercial real estate leasing, federal space standards, and portfolio-level asset management for mission-critical federal operations.