Michael McAvinn

Michael McAvinn serves as a Leasing Specialist within the Public Buildings Service’s R11 Construction Services Division Center 3, where he manages the acquisition and administration of long-term real estate leases for federal facilities. His role is central to the agency’s mission of securing secure, functional, and sustainably maintained workspaces for federal agencies through strategic property leasing. McAvinn specializes in negotiating and executing commercial lease agreements for nonresidential buildings, ensuring compliance with federal real property regulations and aligning tenant needs with available federal real estate assets. He handles end-to-end leasing procurements—from market analysis and site selection to contract award and performance monitoring—primarily supporting institutional and administrative space requirements across the federal footprint. McAvinn collaborates with a broad range of commercial property owners and real estate management firms, including national and regional landlords with portfolios of Class A and B office buildings, industrial facilities, and mixed-use properties. His contracting patterns reflect a preference for direct, arms-length negotiations with private sector lessors, emphasizing market-rate terms, operational flexibility, and facility condition assessments. While no single contractor dominates his portfolio, he maintains consistent engagement with firms experienced in federal leasing compliance, build-out coordination, and energy-efficient property management. McAvinn’s leasing portfolio exhibits no set-aside preferences, with 100% of acquisitions conducted as full and open competitions. This reflects the agency’s strategic reliance on the commercial real estate market, where eligibility for socioeconomic programs is typically not applicable due to the nature of property leasing versus goods or services procurement. His approach prioritizes market competitiveness and value-driven outcomes over socioeconomic set-asides. His primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 531120 (Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings), accounting for 80% of his activity, with additional support for NAICS 531190 (Lessors of Other Real Estate Property). He specializes in procuring leased space for office, data center, and administrative functions, demonstrating deep expertise in lease structuring, tenant improvement allowances, and facility condition standards under GSA’s Real Property Acquisition Framework.