Michelle Leshe

Michelle Leshe serves as a Real Property Leasing Officer for the Rocky Mountain Regional Office of the U.S. Forest Service, where she manages the acquisition and administration of nonresidential real estate leases critical to operational continuity and mission execution. Her role ensures the agency secures appropriate facilities to support ecological restoration, wildfire mitigation, and watershed protection initiatives across the region. Leshe specializes in leasing office spaces, field stations, and logistical support facilities under the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act, coordinating with internal stakeholders to align real property needs with strategic land stewardship objectives. Leshe maintains collaborative relationships with commercial real estate lessors, property management firms, and landowners who provide turnkey leasing solutions for federal facilities. Her procurement approach emphasizes long-term, stable tenancies with clear performance metrics and compliance with Federal Real Property Policy. She works extensively with landlords who understand federal lease requirements, including maintenance obligations, environmental compliance, and security protocols, fostering partnerships built on transparency and regulatory alignment. Leshe’s contracting activity reflects a 100% non-set-aside preference, indicating a focus on open competition and broad market access rather than socioeconomic set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs. This approach prioritizes facility suitability, cost-effectiveness, and operational readiness over socioeconomic targeting, consistent with the agency’s mission-driven need for reliable, mission-critical infrastructure. Her procurement focus is centered on NAICS 531120 (Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings) at 80% and NAICS 531190 (Lessors of Other Real Estate Property) at 20%, reflecting a specialization in leasing office, administrative, and field operational spaces. She procures fully serviced commercial properties with infrastructure capable of supporting federal IT, field research, and emergency response operations, demonstrating deep expertise in federal real property acquisition and facility management compliance.