Rachel M. Pasternak

Rachel M. Pasternak serves as a Contract Specialist within the PBS R3 Acq Management Division of the General Services Administration, where she plays a pivotal role in securing real estate and facility-related services to support federal operations across Region 3. She manages the full lifecycle of procurement actions for nonresidential leasing and property management contracts, ensuring alignment with federal real property standards and agency mission requirements. Her work directly supports the division’s objective of acquiring safe, functional, and modern federal workspaces through strategic, compliant, and transparent contracting practices. Pasternak specializes in complex real estate transactions involving long-term leases, space optimization, and facility service integration. Pasternak collaborates with a diverse range of commercial real estate lessors and property management firms that specialize in federal-grade facilities. Her contractor relationships are primarily with owners and operators of commercial office buildings, industrial spaces, and mixed-use properties capable of meeting GSA’s stringent security, accessibility, and sustainability standards. She fosters collaborative, performance-based partnerships grounded in regulatory compliance and operational reliability, often engaging vendors through competitive solicitation processes including RFQs and RFPs. Pasternak’s contracting portfolio reflects a strong preference for full and open competition, with 100% of her acquisitions conducted without set-asides. While she does not routinely utilize socioeconomic programs such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB, her approach emphasizes value-driven outcomes and market-wide competition, ensuring the best possible terms for the government through robust market research and fair evaluation criteria. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 531120 (Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings) and 531190 (Lessors of Other Real Estate Property), reflecting deep expertise in commercial real estate leasing, space planning, and facility service integration. She regularly procures long-term lease agreements for federal office space, ancillary services such as janitorial and security, and building infrastructure upgrades, demonstrating specialized knowledge in federal real property law and GSA’s leasing authorities.