Randal Grimes

Randal Grimes serves as a key procurement professional within the PBS R7 Office of Leasing, part of the General Services Administration’s Public Buildings Service, where he is responsible for managing nonresidential real estate leasing contracts to support federal agency workspace needs across the region. His role centers on executing strategic leasing acquisitions that align with federal footprint optimization goals, ensuring secure, efficient, and sustainable facilities through competitive contracting processes. Grimes routinely handles full-service lease transactions under FAR Part 17, including long-term space acquisition, build-to-suit arrangements, and lease-purchase evaluations, all aimed at reducing underutilized federal space and enhancing operational readiness. He maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of commercial real estate developers and property owners, including Shiloh Texas Properties, Ltd., RSS CGCMT2019-GC43 - TX FMP, LLC, and SFP 711 Corpus Christi LLC, among others. These partnerships are primarily with private-sector lessors who own and manage commercial office and mixed-use properties, often involving complex lease structuring, environmental compliance, and facility modernization provisions. His contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes and long-term value over short-term cost savings. Grimes’s procurement portfolio reflects a 100% non-set-aside orientation, with no use of 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or other socioeconomic preferences. His contracting patterns prioritize market-driven competition among established real estate entities, focusing on facility suitability and fiscal responsibility rather than socioeconomic targeting. His expertise is narrowly focused on NAICS 531120—Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings—where he specializes in procuring leased office space, retail facilities, and mixed-use properties for federal occupancy. He possesses deep domain knowledge in commercial real estate lease law, space planning standards, and federal facility sustainability requirements, ensuring all acquisitions meet GSA’s high-performance building benchmarks.