Rena T. Grimes

Rena T. Grimes serves as an Associate within the PBS R00 Center for Broker Services under the General Services Administration’s Public Buildings Service, where she plays a critical role in securing commercial real estate assets to support federal agency operations nationwide. Her responsibilities include managing the acquisition and leasing of nonresidential office space through competitive contracting processes, ensuring alignment with federal space optimization goals and cost-efficiency mandates. She specializes in full-service lease acquisitions, including build-to-suit, tenant improvement allowances, and long-term occupancy agreements, working closely with property owners, brokers, and legal counsel to execute complex real property transactions that meet GSA’s mission-critical workspace requirements. Grimes maintains consistent contracting relationships with a select group of institutional real estate entities, including TWO CON LLC, ONNI TIMES SQUARE LP, CVD MAIN LLC, BELTSVILLE GSA FDA LLC, and CC OWNER LLC. These partnerships are primarily structured around direct lease negotiations and competitive solicitation processes for high-demand urban and suburban office portfolios. Her working model emphasizes strategic vendor engagement, performance-based lease terms, and compliance with federal real property standards, fostering long-term, transparent relationships with experienced commercial landlords and real estate investment firms. Grimes’ procurement portfolio reflects a 100% no set-aside preference, indicating a focus on full and open competition without socioeconomic set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB. This approach prioritizes market-wide competition to secure optimal space solutions, aligning with GSA’s mandate to achieve best value through broad-based vendor participation rather than targeted small business set-asides. Her primary procurement activity centers on NAICS 531120—Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings (except Miniwarehouses)—reflecting deep expertise in commercial real estate leasing, property condition assessments, and federal occupancy agreements. She specializes in procuring turnkey office environments with integrated security, accessibility, and sustainability features, demonstrating advanced knowledge of federal real property standards and GSA’s Real Property Acquisition Framework.