Tarra Powell

Tarra Powell serves as a key procurement lead within the PBS R4 Office of Leasing, part of the General Services Administration’s Public Buildings Service, where she is responsible for managing nonresidential real estate leasing acquisitions across the Southeastern United States. Her role centers on executing strategic, long-term lease agreements to secure optimal space for federal agency operations, ensuring mission readiness, cost efficiency, and portfolio consolidation. She handles full lifecycle leasing contracts under FAR Part 17 and GSA’s Real Property Acquisition policies, with a focus on negotiating terms that align with federal space standards and sustainability goals. Her acquisitions directly support the agency’s mandate to optimize federal real estate holdings through market-driven, performance-based leasing solutions. Powell maintains consistent contracting relationships with specialized real estate lessors, most notably CROWN LEASING INC and FINCANTIERI MARINE REPAIR LLC, both of whom provide mission-critical facility space and infrastructure services. Her working relationships reflect a preference for established, experienced lessors with proven track records in delivering secure, compliant, and operationally suitable federal leasehold interests. These partnerships are typically structured as firm-fixed-price or indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) lease agreements, emphasizing long-term stability and predictable occupancy costs. Powell’s procurement portfolio reflects a 100% non-set-aside approach, with no utilization of 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or other socioeconomic programs. This indicates a procurement strategy prioritizing market competition among qualified commercial lessors rather than targeted small business set-asides, consistent with the nature of large-scale real estate leasing where specialized expertise and scale often dictate vendor selection. Her primary procurement activity is concentrated under NAICS 531120, Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings (except Miniwarehouses), reflecting deep expertise in commercial real estate leasing for federal use. She specializes in procuring fully built-out, turnkey office and operational facilities, including leasehold improvements, utility services, and maintenance provisions, ensuring federal tenants receive mission-ready environments without capital investment.