Teresa A. Tarr

Teresa A. Tarr serves as Project Manager and Contracting Officer for the PBS R1 National Contracts Team within the General Services Administration’s Public Buildings Service. In this dual role, she leads the end-to-end acquisition lifecycle for federal construction and design services, ensuring compliance with federal procurement regulations while advancing the agency’s mission to modernize government infrastructure. She is responsible for developing solicitation strategies, evaluating technical proposals, managing contract performance, and coordinating with federal stakeholders to align procurement outcomes with facility modernization goals. Her portfolio primarily encompasses commercial and institutional building construction projects, including new builds, renovations, and related architectural and engineering services critical to maintaining federal facilities nationwide. Teresa collaborates with a broad spectrum of qualified contractors specializing in commercial construction, design-build delivery, and integrated project delivery models. While she works with both large industry leaders and mid-sized firms, her approach emphasizes performance-based contracting and rigorous contractor accountability. She fosters collaborative relationships grounded in transparency, competitive fairness, and adherence to federal standards, ensuring that contract execution meets stringent quality, safety, and schedule requirements. Teresa’s procurement activity reflects a consistent preference for full and open competition, with 100% of her acquisitions issued without set-aside designations. This approach underscores her focus on maximizing competition and value through open market access, rather than socioeconomic set-asides. While she does not prioritize 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides, she ensures all eligible small businesses have equitable opportunity to compete under open solicitations. Her primary industry focus is NAICS 236220—Commercial and Institutional Building Construction—where she specializes in procuring comprehensive construction services for federal buildings, including site preparation, structural systems, MEP integration, and sustainable design elements. She possesses deep expertise in design-build and construction manager-at-risk delivery methods, and her acquisitions consistently prioritize energy efficiency, resilience, and compliance with GSA’s sustainability and accessibility standards.