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Discover how to obtain the best value possible for your agency or organization when tasked with awarding federal property leases. After examining regulatory requirements, types of leases, and the phases of contract pricing, you will learn techniques and best practices to successfully negotiate real property lease proposals. Exercises built around realistic scenarios will challenge your cost analysis skills. This course is required to qualify for a leasing warrant.

Learn to identify and avoid legal problems as a Leasing Contracting Officer (LCO) by understanding the proper legal principles that apply to daily leasing activities. You will work extensively with the clauses typically found in federal leases, including GSA Template 3517B. You will review case studies around actual Comptroller General and court decisions, and learn to apply that knowledge to the work you carry out every day.

Guard against your federal leasing skills diminishing over time to help ensure an optimal execution of the process. With an opportunity to review current leasing forms and procedures, you will be able to participate effectively and efficiently in the process once again. You will review lease models and look at the acquisition process from beginning to end and leave with renewed confidence in your knowledge of the federal leasing process.

Explore the fundamental concepts involved in the leasing process to help ensure you get the best value for your agency. You will participate in highly interactive, hands-on exercises using a lease acquisition case study that simulates the entire lease acquisition process—from requirements development through tenant improvement (TI) construction and acceptance. You will gain the knowledge and skills to bring value to your team and your agency.

Understand the activities before, during, and after occupancy to successfully navigate lease administration. You will examine real estate contracts, explore contract management issues, and learn the steps of termination processes through case studies and exercises. This a required course for obtaining GSA Leasing Specialist Certification.

Gain the skills and tactics to negotiate federal real property lease contracts successfully and lawfully to save your agency or organization time, money, and resources. You will learn to make a deal that benefits your organization through experiential exercises where you practice your new negotiation skills and receive observer feedback. This course is a higher-level leasing warrant requirement.