The Department of Homeland Security, Management Directorate, Office of the Chief Readiness Support Officer has a requirement for real property management and support.

On January 20, 2025, President Trump signed a Presidential Memorandum mandating executive branch employees to return to in-person work. On January 27, 2025, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) issued joint guidance on “Agency Return to Office Implementation Plans,” directing agencies to “maximize use of existing federally-owned or leased space before adding net-new space to the federal real property portfolio.” Additionally, Legislation was passed; H.R. 6241, the Federal Use it or Lose it Act, requiring certain data collection and reporting on space utilization, occupancy, and availability of office space leased by an Executive agency.

As part of our commitment to these directives and to comply with the law, the Department of Homeland Security, Office of the Chief Readiness Support Officer (OCRSO) must ensure that DHS facilities are at full capacity and meet all reporting requirements as identified in these mandates.

The Department of Homeland Security, Office of the Chief Readiness Support Officer (OCRSO) is the delegated authority for management and oversight of the $30B portfolio of real property assets with an annual budget of over $5 Billion dollars. The portfolio includes both owned and leased assets with over 100 million SF of space in approximately 13,000 buildings, over 40,000 structures, and 3,500 acres of land. The OCRSO, Real Property Office is responsible for Departmental real property strategy, policy, compliance, oversight of acquisition, management, and sustainment, and disposal of real property assets, and for advancing cross-Component collaboration through strategic portfolio planning. OCRSO’s business policies, business processes, and facilities must keep pace with mission changes, higher-level policy changes, and regulatory changes to remain effective and support the day-to-day operations of the Department of Homeland Security. The Department’s Real Property program is an enterprise management organization consisting of operational and support components. The Department’s Senior Real Property Officer is the Chief Readiness Support Officer, who has oversight over all real property assets under the custody, control, and accountability of Component Senior Real Property Officers. All other tasks can be performed at the Contractor’s facilities provided staff are reasonably available during normal working hours in the Eastern to Pacific time zones. This contract may require periodic travel to the OCRSO’s Real Property office in Springfield, Virginia Washington, DC, and field office locations.

To obtain comprehensive and efficient consulting services to support the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of the Chief Readiness Support Officer (OCRSO). The portfolio includes both owned and leased assets ($30 Billion value) with over 100 million SF of space in approximately 13,000 buildings, over 40,000 structures, and 3,500 acres of land. The OCRSO, Real Property Office is responsible for Departmental real property strategy, policy, compliance, oversight of acquisition, management and sustainment, and disposal of real property assets and for advancing cross-Component collaboration through strategic portfolio planning. OCRSO’s business policies, business processes, and facilities must keep pace with mission changes, higher level policy changes, and regulatory changes to remain effective and support the day-to-day operations of the Department of Homeland Security. The Department’s Real Property program is an enterprise management organization consisting of operational and support components. The Department’s Senior Real Property Officer is the Chief Readiness Support Officer who has oversight over all real property assets under the custody, control and accountability of Component Senior Real Property Officers. The Contractor shall provide program management support and engineering and environmental technical expertise to support DHS’s efforts that enhance oversight of the Components’ asset management programs at the Department level, and support initiatives within the Department to increase Unity of Effort through the integration of mission support activities.

• The Tasks include:
  • Program, Portfolio, and Project Management
  • Engineering Design
  • Architecture Design
  • Space Planning and Design
  • Strategic Planning, Performance Analysis, and Reporting
  • Process Improvement and Re-engineering
  • Data Analytics and Policy Support
  • Strategic Communications Coordination
  • Surveying, Cost Estimating, Evaluating Construction and Renovation Design