Federal agencies can apply for conditional delegations of leasing authority to procure space.
We grant agencies delegation of authority to lease a certain type of space through special purpose, categorical, or general purpose delegations.
- Special purpose delegations, defined in FMR 102-73.160, are standing delegations of authority granted to federal agencies to lease special purpose spaces. The list of approved special purpose spaces is different for each agency.
- Categorical space delegations, defined in FMR 102-73.145, are used to acquire spaces for specific or unique purposes such as docks, greenhouses, hospitals, ranger stations, and others. View the complete list of categorical spaces in FMR 102-73.145.
- General purpose delegations are generally warehouse and office related space.
Obtaining a delegation
To obtain a delegation, you must demonstrate that you can acquire and administer the lease and it is cost-effective for us to authorize the delegation as well as comply with FMR Bulletin C-2 [PDF - 195 KB], which explains how to process leasing delegation requests, provide guidance to petitioning agencies, and perform the post-award review process for delegated leases. In addition to the FMR Bulletin C-2, delegated clients must comply with the following Leasing Alerts:
- Leasing Alert 19-12
- Leasing Alert 20-02
- Leasing Alert 20-04
The alerts can be located here.
If your agency wants to use a general purpose, categorical, or special purpose leasing delegation, you must submit a delegation application in the GSA G-REX data system. To access the G-REX system, fill out the G-REX Account Request Form for External Users [PDF - 26 KB] and email it to grexaccess@gsa.gov.
Reference files
U.S. General Services Administration