Real Property Leasing Certification Program

Background

The GSA Leasing Certification Program (LCP) provides specialized training for federal contracting personnel responsible for awarding and managing leases on behalf of their respective agency, known as Leasing Contracting Officers (LCOs).

A memorandum Federal Acquisition Certification in Contracting (FAC-C) Modernization issued by the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP), requires all contracting officers, regardless of their job series, to hold a Federal Acquisition Certification in Contracting (FAC-C) in accordance with their agency’s policies. Because federal leasing is not covered by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), GSA’s Senior Procurement Executive (SPE) determined that a separate certification program would better address the training and professional development needs of LCOs.

GSA officially established the LCP on October 1, 2015 to meet federal training and certification requirements while recognizing that federal leasing requires specialized knowledge and skills beyond those covered by standard federal acquisition and contracting training programs.

GSA’s Acquisition Workforce Division manages the program in partnership with the Public Buildings Service (PBS). The curriculum and underlying competency model are updated periodically to better reflect current federal leasing practices and program needs. Typically, program changes only impact prospective applicants, while existing LCP certifications remain valid.

The LCP certification is required for:

All GSA Leasing, Lease Administration, Outleasing, and Site Acquisition Contracting Officers, regardless of their job series.
Employees at other federal agencies that have received delegated authority from GSA to acquire leases on the government’s behalf.

LCO Warrant Requirements

Leasing, Lease Administration, Outleasing, and Site Acquisition Contracting Officers must obtain and maintain the appropriate Leasing Certification Program level to qualify for the corresponding federal leasing warrant.

Federal Leasing Warrant	Required LCP Certification	Leasing Experience Required	Education Required
Level II – Simplified Warrant	Level 1	1 year of real property leasing experience consistent with the GS-1170 qualification standard	Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution or 24 semester hours of business credits
Level III – Intermediate Warrant	Level 2	2 years of real property leasing experience consistent with the GS-1170 qualification standard	Same as above
Level IV – Senior Unlimited Warrant	Level 3	4 years of real property leasing experience consistent with the GS-1170 qualification standard	Same as above

LCP Curriculum

Please note: there is no reciprocity between the LCP and another acquisition certification program.

*If you already have a FAC P/PM certification in good standing and are working toward an LCP certification, you are exempt from taking the project management training at the commensurate level. This exemption particularly applies to those who attained the FAC P/PM through a legacy curriculum.

**Where the term “Training” is used in the updated curriculum, the workforce member has some discretion to complete any training course, in the specified competency, offered by a College/University or recognized educational institution or academic provider that meets or exceeds required training hours.

Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3

GSA Leasing Certification Program Level 1
Type of training	Training requirement
Other Certification Requirement	FAC P/PM Certification is not required but is recommended
Leasing Training	FCN 406 Lease Acquisition Training
Leasing Training	FCN 407 Real Estate Law - OR - FCN 411 Federal Real Property Lease Law
Project Management Training*	FAC P/PM Training 130 Suite: FPM 131 Fundamentals of Project & Program Management FPM 132 Fundamentals of Contracting FPM 133 Fundamentals of Business, Cost, Financial Management FPM 134 Fundamentals of Leading Projects and Programs
	- OR -
	FPM 120 Acquisition Fundamentals of Project and PM FPM 121 Acquisition Fundamentals of Project and Program Management II
	- OR -
	FPM 120A Project Management Basics FPM 120B Project Management and Project Lifecycle FPM 121 Acquisition Fundamentals of Project and Program Management II
Acquisition & Related Courses for Leasing	FAC 043 Ethics and Procurement Integrity for the Acquisition Workforce (Current FY Only)
	FAC 031 Small Business Programs
	Negotiating
	CON 0470 (Previously CLC 047) Contract Negotiation Techniques
	CON 0040 (Previously CLC 004) Market Research
	CLC 065 Suspension and Debarment

GSA Leasing Certification Program Level 2
Type of training	Training requirement
Other Certification Requirement	FAC P/PM Certification is not required but is recommended
Other Certification Requirement	A current LCP Level 1 Certification (See Level 1 chart above)
Leasing Training	FCN 408 Cost and Price Analysis of Lease Proposals
	FCN 409 Techniques of Negotiating Federal Real Property Leases
	Training on Construction Fundamentals** (16 CLPs)
Project Management Training*	FAC P/PM Training 230 Suite: FPM 231 Applications in Project & Program Management FPM 232 Applications in Contracting FPM 233 Applications in Business, Cost, & Financial Management FPM 234 Applied Leadership in Project & Program Management
	- OR -
	FAC P/PM Training 330 Suite: FPM 331 Progressive Concepts in Program Management FPM 332 Progressive Contracting Strategies for Programs FPM 333 Progressive Business Cost & Financial Management FPM 334 Progressive Leadership in Program Management
	- OR -
	FAC P/PM Training 370 Suite: FPM 370 FAC P/PM Senior Level Introduction FPM 371 FAC P/PM Senior Level Pre-Course Event FPM 372 FAC P/PM Senior Level Resident Course
Acquisition & Related Courses for Leasing	FFM BP3 - OR - FFM 406 Federal Budget Process
Acquisition & Related Courses for Leasing	Marketing Essentials
Professional Skills Training	Leadership Training** (16 CLPs)

GSA Leasing Certification Program Level 3
Type of training	Training requirement
Other Certification Requirement	FAC P/PM Certification is not required but is recommended
Other Certification Requirement	A current LCP Level 2 Certification (See Level 2 chart above)
Leasing Training	FCN 410 Real Estate Appraisal Principles
	Training on Construction Fundamentals** (8 CLPs)
	Any Real Estate Finance and Marketing course offered by a College/University or recognized educational institution or academic provider that meets or exceeds required training hours (24 CLPs)
Professional Skills Training	Leadership Training ** (32 CLPs)
	CON 0450 or CLC 045 Partnering
	Difficult Interactions or Having Difficult Conversations and Handling Difficult Conversations
	CLC 044 Alternative Dispute Resolution
	PMT 0141 (Previously PMT 0140) IPT Management
	Crisis Management

Continuous Learning Requirements

LCP certified staff must obtain 80 continuous learning points during each two-year continuous learning period to maintain the certification.

How to Apply for Certification

Applicants must register for and complete the LCP through the Federal Acquisition Institute’s (FAI) Cornerstone OnDemand (CSOD) learning management system. Applicants can access the entire GSA curriculum on this platform, along with processing their certification applications, receiving the certification, and tracking and completing continuous learning.

Information about accessing the system can be found here. Please note - FAI CSOD is only available for federal employees.

Questions and Assistance

For questions about the LCP, contact the following:

GSA employees: lcphelpdesk@gsa.gov
Employees of delegated agencies, other federal agencies, and other customers: lcp-delegatedagency@gsa.gov