The use of leased facilities in the commercial real estate market is part of a strategy to give NIH the flexibility to meet rapidly changing priorities. Currently, NIH has approximately 55 Federal leases totaling about 4.5​​ million rentable square feet in the Washington Metropolitan area; Baltimore, MD; Phoenix, Arizona; and the Research Triangle Park area of North Carolina.

The leased space inventory is managed by a team of Real Estate Specialists within the Real Estate Contracting Branch (RECB) of the Office of Acquisitions, ORF. The Real Estate Specialist is the primary point of contact for all matters involving the lease contract. Any of the Specialists may be reached at (301) 402-0878.

For a list of Real Estate Specialists click here.