Beginning in 1997, the U.S. General Services Administrationfirst brought in two private brokerages, Spaulding & Slye ofBoston and Crown Partnership of New York, to take on real estateduties it had kept to itself. The program was so successful thatGSA now wants to expand it.

"We have discovered that when we outsource some of thistransaction work, we have more time to spend with our clients,"said Tony Costa, who oversees real estate operations in this regionfor GSA.

The agency has not decided how much extra work to give thebrokers or how to divide up the work. It doesn't expect to solicitproposals from brokers until later this year.

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