The Postal Service may contract with former employees (other than former officers or PCES executives) or with suppliers proposing the use of former employees during contract performance when the former employee’s expertise will further the success of the purchase and the business and competitive interests of the Postal Service. Contracts with former employees or with suppliers offering the services of former employees should not be confused with the employment of annuitants.
All requests for contracts with former employees (non-officer or executive) must be forwarded by the purchasing organization to the manager of Corporate Personnel Management (CPM), for review and approval. The manager of CPM will decide whether the former employee should be hired as a retired annuitant or should be contracted with by the purchasing organization. When appropriate, the purchasing organization may award a personal services contract to the former employee.
When a supplier proposes using a former employee, the manager of CPM will review the former employee’s employment history and advise the purchase/SCM team as to whether the substitution of another individual is in the best interests of the Postal Service. If such substitution is the case, the contracting officer must advise the supplier to propose another individual to perform the duties called for. If, following contract award, the supplier proposes the use of a former employee, the same review and approval process is required before the former employee may begin work.
Purchase teams must consider this policy in light of the particular purchase, and the potential need for reviews and approvals, and as necessary, include Provision 1-5: Proposed Use of Former Postal Service Employees, in relevant solicitations, and Clause 1-12: Use of Former Postal Service Employees, in resulting contracts.
