Use of this template does not guarantee approval. OPM will make a determination on each
submission based on the documentation provided by the requesting agency.
Brenda L. Roberts
Deputy Associate Director for Pay and Leave
Employee Services
U.S. Office of Personnel Management
Room 7H31
1900 E Street, NW
Washington, DC 20415
Dear Ms. Roberts:
In accordance with 5 CFR 575.109(c), the requests that
the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) waive the limitation on recruitment incentive
payments—i.e., 25 percent of the employee’s annual rate of basic pay in effect at the beginning
of the service period multiplied by the number of years in the service period. Based on the
critical agency need described below, we are requesting OPM approval to pay a recruitment
incentive to of .
The criteria for approving a recruitment incentive waiver for
are met by the information provided below.
1. Information on the job candidate, if known, and/or position(s) the recruitment incentive waiver
would cover.
2. A description of the critical agency need the proposed recruitment incentive would address.
The authorized agency official must determine that the competencies required for the position(s)
are critical to the successful accomplishment of an important agency mission, project, or
initiative (e.g., programs or projects related to a national emergency or implementing a new law
or critical management initiative).
3. The basis for determining that the position (or group of positions) is likely to be difficult
to fill. An agency must consider the following factors listed in 5 CFR 575.106(b), as applicable
to the case at hand, in determining that the position (or group of positions) is likely to be difficult
to fill in the absence of an incentive:
• The availability and quality of candidates possessing the competencies required for the
position(s), including the success of recent efforts to recruit candidates for the position(s)
or similar positions using indicators such as offer acceptance rates, proportion of
positions filled, and the length of time required to fill similar positions;
individual/ group/position(s)
percentage/total dollar amount
individual/group/position(s)