Don't Contract with a Colleague
Hiring a Postal Employee for a Local Buy Contract
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Hiring a Postal Employee for a Local Buy Contract
Don’t Contract with a Colleague
- A Postal Service employee can’t award a cleaning, lawn care, snow removal or maintenance contract to a fellow employee.
- Contracts with postal employees or their family members is against the rules in the Postal Service’s Supplying Principles and Practices and the Administrative Support Manual.
Not awarding a local buy contract to a Postal Service employee maintains the integrity and reputation of USPS as a fair and honest business.
And that’s smart business.
Contact the Ethics Office (ethics.help@usps.gov) for guidance.