The U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General intends to award a firm fixed price contract to a Supplier who possesses specific subject matter expertise in employee benefits. The purpose of this contract is to conduct benchmarking studies to compare the Postal service’s leave and paid holiday program to leave programs offered by major private sector companies.

  The Postal Service offers its employees a leave program similar to what other federal entities offer their employees and observe the same number of federal holidays as these entities.  Annual leave, sick leave and paid holidays procedures are also outlined in the collective bargaining agreements. It costs the Postal Service $5 billion annually to provide paid time off for its employees. This analysis will inform the Postal Service whether there is an opportunity to reduce leave costs.

  Our objective is to identify opportunities for the Postal Service to reduce its leave benefits costs. Based on research and analysis results, the supplier will also produce a report with findings and recommendations that will show how the Postal Service could benefit by adopting the identified best practices to reduce the costs associated with the leave program. The USPS OIG intends to use these results and other information in an audit report showing the results of this and other efforts.

source: Federal Business Opportunities

Project Title: Leave Benefits and Paid Holidays

Agency: United States Postal Service OIG