BOP Program Statement 6021.05 § 15

The interview results and all forms are to be sent directly to the COSTEP Coordinator. The

COSTEP Coordinator completes:

 vouchering (employment and personal references);

 Local Law Enforcement Check; and

 financial agreement and commitment letter to meet just debts, if required.

Candidates must meet the Bureau’s guidelines regarding its medical clearance process as detailed

in the Program Statements Physical and Medical Standards for Newly Hired Correctional

Employees and Drug Free Workplace. Upon satisfactorily completing the vouchering and law

enforcement checks, the COSTEP Coordinator will contact the applicant to schedule a pre-employment medical assessment and urinalysis. The COSTEP Coordinator will contact the Drug

Free Workplace Coordinator for a contract facility to do the urinalysis for all vouchered Senior

COSTEPs.

After favorably completing the medical clearance and voucher, as well as providing a negative

urine drug test, the COSTEP Coordinator is to send to the applicant an SF-85P to be completed

and returned to the COSTEP Coordinator.

The COSTEP coordinator then forwards the complete pre-employment file to the Security and

Background Investigation Section (SBIS) in which initiates the LBI.

Upon completing the background investigation, SBIS must resolve any issues with the COSTEP

applicant and process the investigation for clearance.

The COSTEP Coordinator is to be notified once the background investigation has been cleared.

When a Senior COSTEP is placed at an institution, the local HRM may contact the SBIS to

verify the investigation’s status and obtain documentation for the Official Personnel File.

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The COSTEP Coordinator then sends a written acceptance along with an orientation packet to

make the applicant familiar with the program, pay, travel, the institution interview, and all

required paperwork.