R 301932Z OCT 09

ALCGCIV 031/09
COMDTNOTE 12451
SUBJ: EXTENSION OF THE PILOT EMPLOYEE REFERRAL BONUS PROGRAM
A. COMDTNOTE 12451, ESTABLISHMENT OF A PILOT EMPLOYEE REFERRAL
BONUS PROGRAM
B. DHS MD 3181, PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT
C. EXCELLENCE, ACHIEVEMENT, AND RECOGNITION SYSTEM (EARS),
COMDTINST 12430.6 (SERIES)
1. REF (A) WHICH ESTABLISHED THE PILOT EMPLOYEE REFERRAL BONUS
PROGRAM IS EXTENDED THROUGH OCTOBER 29, 2010.  IT APPLIES TO
CURRENT COAST GUARD CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES, PAID FROM APPROPRIATED
FUNDS, WHO BRING NEW TALENT TO THE COAST GUARD BY REFERRING PERSONS
WHO ARE SUBSEQUENTLY SELECTED AND SUCCESSFULLY EMPLOYED IN CONTRACT
SPECIALIST POSITIONS GS-1102-09 THROUGH 15, IN THE ACQUISITION
DIRECTORATE, IN WASHINGTON, DC FOR WHICH DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY HAS
BEEN GRANTED. ALL VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR CONTRACT SPECIALIST
POSITIONS, GS-1102-09 THROUGH GS-1102-15 IN THE ACQUISITION
DIRECTORATE, IN WASHINGTON, DC WILL CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING
STATEMENT: "IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT THIS IS A HARD-TO-FILL
POSITION.” A REFERRAL BONUS IN THE AMOUNT OF 1000 DOLLARS WILL BE
PAID TO AN ELIGIBLE COAST GUARD CIVILIAN EMPLOYEE WHO REFERS A
CANDIDATE, FROM SOURCES EXTERNAL TO THE COAST GUARD, WHO IS
SELECTED AND SUCCESSFULLY EMPLOYED FOR A MINIMUM OF SIX MONTHS.
FORMER COAST GUARD CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES ARE ELIGIBLE BUT MUST HAVE
BEEN SEPARATED FROM THE COAST GUARD FOR AT LEAST ONE YEAR FROM THE
MOST RECENT PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT.
2. THE NEW HIRE MUST BE SELECTED AND SERVE SUCCESSFULLY IN THE
POSITION FOR A MINIMUM OF SIX MONTHS BEFORE A REFERRAL BONUS IN THE
AMOUNT OF 1000 DOLLARS CAN BE PAID TO THE CURRENT COAST GUARD
CIVILIAN EMPLOYEE WHO REFERRED THE NEW HIRE.  TO SERVE SUCCESSFULLY
IN THE POSITION MEANS THAT, ALTHOUGH THE EMPLOYEE MAY NOT HAVE BEEN
ISSUED A PERFORMANCE RATING OF RECORD, A PERFORMANCE PLAN HAS BEEN
ESTABLISHED AND ISSUED TO THE EMPLOYEE AND, IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF
(B), HIS OR HER PERFORMANCE IS DEEMED TO BE AT LEAST AT THE
"ACHIEVED EXPECTATIONS" PERFORMANCE STANDARD, OR AT LEAST AT THE
"MEETS" PERFORMANCE STANDARD, IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF (C).
3. THE AWARD WILL NORMALLY BE PROCESSED NOT LATER THAN ONE PAY
PERIOD AFTER FUNDING CERTIFICATION HAS BEEN COMPLETED.
4. USE OF THE PILOT PROGRAM EXPIRES ON OCTOBER 29, 2010. HOWEVER,
ANY BONUSES THAT ARE IDENTIFIED PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION OF THE
NOTICE, BUT ARE PENDING PAYMENT DUE TO THE COMPLETION OF THE
REFERRED CANDIDATES SIX-MONTH PERFORMANCE PERIOD, WILL BE PAID WHEN
ALL CONDITIONS FOR PAYMENT ARE MET. USE OF THIS INCENTIVE WILL
CONTINUE TO BE MONITORED AND ASSESSED FOR PERMANENT AUTHORIZATION
AND EXPANDED USE THROUGHOUT THE COAST GUARD FOR OTHER HARD-TO-FILL
POSITIONS DEEMED APPROPRIATE.
5. QUESTIONS CONCERNING THIS INCENTIVE CAN BE DIRECTED TO YOUR
SERVICING HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST/COMMAND STAFF ADVISOR.
6. CINDY NELSON-POSSINGER, CHIEF, OFFICE OF CIVILIAN PERSONNEL
SENDS.
7. INTERNET RELEASE IS AUTHORIZED.