Formatting BAF OPM

Benefits Administration Letters

2020 Benefits Administration Letter

BAF 2020

From page 3 and 4 of 6:
Evidence of Chain of Custody: Agencies must ensure the retirement application package chain of custody stays intact by adhering to the following:

1. The document is directly submitted to OPM by a Payroll Office through Government email (e.g., .gov, .mil).
2. In accordance with BAL 12-102, documents contained within a retirement or death in service application package must include an agency checklist that clearly shows that the application package includes the document/s in question. For example, the agency checklist (Schedule D) indicates the following forms (for which OPM would normally require an original signature) are included in the package: SF 3107, SF 2801, SF 2801-2, SF 3107-2, SF 3106, SF 2803, SF 3112, SF 2823, SF 3104, SF 3104B, SF 2800 and SF 2800A. The agency checklist must be signed by the agency personnel official handling the documents and there must be a telephone contact and email address for this agency official.

1997 Benefits Administration Letter

BAF

From page 7 of 11:

Table 2.

FERS Applications	Special Requirements
SF 3112	Documentation In Support of Disability Retirement Application. Sections of the form with no printing on the backs must be printed that way. The instructions must be on the reverse of the form to which they apply, or attached to it.
SF 3112-2	Information About Disability Retirement. None, but booklet must accompany SF 3112 used by FERS Employees.