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5 CFR §300.403

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An agency may use a commercial recruiting firm and/or a nonprofit employment service in recruiting for vacancies when:
  1. (a)The agency head or designee determines that such use is likely to provide well-qualified candidates who would otherwise not be available or that well-qualified candidates are in short supply;
  2. (b)The agency has provided vacancy notices to appropriate State Employment Service and OPM offices; and
  3. (c)The agency continues its own recruiting efforts.