Opening request statement
The requestor, the reemployed annuitant, the requesting organization, the position title, series and grade, and the specific ongoing project the individual will work on.
GSA3693
Request for Waiver of Dual Compensation (Salary Offset) Need to Retain
- Agency
- GSA
- Revision
- Rev. 4/2009
- Fillable fields
- 20
- Pages
- 2
- Official source
- GSA form page
- Checked
- October 20, 2026
GSA Form 3693: Request for Waiver of Dual Compensation (Salary Offset) Need to Retain
GSA Form 3693, Request for Waiver of Dual Compensation (Salary Offset) Need to Retain, is a two-page General Services Administration form, Rev. 4/2009. A requesting organization uses it to ask for a dual compensation reduction (salary offset) waiver for a reemployed annuitant, under the criteria in 5 CFR 553.201 (e), "Requests based on the need to retain an individual."
The form opens with a fill-in statement naming the requestor, the reemployed annuitant, the requesting organization, the position by title, series and grade, and the specific ongoing project. Four numbered parts follow: the critical nature of the project, the candidate's unique qualifications, the need for retention and other staffing options. The form prints no signature block, no approving official and no filing address.
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What's on GSA Form 3693
(1) Critical nature of the project
The project, its importance to the agency's mission, the potential costs of project failure or delay, any legislative or presidential deadlines, and other factors showing how the project is unusually critical.
(2) Candidate's unique qualifications
The knowledge, skills and abilities essential to completing the project, and a justification showing they could not be acquired by another appointee within a reasonable amount of time.
(3) Need for retention
The date the annuitant will retire or resign, a statement that the annuitant refuses reemployment without the waiver, and that the organization will lose the services unless the waiver is granted.
(4) Other staffing options
An explanation of why the work cannot be assigned to other employees involved with the same project.
How to complete GSA Form 3693
- 1
Fill in the opening statement
Enter the requestor's name and title, the reemployed annuitant, the requesting organization, and the position title, series and grade.
- 2
Name the specific project
The form asks for the specific ongoing project on which the individual will be working, and notes that retention is only for a specific project.
- 3
Describe the project and qualifications
Complete parts 1 and 2: why the project is critical, and the knowledge, skills and abilities that could not be acquired by another appointee within a reasonable amount of time.
- 4
Complete the need for retention
In part 3, enter the annuitant's name, the date of retirement or resignation, and the requesting organization.
- 5
Explain other staffing options
In part 4, explain why the work cannot be assigned to other employees involved with the same project.
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Where it goes and what the form says
Where it goes
The PDF prints no filing address, signature block or approving official. GSA's page lists no authority or regulation for this form.
Regulation named on the form
5 CFR 553.201 (e), "Requests based on the need to retain an individual." The form says the criteria for approving a waiver are addressed in its four numbered parts.
Companion form
GSA Form 3694 is the request for the same waiver under 5 CFR 553.201 (f), "Requests based on other unusual circumstances."
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Who prepares GSA Form 3693?
The form is written as a request from an official and an organization on behalf of a reemployed annuitant.
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Questions about Form GSA3693
Who fills out GSA Form 3693?
The form is written as a request from a named requestor and a requesting organization for a dual compensation reduction (salary offset) waiver for a reemployed annuitant.
What regulation does the form cite?
5 CFR 553.201 (e), "Requests based on the need to retain an individual."
Can the annuitant be retained for all the duties of their old position?
The form says that under this provision, individuals cannot be retained to continue all of the duties or functions of the position they held prior to retirement; they may only be retained for a specific project.
What does part 3 ask?
It states the date the annuitant will retire, or resign if currently reemployed without a waiver, that the annuitant refuses reemployment without the waiver, and that the organization will lose the services unless the waiver is granted.
How is it different from GSA Form 3694?
GSA Form 3693 cites 5 CFR 553.201 (e), the need to retain an individual for a project. GSA Form 3694 cites 5 CFR 553.201 (f), other unusual circumstances.
Where is GSA Form 3693 sent?
The PDF prints no filing address, signature block or approving official.