GSA87A
Official Change of Duty Station Authorization
GSA Form 87A, Official Change of Duty Station Authorization, is a General Services Administration form, GSA 87A (REV. 1/2014). GSA hosts it in its forms library.
The Authorization Statement on the back says the form authorizes the employee to perform the permanent change of duty station travel and will reimburse moving allowances within the cited limitations, the Federal Travel Regulations (41 CFR Chapter 302), the HB, GSA Internal Travel Regulations and Control of Official Travel (PFM P 4290.1), and Volumes 3 and 6 of the Foreign Affairs Manual. The front prints the line "Relocation is in the interest of the Government and not primarily for the benefit of the employee or at the employee's request."
The front covers the employee, the type of permanent duty travel and Sections II to X of estimated costs, and ends with the authorizing official's name, title, signature and date. The back adds real estate expenses, accounting classification, allowable advances, remarks and the Privacy Act statement. You can fill it out free in your browser on this page and download the result without an account.
Authorization number, new position, service agreement date, employee details, reporting date and residence, then the type of travel: change in official station, appointment to first duty post, return for separation or other.
Who is authorized, relationship, transportation mode, rate and miles, per diem rate and estimated costs, start date, maximum number of days and number of authorized POVs.
Transportation and storage of household goods (MAX. 18,000 lbs.), transportation of a privately owned vehicle outside CONUS, the miscellaneous expense allowance, and TLA, SPA, predeparture subsistence and unaccompanied baggage.
The house-hunting trip, temporary quarters for the first 30 days, second 30 days and over 60 days, the relocation income tax allowance and the total estimated move cost.
Real estate expenses such as lease breaking and home sale or purchase, the accounting classification for allowances A to H, five allowable advances, a total advance and remarks.
The back closes with the Privacy Act statement and the Authorization Statement that ties the allowances to the cited regulations.
The form is numbered in Roman sections I to XIII, with items 1 to 81.
Fill in items 1 to 7. Item 5 asks for the employee ID number and says Do not use your SSN.
In Section I, check the change in official station, appointment to first duty post, return for separation (outside or within CONUS) or other, and fill in the from, to or post details.
Work through Sections II to IX, entering rates, days and estimated costs, and carry each total to the right-hand column.
Add any real estate expenses in Section XI, the accounting classification in Section XII, the allowable advances in Section XIII and remarks in item 81. The form says to attach SF 1038 for an advance increment.
Section X is the total estimated move cost, which the form says includes Item XI on the reverse. The authorizing official enters name and title, signs and dates.
The PDF has no line-by-line instructions. These steps follow the blocks it prints.
You get the real form, filled in a browser tab, with nothing standing between you and the finished PDF.
The PDF gives no filing address or recipient. It ends with the authorizing official's signature.
The form cites USC 5701-5733, 30 USC 905, and Executive Order 9397 and says disclosure is voluntary. It says the purpose is to determine eligibility for and the amount of reimbursement for permanent change of duty station travel, and that without the information the expense cannot be reimbursed.
The Federal Travel Regulations (41 CFR Chapter 302), the HB, GSA Internal Travel Regulations and Control of Official Travel (PFM P 4290.1), and Volumes 3 and 6 of the Foreign Affairs Manual.
The footer reads GSA 87A (REV. 1/2014). GSA's page lists a current revision date of 01/2014 and no authority or regulation.
The PDF has no line-by-line instructions. It names an authorizing official and the employee being relocated.
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The front ends with an Authorizing Official block for name and title, signature and date. The PDF prints no signature line for the employee.
No. Item 5 asks for the employee ID number and says Do not use your SSN.
Section III, Transportation and Storage of Household Goods, is printed with (MAX. 18,000 lbs.).
Section XIII lists five allowable advances, from the house-hunting trip to 91-120 days of temporary quarters, and a total. The form says to attach SF 1038 for an advance increment.
It says the form authorizes the permanent change of duty station travel and will reimburse moving allowances within the cited limitations, the Federal Travel Regulations (41 CFR Chapter 302), PFM P 4290.1 and Volumes 3 and 6 of the Foreign Affairs Manual.
The Privacy Act statement says disclosure is voluntary and there is no personal liability for not furnishing it, but that the expense cannot be reimbursed without it.
