Sections 1 and 2: identification
Your full name exactly as it appears on your SF 85P, and your Social Security number.
SF85PS
Supplemental Questionnaire for Selected Positions
- Agency
- GSA
- Revision
- Revised December 2017
- Fillable fields
- 512
- Pages
- 16
- Official source
- GSA form page
- Checked
- October 20, 2026
Standard Form 85P-S (SF 85P-S): Supplemental Questionnaire for Selected Positions
Standard Form 85P-S (SF 85P-S) is the Supplemental Questionnaire for Selected Positions. It is printed as a U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) form, Revised December 2017, under 5 CFR Parts 731, 732, and 736, and its header prints OMB No. 3206 0258. GSA's forms library hosts a copy.
The form says it is supplemental to SF 85P, Questionnaire for Public Trust Positions, but is used only after an offer of employment has been made and when the information it requests is job-related and justified by business necessity. Otherwise it has the same purposes and authorities described on SF 85P, and the instructions for completing it are the same as SF 85P.
SF 85P-S has five sections: full name, Social Security number, use of illegal drugs and drug activity, use of alcohol, and psychological and emotional health, followed by a signed certification. The form says the agency which gave it to you will tell you which questions to answer. You can fill it out free in your browser on this page and download the result without an account.
What's on SF 85P-S
Section 3: illegal drugs and drug activity
Whether, since the age of 16 or in the last 5 years, whichever is shorter, you illegally used any controlled substance or prescription drugs, and whether you ever did so while employed as a law enforcement officer, prosecutor or courtroom official, while possessing a security clearance, or in a position directly and immediately affecting the public safety.
Section 4: alcohol
Whether, in the last 5 years, your use of alcoholic beverages resulted in alcohol-related treatment or counseling, with the dates and the name and address of the counselor or doctor.
Sections 5A to 5C: court orders and hospitalization
Whether a court or administrative agency EVER declared you mentally incompetent or ordered you to consult a mental health professional, and whether you were EVER hospitalized for a mental health condition.
Section 5D: specified diagnoses
Whether you were EVER diagnosed with psychotic disorder, schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, delusional disorder, bipolar mood disorder, borderline personality disorder or antisocial personality disorder, and any current treatment.
Section 5E and certification
A question on any mental health or other health condition that substantially adversely affects judgment, reliability or trustworthiness, then the signed certification.
How to complete SF 85P-S
- 1
Find out which questions apply
The form says the agency which gave it to you will tell you which questions to answer, and that the instructions for completing it are the same as SF 85P.
- 2
Match your SF 85P
Enter your full name exactly as it appears on your SF 85P, then your Social Security number.
- 3
Answer the yes or no questions
Each question has YES and NO boxes. A Yes opens entry blocks for dates, names and addresses, and many questions say where to proceed on No.
- 4
Follow the Section 5E routing
The form says to complete 5E only if you responded No to all of 5A, 5B, 5C and 5D. If Yes was selected for any of them, it says to proceed to the certification.
- 5
Sign the certification
Sign in ink and date the Certification That My Answers Are True on the last page.
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Submission, time and what the form says
Where it goes
The PDF gives no filing address. The burden notice says not to send your completed form to the OPM address printed there.
Time to complete
OPM estimates the public burden at an average of 10 minutes per response, including time for reviewing instructions and gathering the data.
Mental health care
The form says mental health treatment and counseling, in and of itself, is not a reason to revoke or deny eligibility, and that seeking or receiving care may contribute favorably to decisions about your eligibility.
Use of drug answers
Section 3 says neither your truthful responses nor information derived from them will be used as evidence against you in a subsequent criminal proceeding.
False statements
The certification says a knowing and willful false statement on this form can be punished by fine or imprisonment or both, citing section 1001 of title 18, United States Code.
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Questions about Form SF85PS
Who issues SF 85P-S?
The form is printed as a U.S. Office of Personnel Management form, Revised December 2017, under 5 CFR Parts 731, 732, and 736. GSA hosts a copy in its forms library.
Is SF 85P-S used on its own?
The form says it is supplemental to SF 85P, Questionnaire for Public Trust Positions, and has the same purposes and authorities described on SF 85P.
When is SF 85P-S used?
The form says it is used only after an offer of employment has been made and when the information it requests is job-related and justified by business necessity.
Do I answer every question on SF 85P-S?
The form says the agency which gave you this form will tell you which questions to answer.
How far back do the drug and alcohol questions go?
Question 3(a) covers the time since the age of 16 or the last 5 years, whichever is shorter, and Section 4 covers the last 5 years. Question 3(b) asks whether you have ever done so while in certain positions.
What does Section 5E say about counseling after trauma?
Its note says that if your judgment, reliability or trustworthiness is not substantially adversely affected, answer no even if you have a condition requiring treatment, with examples such as service as a first responder or in a military combat environment.
How long does SF 85P-S take to fill out?
OPM estimates an average of 10 minutes per response, including time for reviewing instructions and gathering the data.