Managing the procedures and processes for seeking and/or maintaining OPM/OMB SES and/or SL/ST PA System Certification (if desired). The service outcome(s) will include, but not be limited to:
• Completed and submitted Certification Request.
• Completed and submitted SES and/or SL/ST Pay Policy.
• Submission of Annual Ratings, Pay and Awards Data for SES and/or SL/ST for the two most recently completed appraisal cycles.
• OPM/OMB Agency Certification for SES and/or SL/ST PA System, if warranted.

Agency-Designed PA System (Performance Appraisal Assessment Tool; PAAT) only:
• Completed and submitted PAAT for SES and/or SL/ST.
• Submission of representative samples of SES and/or SL/ST Performance Plans.
• Submission of evidence of appraisal system training for senior employees. 
• Submission of evidence of the communication of system application results (i.e., average rating, average pay adjustment by rating, and average award by rating).
• Submission of evidence of the communication of organizational performance results and guidelines for using those results when assigning individual ratings.

Basic SES and SL/ST (Certification 2.0) only:
• Completed and submitted Oversight Verification Statement.
• Completed and submitted Ratings Distribution Justification Template(s) for the two most recently completed appraisal cycles.
• Completed and submitted Organizational Assessment and Guidelines document.