# 48 CFR § 1609.7002: 1609.7002 Minimum standards for Postal Service Health Benefits Carriers

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## Section

- **Citation:** 48 CFR § 1609.7002
- **Heading:** 1609.7002 Minimum standards for Postal Service Health Benefits Carriers
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 48—Federal Acquisition Regulations System > CHAPTER 16—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT FEDERAL EMPLOYEES HEALTH BENEFITS ACQUISITION REGULATION > SUBCHAPTER B—ACQUISITION PLANNING > PART 1609—CONTRACTOR QUALIFICATIONS > Subpart 1609.70—Minimum Standards for Health Benefits Carriers

## Text

(a) The carrier of a PSHB plan shall meet the minimum standards as described in 1609.7001.
(b) To the greatest extent practicable, an FEHB Carrier (defined in 1602.170-1) that offers an FEHB plan (defined in 1602.170-9) in which the total enrollment includes 1,500 or more Postal Service employees or Postal Service annuitants in the contract year beginning January 2023 must offer a PSHB plan in the initial contract year. OPM may exempt a comprehensive medical plan, as described in 5 U.S.C. 8903(4), from the requirement in this paragraph (b).
[88 FR 20408, Apr. 6, 2023]

## Nearby sections

- [48 CFR § 1609.470 1609.470 Notification of Debarment, Suspension, and Ineligibility.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-1609.470.md)
- [48 CFR § 1609.471 1609.471 Contractor certification.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-1609.471.md)
- [48 CFR § 1609.7001 1609.7001 Minimum standards for health benefits carriers.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-1609.7001.md)
- [48 CFR § 1609.7002 1609.7002 Minimum standards for Postal Service Health Benefits Carriers.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-1609.7002.md)

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