Washington, DC - U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced today the open period for accepting letters of application through the Reimbursable Services Program (RSP).

Applications may be submitted via email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. until 5 p.m. EST on February 29. 

Pursuant to Section 559 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014, CBP is authorized to enter into partnerships with private sector and government entities to provide new or expanded services on a reimbursable basis.  Reimbursable services include customs and agricultural processing, border security, support, and immigration inspection-related matters at ports of entry.  Associated costs may include the salaries of additional staff, overtime hours, administration, and transportation expenses.  For CBP-serviced airports, Section 550 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 expands the limit to 10 agreements per year. 

Letters of application will be evaluated based on their individual merit and ability to satisfy the evaluation criteria posted on CBP.gov.  Applicants and interested parties may submit questions regarding the Reimbursable Services Program via email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. 

The Reimbursable Services Program is a key component of CBP’s Resource Optimization Strategy. The program enables CBP to support additional requests for services while also managing rising volumes of travel and trade that are critical to our economy.  In the first 18 months of the program, CBP was able to provide more than 93,000 additional processing hours at primary lanes and booths, which contributed to both increased border throughput and decreased border wait times.