diff --git a/app/jobs/get_usps_proofing_results_job.rb b/app/jobs/get_usps_proofing_results_job.rb
index a43c6a0bf12..bea11b68d04 100644
--- a/app/jobs/get_usps_proofing_results_job.rb
+++ b/app/jobs/get_usps_proofing_results_job.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 class GetUspsProofingResultsJob < ApplicationJob
+  MILLISECONDS_PER_SECOND = 1000.0 # Specify float value to use floating point math
   IPP_STATUS_PASSED = 'In-person passed'
   IPP_STATUS_FAILED = 'In-person failed'
   IPP_INCOMPLETE_ERROR_MESSAGE = 'Customer has not been to a post office to complete IPP'
@@ -68,9 +69,11 @@ def perform(_now)
   DEFAULT_EMAIL_DELAY_IN_HOURS = 1
 
   def check_enrollments(enrollments)
+    request_delay_in_seconds = IdentityConfig.store.
+      get_usps_proofing_results_job_request_delay_milliseconds / MILLISECONDS_PER_SECOND
     proofer = UspsInPersonProofing::Proofer.new
 
-    enrollments.each do |enrollment|
+    enrollments.each_with_index do |enrollment, idx|
       # Add a unique ID for enrollments that don't have one
       enrollment.update(unique_id: enrollment.usps_unique_id) if enrollment.unique_id.blank?
 
@@ -94,6 +97,9 @@ def check_enrollments(enrollments)
 
       # Record the attempt to update the enrollment
       enrollment.update(status_check_attempted_at: status_check_attempted_at)
+
+      # Sleep for a while before we attempt to make another call to USPS
+      sleep request_delay_in_seconds if idx < enrollments.length - 1
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/config/application.yml.default b/config/application.yml.default
index 756ed2a4e79..47ddc1671ed 100644
--- a/config/application.yml.default
+++ b/config/application.yml.default
@@ -289,6 +289,7 @@ usps_ipp_username: ''
 usps_mock_fallback: true
 get_usps_proofing_results_job_cron: '0/10 * * * *'
 get_usps_proofing_results_job_reprocess_delay_minutes: 5
+get_usps_proofing_results_job_request_delay_milliseconds: 1000
 gpo_allowed_for_strict_ial2: true
 voice_otp_pause_time: '0.5s'
 voice_otp_speech_rate: 'slow'
diff --git a/lib/identity_config.rb b/lib/identity_config.rb
index 6966ba7ae9c..8edc83c4820 100644
--- a/lib/identity_config.rb
+++ b/lib/identity_config.rb
@@ -376,6 +376,7 @@ def self.build_store(config_map)
     config.add(:usps_upload_enabled, type: :boolean)
     config.add(:get_usps_proofing_results_job_cron, type: :string)
     config.add(:get_usps_proofing_results_job_reprocess_delay_minutes, type: :integer)
+    config.add(:get_usps_proofing_results_job_request_delay_milliseconds, type: :integer)
     config.add(:gpo_allowed_for_strict_ial2, type: :boolean)
     config.add(:usps_upload_sftp_directory, type: :string)
     config.add(:usps_upload_sftp_host, type: :string)
diff --git a/spec/jobs/get_usps_proofing_results_job_spec.rb b/spec/jobs/get_usps_proofing_results_job_spec.rb
index 4fba546d105..82a6390ffb2 100644
--- a/spec/jobs/get_usps_proofing_results_job_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/jobs/get_usps_proofing_results_job_spec.rb
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@
   include UspsIppHelper
 
   let(:reprocess_delay_minutes) { 2.0 }
+  let(:request_delay_ms) { 0 }
   let(:job) { GetUspsProofingResultsJob.new }
   let(:job_analytics) { FakeAnalytics.new }
 
@@ -87,6 +88,9 @@
     allow(job).to receive(:analytics).and_return(job_analytics)
     allow(IdentityConfig.store).to receive(:get_usps_proofing_results_job_reprocess_delay_minutes).
       and_return(reprocess_delay_minutes)
+    allow(IdentityConfig.store).
+      to receive(:get_usps_proofing_results_job_request_delay_milliseconds).
+      and_return(request_delay_ms)
     stub_request_token
   end
 
@@ -205,6 +209,20 @@
         ).to be >= 0.0
       end
 
+      context 'with a request delay in ms' do
+        let(:request_delay_ms) { 750 }
+
+        it 'adds a delay between requests to USPS' do
+          allow(InPersonEnrollment).to receive(:needs_usps_status_check).
+            and_return(pending_enrollments)
+          stub_request_passed_proofing_results
+          expect(job).to receive(:sleep).exactly(pending_enrollments.length - 1).times.
+            with(0.75)
+
+          job.perform(Time.zone.now)
+        end
+      end
+
       context 'when an enrollment does not have a unique ID' do
         it 'generates a backwards-compatible unique ID' do
           pending_enrollment.update(unique_id: nil)