diff --git a/doc/news/DM-47064.perf.rst b/doc/news/DM-47064.perf.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d54ba7105
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/news/DM-47064.perf.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add OCPS option to `base_close_loop.py` script.
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diff --git a/python/lsst/ts/standardscripts/maintel/base_close_loop.py b/python/lsst/ts/standardscripts/maintel/base_close_loop.py
index 85d1cad6a..14fafd57f 100644
--- a/python/lsst/ts/standardscripts/maintel/base_close_loop.py
+++ b/python/lsst/ts/standardscripts/maintel/base_close_loop.py
@@ -202,6 +202,11 @@ def get_schema(cls) -> typing.Dict[str, typing.Any]:
                     Apply OFC corrections after each iteration.
                 type: boolean
                 default: true
+              ocps:
+                description: >-
+                    Use OCPS to run the wavefront estimation pipeline.
+                type: boolean
+                default: true
               ignore:
                   description: >-
                       CSCs from the group to ignore in status check. Name must
@@ -251,6 +256,7 @@ async def configure(self, config: types.SimpleNamespace) -> None:
 
         # Set WEP configuration file
         self.wep_config = config.wep_config
+        self.wep_config.useOCPS = config.ocps
 
         # Set used dofs
         selected_dofs = config.used_dofs