text: Chapter 4
  for individual Soldiers who changed units or locations or were separated from the unit. The unit redirect
  function involves redirecting bags, trays, or pallets of mail because of task organization changes, unit
  relocation, or unit redeployment.
  4-93. Redirect services depend on the AO postal policy and the tactical situation. All postal platoons provide
  redirect services. A designated postal platoon(s) provides ASCC-level redirect services. Corps-level postal
  platoon(s) provides the primary redirect services for the corps. Postal platoons handle redirect of unit mail
  within their supported AO. The TPOC POD and ESC HROB provide personnel and unit assignment and
  location information in automated form via local theater unit locator services, DTAS, and the Postal Directory
  and Addressing System to all postal platoons.
  USE OF CONTRACTORS FOR POSTAL SUPPORT
  4-94. Operational contract support is the process of planning for and obtaining supplies, services, and
  construction from commercial sources in support combatant commander-directed operations (JP 4-10).
  During military operations, it may become necessary to contract out selected postal services. Contracting
  postal support is usually an optimum option when there are insufficient numbers of postal platoons to
  maintain rotation policies, or when the theater of operations is so vast that the military Services cannot
  support the area. Oversight of all contractual postal statements of work must be completed annually (or more
  often, as needed) by the ASCC G-1/AG and the TPOC POD.
  4-95. The success of contracting postal operations when shifting from a military operated and military
  supervised postal operation to a contractor operated postal operation is ensuring the government maintains
  oversight of the service and ensuring the tactical situation supports the approach. The military accomplishes
  this by ensuring trained and experienced postal personnel serve as the primary and alternate contracting
  officer’s representative (COR). A contracting officer’s representative is an individual designated in writing
  by the contracting officer to perform specific technical or administrative functions (JP 4-10). Although CORs
  can be employed on all types of service contracts, they are critically important in the more complex services,
  for example in the MMT. In no case, shall contractor personnel serve as CORs. Not everyone can be a COR;
  they must be a government employee (either military or civilian) and possess the necessary qualifications
  (training) and experience commensurate with the responsibilities delegated to them.
  4-96. When contractors are used to perform postal missions, a qualified, knowledgeable, postal technical
  supervisor must be onsite IAW USPS Publication 38, DODI 4525.09, and DFARS PGI Part 201.602-2.
  Consider the following recommendations when contracting postal operations:
  * Establish postal OCS teams to serve as the nexus for contracted postal efforts. The teams manage
  the COR training and appointment program and consolidated Performance Evaluation Board
  reports. The OCS team prepares monthly roll-up briefings to the contracting officer and for the
  Award Fee Evaluation Board.
  * Capability to work with contract managers and legal support offices regarding requirements
  letters, administrative change letters, and other contract management tools.
  * Schedule periodical meetings with the contracting officer and contractors to discuss postal issues.
  * Plan contractor support carefully. It is imperative to identify alignment of property early in the
  process to ensure it is operational and meets the standard before a transfer of authority. Ensure
  contract specifies what government furnished equipment will be provided. Define the exact
  equipment, by location, to be turned over to the contractor during the transfer of authority process.
  * Understand the differences between government furnished equipment, theater provided
  equipment, and installation provided equipment.
  * Include the G-1/AG and the assistant chief of staff, finance and comptroller as required. If there
  is a requirement for contracting postal support, the assistant chief of staff, finance and comptroller
  should be a part of the planning and resourcing to provide the proper funding (if available) for this
  requirement.
  * Schedule COR training as necessary to meet rotation requirements.