PGI 225.7402 Contractor personnel authorized to accompany U.S. Armed Forces deployed outside the United States.

(1) DoDI 3020.41, Contractor Personnel Authorized to Accompany the U.S. Armed Forces, serves as a comprehensive source of DoD policy and procedures concerning DoD contractor and subcontractor personnel authorized to accompany the U.S. Armed Forces. Such personnel-

(i) May include U.S. citizens, U.S. legal aliens, third country nationals, and local nationals;

(ii) May be employees of external support, systems support, or theater support contractors, as defined in Enclosure 2 of DoDI 3020.41; and

(iii) Are provided with an appropriate identification card under the Geneva Conventions (also see DoDI 1000.1, Identity Cards Required by the Geneva Conventions).

(2) Not all contractor personnel in a designated operational area are authorized to accompany the U.S. Armed Forces. For example, contractor personnel performing reconstruction contracts generally are not authorized to accompany the U.S. Armed Forces.

(3) Also see PGI 207.105(b)(20)(C) for special considerations for acquisition planning for crisis situations outside the Untied States.