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Chapter 5 5-8 ATP 3-09.24 30 March 2022 point or to the nearest main supply route, depending on what is specified in the FAB or unit standard operating procedures or the OPORD. 5-53. When the decision is made to repair the equipment at the FAB support area, recovery or evacuation, is used. If FSC recovery assets are overextended, recovery support can be coordinated with the brigade support area (BSA) to prevent excessive repair delays. Equipment that cannot be repaired at the BSA usually is evacuated to sustainment brigade units. Controlled Exchange 5-54. Controlled exchange is the removal of serviceable components from unserviceable but economically reparable equipment. It is intended for immediate reuse in restoring another like item of equipment to combat serviceable condition. 5-55. The unserviceable component must be used to replace the serviceable component or retained with the end item that provided the serviceable component. Commanders at brigade level will set guidelines for controlled exchange. Contracted Maintenance Support 5-56. The FAB often uses contractors and Army Civilians for maintenance support. The FAB S-4 usually plans for the protection and supervision of contractors and Army Civilians. System contractors' support deployed forces under pre-arranged contracts to provide specific support to selected systems throughout the equipment's life cycle, during both garrison and contingency operations. 5-57. Contractor personnel are managed by their contract company supervisors. Contractor management is accomplished in accordance with the terms of their contracts through contracting management channels. Most contractor supervisors and system support contacting officers are not physically located in the FAB. The FAB manages day-to-day operations of these support contractors via their designated contracting officer representative. The Army materiel command's Army field support BN provides materiel enterprise support on a GS basis to the FAB. 5-58. The logistics civil augmentation program and system support contracts are the most common external support contracts used to support FAB sustainment operations. Logistics civil augmentation program performs common supply, transportation, maintenance, general engineering, and base support services, and is accessed through the regionally aligned Army field support brigade or Army field support BN. SUSTAINMENT MAINTENANCE 5-59. Sustainment maintenance is off-system component repair and end item repair and return to the supply system performed by national level maintenance providers. The intent of this level of maintenance is to perform off-system repairs on all supported items to a standard that provides a consistent and measurable level of reliability. The component is retrograded to a sustainment maintenance repair activity through the distribution system. Once the repair is completed, the component is returned to the distribution system as a serviceable asset. 5-60. Retrograde of unserviceable components is a part of maintenance. A "repairable" is an item that can be repaired cost-effectively. When a repairable such as a diesel engine or a turbine fuel control malfunctions, it can be replaced by a repaired or rebuilt component; it usually does not need to be replaced by a new item. 5-61. Each time mechanics in the FSC order recoverable parts, they must return the unserviceable parts to the supply support activity of the supply and distribution company. These unserviceable parts are then returned to a supply support activity in the sustainment brigade for repair by a forward repair activity capable of sustainment maintenance. Once repaired, the serviceable parts are placed back into the supply system, available for reissue. FIELD SERVICES 5-62. Field services include field feeding, aerial delivery, and providing other services to Soldiers (laundry and shower support, mortuary affairs, food services, billeting, and sanitation) and force provider activity.