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DIC FV1 FORMAT 

VERIFICATION OF FUNDS AVAILABILITY REQUEST

Transaction Format

Data Element Data

Type

Length Required

(Yes/No)

Notes Character

Restrictions

Document 

Identifier Code 

(DIC)

a/n 3 Y Unique DIC assigned to this

transaction.

FV1

Message 

Identification 

Number

a/n 20 Y Unique control number for the 

request. Starts with E for DoD 

EMALL; G for GSA Global, and A 

for GSA Advantage. The rest of 

field will be an incremental 

number.

A-Z, 0-9

Requisition 

Document 

Number 

a/n 14 Y Must be a unique document 

number (or document 

number/suffix, where applicable) 

with no existing obligation.

A-Z, 0-9

Document 

Number Suffix

a/n 1 N Applicable to referral orders only. 

Excludes alpha I, N, O, P, R, S, Y, 

and Z. 

A-Z, 0-9

Requisitioner 

DoDAAC

a/n 6 Y Service/Agency Code used to 

identify the responsible Service 

where Bill-to activity is not 

separately identified.1 

A-Z, 0-9

Bill-to DoDAAC a/n 6 N Service/Agency Code used to 

identify responsible Service. 

Populate from the Supplemental 

Address when signal code is B or 

K. 

A-Z, 0-9

Signal Code alpha 1 N When signal code is C or L, the 

third-party bill-to DoDAAC will not 

be available on-line.

Note: Third-Party Bill-to DoDAAC 

is available from DLA Transaction 

Services table based upon the 

Fund Code and the document 

number Service/Agency Code. 

A-D, J-M, W, 

X 

1 Army business rules require the obligation to be established against an Army requisitioner DoDAAC 

when the bill-to activity is identified as another Component or is not available due to third party billing.
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Data Element Data

Type

Length Required

(Yes/No)

Notes Character

Restrictions

Materiel ID 

(National Stock 

Number or Part 

Number)

a/n 32 Y Must be 13 positions if qualifier 

indicates a NSN.

Part number may be assigned 

by the manufacturer or the 

supplier.

A-Z, 0-9

Materiel ID Flag alpha 1 Y N or P indicating NSN or Part 

Number

N, P

Commercial and 

Government 

Entity (CAGE) 

Code

a/n 5 N Identifies manufacturer or

supplier when part number is 

used. Required entry for nonNSN materiel.

A-Z, 0-9

Quantity 

Ordered

numeri

c

52 Y 0-9

Unit Price R9.2 11 Y Up to 11 positions will be 

transmitted as 9 digits dollars, 

decimal point, and 2 digits cents.3

0-9, decimal

Unit of Issue a/n 2 N A-Z, 0-9

Fiscal Year numeri

c 

4 Y Format 'CCYY' - applicable to 

order submission date; used for 

proper processing of obligations at 

end of fiscal year where 

requisitions submitted during 

current and prior fiscal years may 

be recorded in the financial 

application

0-9

Fund Code4 a/n 2 N A-Z, 0-9

Project Code a/n 3 N A-Z, 0-9

Source of Supply 

(SoS) Routing 

Identifier Code 

(RIC)

a/n 3 Y Identifies the SoS to which the 

requisition is forwarded for 

processing.

A-Z, 0-9

Requisition 

Modifier/ Followup Flag

alpha 1 N M or F indicating requisition 

modification or follow-up; not used 

on new requisitions.

M, F

Federal Supply 

Class (FSC)

numeri

c 

4 N Identifies the FSC for part 

numbered items. Required 

entry for non-NSN materiel.

0-9

2 Field length limited to legacy MILSTRIP functionality; expanded field length will be considered for future 

enhancement.

3 Unit price field length is consistent with ADC 221, Communication of Unit Price and Total Price under 

DLMS.

4 Army Regulatory Fund Code
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Data Element Data

Type

Length Required

(Yes/No)

Notes Character

Restrictions

Item 

description

a/n 25 N Provides text 

name/identification for part 

numbered items. Do not 

include special characters. 

Required entry for non-NSN 

materiel.

A-Z, 0-9