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FOREIGN MILITARY SALES NOTICE OF 

AVAILABILITY KEY DOCUMENT

AP3.30.1. The mechanized foreign military sales (FMS) notice of availability (NOA) is 

provided to Freight Forwarders/Country Representatives having a need to receive 

mechanized data for FMS shipments when FMS offer release option Y or Z is entered in 

rp 46 of requisitions. This FMS NOA Key document will accompany the FMS NOA 

detail documents.

FIELD LEGEND

RECORD

POSITION(S) ENTRY AND INSTRUCTIONS

Document Identifier

Code

1-3 a. Enter DIC AD1 for the initial key NOA 

document when an export release is not required.

b. Enter DIC ADR for the initial key NOA 

document when an export release is required.

c. Enter DIC AD3 for the delay key NOA 

document.

Routing Identifier

Code

4-6 Enter the RIC of the activity transmitting the NOA.

Number of Line Items 7-10 Enter the number of line items included in the 

shipment unit as represented by NOA detail 

documents transmitted with the NOA key 

document.

Commodity/Cargo 

Exception/Special 

Handling

11-17 a. Rp 11-15 will always contain the appropriate 

water commodity and cargo exception code to be 

used to describe the predominant commodity 

within the shipment unit for ocean manifesting. 

(See DTR 4500.9-R, “Defense Transportation 

Regulation”) 

b. Rp 16-17 will always contain the appropriate 

air commodity and special handling code to be 

used for all shipments via air. Identifies materiel 

for manifesting and customs requirements and 

denotes cargo requiring special handling or 

reporting (see DTR 4500.9-R).

Air Dimension 18 Identifies dimensional characteristics of air 

shipments by relating the dimensions of the 

largest piece to the minimum size cargo door 

opening of an aircraft (see DTR 4500.9-R).
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POSITION(S) ENTRY AND INSTRUCTIONS

Security Cooperation 

Customer Code

19-20 Enter SC Customer Code. 

Blank 21-22 Leave blank.

Mode of Shipment 23 Identifies the intended mode to be used from 

shipping activity to designated consignee.1

Type of Pack 24-25 Identifies the type of pack code used for the 

shipment unit2. 

Pieces 26-29 Enter total pieces in shipment unit.

Weight 30-35 Enter total weight of shipment unit. This entry will

be rounded to the next whole number.

Cube 36-39 Enter total cubic feet of shipment unit. This entry 

will be rounded to the next whole number.

Blank 40-44 Leave blank.

Supplementary 

Address

45-50 Enter data same as the issue release/receipt 

document (MRO, DD Form 1348-1A, DD Form 

1348-2, etc).

Blank 51-52 Leave blank.

Transportation Priority 53 See DTR 4500.9-R. 

Blank 54-56 Enter data same as the issue release/receipt 

document (materiel release order (MRO), DD 

Form 1348-1A, DD Form 1348-2, etc).

Project Code 57-59 Enter the same project code as the issue 

release/receipt document (MRO, DD Form 1348-

1A, DD Form 1348-2, etc).

Blank 60 Leave blank.

Transportation 

Control Number3

61-77 Identifies the number assigned to the shipment 

that controls the shipment from shipper to 

consignee. See DLM 4000.25, Chapter 25, 

Paragraph C25.11.

1 Refer to the TRDM for available code list at https://trdmws.maf.ustranscom.mil/trdm/index.html (DTR 

Data). 2 Ibid.

3 Refer to (ADC) 1098, Updates to DD Form 1348-5 Notice of Availability (NOA) and Corresponding 

DLMS 856N NOA and 870N NOA Reply.
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POSITION(S) ENTRY AND INSTRUCTIONS

Date of Offer 78-80 a. For DICs AD1, ADR, and AD3 documents, 

enter the ordinal day the initial NOA is 

transmitted.

b. When new NOAs are prepared, because the 

original NOA contained items that were rejected, 

the date of offer will be the transmission date of 

the NOA.