navsup instruction 4200.94 - NAVAIR - U.S. Navy

NAVSUPINST 4200.9429 June 1999material overseas is the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) and thepurchaser’s fleet post office (FPO) address. If shipment is notmade via USPS, cardholders are strongly encouraged to use theDefense Transportation System (DTS). The following informationshould be provided for the applicable transportation method;(1) When material is being shipped via USPS, thefollowing information should be included on the shipping label:(a) Complete MARK FOR address including thecardholder’s UIC, FPO address and departmental name or code forwhich the material is being procured.(b) Requisition/order number, Transportation ControlNumber (TCN) or other reference number provided by thecardholder; and(c) Merchant’s name and address.(2) If the procured item is shipped via the DTS (i.e.using the Air Mobility Command (AMC) Channel missions orscheduled sealift container services to overseas destinations),the purchaser must provide the following information for themerchant to place on the shipping label:(a) Complete MARK FOR address, including thecardholder’s UIC, FPO address and departmental name or code ofthe activity for which the material is being procured.(b) TCN (which normally consists of the procuringactivity’s requisition number, and three character MILSTAMPsuffix), requisition number (if not provided in TCN), ordernumber or other reference number assigned by the cardholder;(c) Transportation Account Number (TAC). The TACutilized for purchase card procured material through DTS isN820, a Navy Service-Wide Transportation First Destination TAC.The use of TAC N820 is strictly limited to the movement ofpurchase card procured material items from a MILSTAMP designatedAerial or Water Port of Embarkation (APO/WPOE) to a cardholderactivity when the activity is overseas, including deployed shipsor mobile units. This TAC shall not be used for payment oftransportation charges for domestic (including Alaska, Hawaii orPuerto Rico) shipments. The funding account paying for thepurchase will pay for any associated transportation charge thathas been added by the vendor. Its use is strictly limited tothe movement of a purchase card procured item from a MILSTAMPdesignatedAPOE/WPOE to a cardholder activity when the activityis overseas including deployed ships and mobile units. It shallNOT be used for payment of transportation charges for domestic(including Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico) shipments;1-18