ENCLOSURE (1) TO COMDTINST 4610.1
FEDERAL EXPRESS EDV DOCUMENT PREPARATION
A.
General. Federal Express is the express small package carrier under a contract awarded by
GSA. When using EDV with Federal Express, you must provide additional information in
order to enable the billing to be processed and paid by the Finance Center (FINCEN).
B.
Procedures.
(1)
Federal Express provides a 24-character field on the airway bill called "your internal
billing reference information." This field allows users to fill in information, such as
a requisition number, that can be seen throughout the life of the document.
(2)
When using EDV, you MUST show one of the following codes in this block:
REFBD1 shows that "the economy sought by self- insurance would be defeated."
REFBD2 shows that "sound business practice indicates that a savings can be
effected."
REFBD3 shows that "services or benefits not otherwise obtainable can be obtained
by purchasing insurance."
(3)
In most instances, you'll choose to use EDV because of REFBD2 - it's a sound
business practice. REFBD3 would apply if your shipment were receiving additional
services, such as added security, that are not normally provided.
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