Access to Sandia's Albuquerque, New Mexico, site is limited to visitors with valid business purposes. Arrangements to visit Sandia must be made beforehand with a sponsoring Sandian.
Sandia/New Mexico is located on Kirtland Air Force Base (KAFB) in southeastern Albuquerque.
If you are driving, you can easily find us by:
The Sandia Badge Office is now located just outside the base at the Innovation Parkway Office Center (IPOC), 1611 Innovation Parkway SE. From I-40, go south on Eubank Boulevard, turn left at the light to continue on Eubank (just before the Eubank Gate entrance to the base), and turn left onto Innovation Parkway where Eubank Boulevard ends. The three-story IPOC building is located on the left side shortly after you turn (see map).
Visitors with a standard DOE badge or a valid visitor badge issued from Sandia/New Mexico may present it to the guard at any KAFB gate and be granted entry. Visitors who obtain a visitor badge from the Sandia Badge Office use this to gain entry to the base.
Vehicle passes for visitors are no longer required.
If you do not have a DOE standard badge or will not be obtaining a visitor badge from the Sandia Badge Office, your Sandia host must submit an Entry Authorization List (EAL) form for you to gain access to KAFB. The form must be submitted to the Sandia Badge Office via email by noon the working day before the visit to ensure inclusion on the master EAL.
All Sandia visitors listed on the EAL will be required to enter through the Eubank Gate, which is where the master EAL resides. A person may remain on the EAL for up to five business days. Visitors also must tell the guard when they drive up that they are on the EAL or they may be turned away.
The guard may verify the following information from visitors:
Remember that your host has primary responsibility for ensuring that the details of your visit, including base entry, are properly coordinated beforehand with Sandia Security and with KAFB. Prospective visitors or Sandia hosts who have questions about the process may contact the Badge Office at (505) 284-3626.
All visitors must wear a badge for the duration of their visit. You will need to present proof of U.S. citizenship, such as a driver's license or passport.
Your badge must be returned to your host or the Badge Office upon departure.
Commercial delivery or pickup is defined as bringing materials, equipment, and/or supplies onto Kirtland Air Force Base or taking them off base.
Deliveries/pickups should be made from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Monday through Friday. Drivers must enter through the Sandia Contractor Gate (south of the Eubank Gate), and provide identification, proof of registration, and insurance. A Sandia host must schedule gate access in advance and escort you the entire time you are on base.
Deliveries/pickups that must be made from 8 to 10 a.m. and 2 to 4 p.m. (Monday through Friday) may enter through the Kirtland Gate, located on Gibson Boulevard, one block west of the Carlisle Gate. Be prepared to show two picture IDs, one of which must be federal/state issued.
Sandia's workplace is drug-free and smoke-free (smoking is prohibited on all Sandia-managed property, inside and outside of buildings). Certain electronic and RF-transmitting devices or their features are prohibited or controlled in Sandia's secure areas, including but not limited to:
Questions? Contact your Sandia host.
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