The National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) provides third-party accreditation to testing and calibration laboratories. NVLAP's accreditation programs are established in response to Congressional mandates or administrative actions by the Federal Government or from requests by private-sector organizations. NVLAP is in full conformance with the standards of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), including ISO/IEC 17025 and ISO/IEC 17011. NVLAP identifies its accredited laboratories in an on-line Directory of Accredited Laboratories. Click on What Is NVLAP? for more information, including a description of NVLAP accreditation programs by type and authority, and a numerical breakdown of NVLAP-accredited laboratories by type. |