Directory of Accredited Laboratories
Personal Body Armor Testing
In 2006, the U. S. Department of Justice (DOJ) National Institute of Justice (NIJ) Office of Science and Technology requested the establishment of a NVLAP program to accredit laboratories that test ballistic- and stab-resistant personal body armor to support the voluntary minimum performance standards developed for NIJ by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Office of Law Enforcement Standards (OLES).
The U. S. DOJ has established a product certification program administered by the National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center (NLECTC). NLECTC reviews test reports from laboratories that have been designated by DOJ and lists products that meet DOJ standards. In order to be designated by the DOJ, a laboratory must be accredited by NVLAP and must sign a letter of agreement with the DOJ committing itself to abide by the certification program requirements.
While NVLAP may accredit any laboratory that meets NVLAP administrative and technical requirements, the DOJ has additional requirements. These requirements include: all laboratories performing additional compliance testing services for the Compliance Testing Program in accordance with NIJ Standards must be independent third-party laboratories owned, located, and which perform all testing to NIJ Standards within the United States. Additionally, all laboratories must be free of and demonstrate their freedom from any potential conflicts of interest with respect to other services they and/or their subsidiaries and affiliates may provide, particularly regarding services pertaining to consultation on the design and manufacturer of the types of products the laboratory will perform NIJ compliance testing services for.
Additional information about NLECTC can be found at www.justnet.org, or by phone: 800-248-2742.
Listed below are all laboratories accredited within this program as of February 8, 2013. For additional information, contact NVLAP at (301) 975-4016.
Send E-Mail to NVLAP at: NVLAP@nist.gov
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USTL a Division of National Technical Systems, Wichita, KS [200818- 0]MD
Chesapeake Testing, Belcamp, MD [200820- 0]H.P. White Laboratory, Inc., Street, MD [200825- 0]
MET Laboratories, Inc., Baltimore, MD [100273- 0]