National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP)

The National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) provides third-party accreditation to testing and calibration laboratories in response to legislative actions or requests from government agencies or private-sector organizations. NVLAP-accredited laboratories are assessed against the management and technical requirements published in the International Standard, ISO/IEC 17025:2005.

News & Announcements

NVLAP Recognized by the FCC to Accredit Test Firms in Non-MRA Countries

On March 23, 2017, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) scope of recognition had been expanded to include the accreditation of electromagnetic compatibility and telecommunications (ECT) testing laboratories located in the following non-MRA countries: People’s Republic of China, Indonesia, India, Philippines, Russia, Switzerland, Thailand and Ukraine. The NVLAP ECT program accredits testing laboratories to ISO/IEC 17025 - General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories. For further information, please contact NVLAP at 301-975-4016 or email at nvlap@nist.gov.

Revision of Handbook 150 released

NVLAP has released the 2016 edition of NIST Handbook 150, NVLAP Procedures and General Requirements.  This addition supersedes and replaces the 2006 edition of the handbook. 

 

NVLAP Staff at World Accreditation Day

NVLAP Staff at World Accreditation Day

 

 

 

 

Contact

  • General inquiries:
    301-975-4016 Telephone
    301-926-2884 Facsimile

    100 Bureau Drive, M/S 2140
    Gaithersburg, MD 20899-2140

    E-mail: nvlap@nist.gov