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R -- UPGRADING THE LABORATORY ACCREDITATION PROGRAM SOL 52SBNB8C1004 DUE 110397 POC Calvin Montgomery (301)975-6334/FAX(301)963-7732 WEB: NIST Contracts Homepage, http://www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/contract.htm. E-MAIL: NIST Contracts Office, Contract@nist.gov. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has a requirement for services to upgrade the laboratory accreditation program of the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors/Laboratory Accreditation Board (ASCLD/LAB) to meet applicable international standards. ASCLD/LAB operates an accreditation program for crime laboratories, with members consisting of 139 domestic and 14 foreign laboratories. The program includes criteria to judge the quality and performance of a crime laboratory and the operation of an evaluation program to identify those laboratories meeting ASCLD/LAB criteria. The current criteria and the accreditation program consist of procedures prepared by members of the ASCLD/LAB based on their professional knowledge and experience in crime laboratory operations prior to the establishment of international standards. They must be modified to conform to established world wide accepted standards. The contractor shall perform the following: Propose revisions to the current ASCLD/LAB Accreditation Manual to take into account the ISO Guide requirements; Propose an operations manual for ASCLD/LAB based on the ISO Guide 58 requirements for Operation and recognition of Calibration and Testing Laboratory Accreditation Systems; Recommend changes to the bylaws of ASCLD/LAB necessary to conform to the criteria in ISO Guide 25 and 58 and Develop a transition plan for ASCLD/LAB to implement the new criteria and procedures. Required Delivery FOB Destination, Gaithersburg, Maryland. The period of performance for this contract shall be nine months after contract award. Simplified Acquisition Procedures will be used with an anticipated award date of November 14, 1997. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the agency. Please request copies of the solicitation in writing. (0282)

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