NLECTC, 2277 Research Blvd., Rockville, MD 20850

H -- TESTING OF PATHOGEN-, CUT, AND PUNCTURE-RESISTANT GLOVES FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CORRECTIONS APPLICATIONS (NIJ TEST PROTOCOL 99-114) SOL NLECTC99-02 DUE 070699 POC Lance Miller or Brian Keith 1-800-248-2742 or 1-301-519-5060 WEB: see notice on front page, http://www.nlectc.org. E-MAIL: click here to contact the contracting officer via, lmiller@nlectc.org; bkeith@nlectc.org. The National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center-National (NLECTC-National), is a program of the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) Office of Science and Technology (OS&T). Aspen Systems Corporation (ASC) is the Prime Contractor, and in conjunction with the Office of Law Enforcement Standards (OLES) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), jointly administer the Law Enforcement and Corrections Standards and Testing Program. This program is designed to assist law enforcement and corrections agencies in selecting and procuring safe and reliable equipment. Through the Law Enforcement and Corrections Standards and Testing Program, scientists and engineers work together with criminal justice professionals to develop minimum performance standards for equipment, to test equipment used by law enforcement agencies in NIJ/NLECTC certified laboratories, and to disseminate the results through equipment performance reports. Aspen Systems Corporation (NLECTC) intends to test Pathogen-, Cut, and Puncture-Resistant Gloves for Law Enforcement and Corrections Use in accordance with the requirements of NIJ Test Protocol 99-114. NLECTC invites qualified laboratories to provide information pertaining to their capabilities, length of time required to complete testing, and cost for testing specific quantities of Pathogen-, Cut, and Puncture-Resistant Gloves that are being considered for the testing program. Independent laboratories interested in obtaining status as an approved laboratory for this testing program must complete a qualification questionnaire. This questionnaire must be returned by 5:00 p.m. EST Tuesday, July 6, 1999 to Mr. Lance Miller, Testing Manager, NLECTC, 2277 Research Boulevard, Mailstop 8J, Rockville, Maryland, 20850. To obtain a copy of the questionnaire and a copy of the NIJ Test Protocol, contact NLECTC at 800-248-2742 or 301-519-5060; via fax 301-519-5149; or the documents can be downloaded from http://www.nlectc.org. Posted 06/04/99 (W-SN339392). (0155)

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