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PROGRAM-SPECIFIC APPLICATION AND FEE INSTRUCTIONS
Application for this program is a two-stage process with a preliminary quality system and technical
review comprising the first stage (Stage 1) and a preassessment (optional), formal assessment,
proficiency testing, and accreditation comprising the second stage (Stage 2). In line with this, two
sets of fees have been developed, each of which is payable at the initiation of a stage.
To initiate Stage 1, a laboratory must complete the NVLAP General Application and Calibration
Laboratories Program-Specific Application, and send to NVLAP the following items:
1) completed application package*;
2) laboratory quality manual; and
3) Stage 1 fee.
The Initial Application fee (part of the Stage 1 fee), which covers the cost of processing the
application, is nonrefundable. Any costs incurred during the preliminary review will be deducted
from the Stage 1 fee refund should the laboratory withdraw its application. To ensure that
everything is in order before the above items are mailed to NVLAP, the laboratory's Authorized
Representative (named on the General Application) should review the NVLAP requirements
provided in the program handbook.
NVLAP will assign an assessor(s), including a lead assessor who will make all arrangements with
the laboratory, to conduct a preliminary review. There is no on-site visit associated with Stage 1;
however, the preliminary review may necessitate direct interaction between the laboratory and the
assessor(s) via telephone, FAX or mail. When the review has been completed, NVLAP will notify
the laboratory of the results and the next steps required for accreditation, including proficiency
testing requirements. Included with the notification will be an itemized listing of the Stage 2 fee due.
Stage 2 consists of a thorough evaluation of the laboratory in accordance with NVLAP criteria. The
evaluation includes: 1) an on-site preassessment, if needed, by one or more assessors, 2) an onsite assessment by one or more assessors, 3) nonconformity resolution (if needed) and,
4) proficiency testing. Additional costs may be incurred if conditions uncovered during the
preassessment or assessment indicate that more than one assessment is necessary.
Upon satisfactory completion of all NVLAP accreditation requirements, the laboratory will be issued
a scope and certificate of accreditation.
*Laboratories renewing their accreditation may submit, in lieu of the Program-Specific Application,
a copy of their current Scope of Accreditation marked “no change” or with any changes, additions,
or deletions appropriately annotated.
CALIBRATION LABORATORIES APPLICATION (REV. 2008-09-15)
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NVLAP LAB CODE:
NVLAP CALIBRATION LABORATORIES PROGRAM-SPECIFIC APPLICATION
PARAMETER SELECTION LIST
Instructions: Check each calibration laboratory parameter for which you are requesting
accreditation. Use separate sheets to list uncertainties desired, if necessary.
DIMENSIONAL
NVLAP
Code
Short Title
20/D01
Angular
20/D02
API and Ring Gages
20/D03
Gage Blocks
20/D04
Laser Frequency/Wavelength
20/D05
Length & Diameter; Step Gages
20/D06
Line Standards
20/D07
Measuring Wires
20/D08
Optical Reference Planes
20/D09
Roundness
20/D10
Sieves
20/D11
Spherical Diameter;
Plug/Ring Gages
20/D12
Surface Texture
20/D13
Surveying Rods and Tapes
20/D14
Threaded Plug & Ring Gages
20/D15
Two Dimensional Gages
20/D16
Coordinate Measuring Machines
20/D17
Film Thickness Standards
20/D18
Gears
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NVLAP LAB CODE:
DIMENSIONAL (continued)
General Purpose Measuring and Test Equipment (M & TE)
(Describe below)
Short Title
Range(s) and Uncertainty Desired
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use only
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NVLAP LAB CODE:
ELECTROMAGNETICS - DC/LOW FREQUENCY
NVLAP
Code
Short Title
20/E01
Voltage/Current Converters
(to 1 Mhz)
20/E02
AC Current and Resistance
20/E03
Capacitance Dividers
20/E04
Current Transformers
20/E05
DC Current and Resistance
20/E06
DC Voltage
20/E07
High Voltage Resistors
20/E08
Inductive Dividers
20/E09
LF AC Voltage
20/E10
LF Capacitance
20/E11
LF Inductance
20/E12
LF Power/Energy
20/E13
Magnetics
20/E14
Mixed Dividers
20/E15
Phase Meters
20/E16
Power-Frequency Capacitors
20/E17
Pulse Waveform
20/E18
Resistance Dividers
20/E19
Voltage Transformers
20/E20
Oscilloscopes
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NVLAP LAB CODE:
ELECTROMAGNETICS - DC/LOW FREQUENCY (continued)
General Purpose Measuring and Test Equipment (M & TE)
(Describe below)
Short Title
Range(s) and Uncertainty Desired
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use only
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NVLAP LAB CODE:
ELECTROMAGNETICS - RF/MICROWAVE
NVLAP
Code
Short Title
20/R01
Coaxial Air Line Standards
20/R02
Coaxial/Waveguide
Terminations
20/R03
Dielectric Materials
20/R04
Electromagnetic Field Strength
20/R05
HF Capacitance
20/R06
HF Inductance
20/R07
High Frequency Resistors
20/R08
Microwave Antenna Parameters
20/R09
Noise Temperature
20/R10
Q-Standards
20/R11
RF-DC Voltage/Current
Converters
20/R12
RF/Microwave Bolometer Units
20/R13
RF/Microwave Attenuators
20/R14
RF/Microwave Phase Shifters
20/R15
VHF Omnidirectional Range
20/R16
Group Delay
20/R17
RF/Microwave Power Meters
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NVLAP LAB CODE:
ELECTROMAGNETICS - RF/MICROWAVE (continued)
General Purpose Measuring and Test Equipment (M & TE)
(Describe below)
Short Title
Range(s) and Uncertainty Desired
CALIBRATION LABORATORIES APPLICATION (REV. 2008-09-15)
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use only
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NVLAP LAB CODE:
IONIZING RADIATION (includes categories formerly accredited under the Secondary
Calibration Laboratory for Ionizing Radiation LAP)
NVLAP
Code
Short Title
Range(s) and Uncertainty Desired
20/I01
Dosimetry of X-Rays,
Gamma Rays & Electrons
20/I02
High-Dose Dosimetry
20/I03
Neutron Sources and
Dosimeters
20/I04
Radioactive Sources
General Purpose Measuring and Test Equipment (M & TE)
(Describe below)
Short Title
Range(s) and Uncertainty Desired
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NVLAP LAB CODE:
MECHANICAL
NVLAP
Code
Short Title
20/M01
Acoustic
20/M02
Acoustic Emission Transducers
20/M03
Airspeed
20/M04
Cryogenic Flow Rate
20/M05
Flow Rate
20/M06
Force
20/M07
Hydrometers
20/M08
Mass
20/M09
Ultrasonic Reference Block
20/M10
Ultrasonic Transducer
20/M11
Vibration
20/M12
Volume and Density
20/M13
Hardness
20/M14
Speed Indicators
Range(s) and Uncertainty Desired
General Purpose Measuring and Test Equipment (M & TE)
(Describe below)
Short Title
Range(s) and Uncertainty Desired
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NVLAP LAB CODE:
OPTICAL RADIATION
NVLAP
Code
Short Title
20/O01
Laser Power Energy
20/O02
Photometric
20/O03
Radiometric
20/O04
Spectrophotometric
20/O05
UV Radiometric-Standard Detectors
20/O06
UV Radiometric-Standard Sources
20/O07
Photovoltaic Devices
Range(s) and Uncertainty Desired
General Purpose Measuring and Test Equipment (M & TE)
(Describe below)
Short Title
Range(s) and Uncertainty Desired
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NVLAP LAB CODE:
THERMODYNAMIC
NVLAP
Code
Short Title
20/T01
Heat Flux Gages
20/T02
Humidity
20/T03
Laboratory Thermometers
20/T04
Leak Artifacts
20/T05
Pressure
20/T06
Radiation Thermometry
20/T07
Resistance Thermometry
20/T08
Thermocouples & Pyrometer
Indicators
20/T09
Vacuum & Low Pressure Gages
20/T10
Vacuum & Low Pressure
Transducers
Range(s) and Uncertainty Desired
General Purpose Measuring and Test Equipment (M & TE)
(Describe below)
Short Title
For NVLAP
use only
Range(s) and Uncertainty Desired
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NVLAP LAB CODE:
TIME AND FREQUENCY
NVLAP
Code
Short Title
20/F01
Frequency Dissemination
20/F02
Time Dissemination
20/F03
Oscillator Characterization
20/F04
Pulse Waveform
20/F05
Stopwatches and Timers
Range(s) and Uncertainty Desired
General Purpose Measuring and Test Equipment (M & TE)
(Describe below)
Short Title
Range(s) and Uncertainty Desired
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NVLAP LAB CODE:
RECOGNITION OF COMPLIANCE TO ANSI/NCSL Z540-1-1994, PART I
A few of the general requirements prescribed in ANSI/NCSL Z540-1-1994, Calibration
Laboratories and Measuring and Test Equipment - General Requirements, Part I are not directly
addressed in ISO/IEC 17025:2005 and, therefore, are not addressed in NIST Handbook 150:
NVLAP Procedures and General Requirements (2006 edition). Laboratories wishing to be
evaluated for their compliance to Z540-1, in addition to the requirements of NIST Handbook
150, should indicate their desires below.
The additional requirements may be found in the Supplemental Checklist for Verification of
Compliance to ANSI/NCSL Z540-1-1994, Part I.
NVLAP
Code
Short Title
20/A01
ANSI/NCSL Z540-1-1994, Part I compliance
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