Department of Defense Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program
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Requirements for ACLASS DoD ELAP
accreditation
DoD ELAP accreditation checklist
Detailed testing
requirements
ACLASS is recognized to provide accreditation for the U.S.
Department of Defense (DoD) Environmental Laboratory Accreditation
Program (ELAP). The DoD relies on accreditation bodies like ACLASS
that participate in the International Laboratory Accreditation
Cooperation (ILAC) mutual recognition arrangement to implement DoD
ELAP accreditation.
As an ILAC-recognized accreditation body, ACLASS provides
accreditation for environmental labs that perform testing in
support of DoD environmental restoration (ER) programs at DoD
operations, activities, and installations, including
government-owned, contractor-operated facilities and formerly-used
defense sites (FUDS).
The DoD Environmental Data Quality Workshop (EDQW) has unified
minimum management systems requirements for environmental labs that
intend to perform work for the DoD across the Components (Navy,
Army, Air Force) in the DoD Quality Systems Manual for
Environmental Laboratories (DoD QSM). DoD QSM version 4 is based on
the 2003 NELAC Requirements, ISO/IEC 17025:2005, and the DoD Gray
Box Requirements.
ACLASS will work with you whether you're a new applicant for
accreditation or an accredited lab that intends to test to the DoD
requirements. If requested, ACLASS will conduct the DoD ELAP
assessment concurrent with the ISO/IEC 17025 checklist to yield an
accreditation to both the DoD ELAP program and ISO/IEC
17025. In addition, ACLASS can investigate combining other
standards - such as ISO/IEC 17020 for
inspection or ISO/IEC Guide 65 for
product certification - into the assessment.
Our strategy is to treat customers as partners while maintaining
the integrity of the standards. ACLASS helps our customers and
their customer realize the value and importance of accreditation.
We help our customers enhance their business and technical
performance, and our assessors practice a congenial approach while
conducting assessments. Our competent assessors, strong customer
service, and industry experience make ACLASS the best choice for
accreditation.
To learn more about ACLASS accreditation for DoD ELAP, call
Roger Muse toll-free at 877-344-3044 or send
e-mail.
To apply, send your completed application to
ACLASS, 500 Montgomery Street, Suite 625, Alexandria, VA 22314. For
questions about submitting your DoD-ELAP Data Package, call Geneva
Bowman at 703-836-0025, ext. 205.