The Department of Energy Consolidated Audit Program – Accreditation Program (DOECAP-AP) is designed to accredit laboratories that wish to test for Department of Energy restoration programs. These laboratories are required to meet the requirements of the Department of Defense (DoD)/Department of Energy (DOE) Quality Systems Manual for Environmental Laboratories. This manual is based on Volume 1 of The NELAC Institute (TNI) Standards (September 2009), which incorporates International Organization for Standards (ISO)/International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 17025:2005, General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories and ISO/IEC 17025:2017. Laboratories can seek the benefits of obtaining this accreditation by having the ability to:
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- Achieve both DoD ELAP and DOECAP-AP accreditation with one combined assessment.
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- Become accredited to ISO/IEC 17025:2017 as an international recognized laboratory.
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- Seek new markets and become a candidate for DOE projects.
Once laboratories are assessed to this program, they will be provided a timeline to submit sufficient corrective action responses. PJLA assessors will review and provide a recommendation for accreditation to our final review committee and a certificate will be granted to include: the standard assessed, methods, matrix, analyte, and technology utilized. All accreditations will be placed on the DOE’s electronic portal as well as on the PJLA website of accredited laboratories.
The recent version of the DoD/DOE QSM and other DoD ELAP and DOECAP-AP requirements, references, and resources are available on the DoD ELAP EDQW and DOECAP ASP websites.
Laboratories seeking DoD/DOE QSM Accreditation may apply online through our easy FREE Quote for Accreditation form.
