NBS standard reference materials catalog / R.W. Seward, editor.

  • United States. National Bureau of Standards
Date:
1986
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    Other Services of the National Bureau of Standards Some of the other services offered by NBS that may be of interest to SRM users are briefly described below. Calibration and Related Measurement Services The measurement services of NBS include the calibration of standards, test of instruments, and certain interlaboratory testing programs. These services are described in NBS Special Publication 250, National Bureau of Standards Calibration Services User Guide, 1986-88 ed. [Available from the Superintendent of Documents, U. S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402.] An abbreviated list of the services offered through this program appears under Additional Information. These services are performed at either the NBS Washington laboratories (Gaithersburg, Md.) or those in Boulder, Colo. For additional information on available measurement services, consult Special Publication 250 or write to: Office of Physical Measurement Services Room B362 Physics Building National Bureau of Standards Gaithersburg, MD 20899 Telephone: (301) 921-2805 Requests for measurement services available in Boulder should be addressed to: Measurement Services Clerk National Bureau of Standards Boulder, CO 80303 Telephone: (303) 497-3753 Office of Weights and Measures The NBS Office of Weights and Measures operates a Type Evaluation Program which provides for an evaluation of (1) prototype weighing and measuring devices to determine compliance with the requirements of NBS Handbook 44, “Specifications, Tolerances, and Other Technical Requirements for Commercial Weighing and Measuring Devices,” (2) standards to determine compliance with the requirements of NBS Handbook 105-1, 105-2, 105-3, “‘Specifications and Tolerances for Reference Standard and Field Standard Weights and Measures.” This program may be used by manufacturers and weights and measures officials in determining the acceptability of devices for commercial use or the suitability of reference and field standards. For information on programs of NBS and the States, write or telephone: Office of Weights and Measures Room A617 Administration Building National Bureau of Standards Gaithersburg, MD 20899 Telephone: (301) 921-2401 Proficiency Sample Programs General information on the Proficiency Sample Programs may be obtained from: Materials Reference Laboratories National Bureau of Standards Gaithersburg, MD 20899 Telephone: (301) 921-3481