[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 4 (Friday, January 6, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 809-810]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-66]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs

[OJP (NIJ) Docket No. 1578]


Request for Proposals for Certification and Testing Expertise for 
the Ballistic Resistance of Personal Body Armor (2008) Standard

AGENCY: National Institute of Justice, Department of Justice.

ACTION: Request for Proposals for Certification and Testing Expertise.

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SUMMARY: The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) is in the process of 
revising its Ballistic Resistance of Personal Body Armor (2008) 
Standard and corresponding certification program requirements. This 
work will be performed by a Special Technical Committee (STC), 
comprised of practitioners from the field, researchers, testing 
experts, certification experts, and representatives from stakeholder 
organizations. It is anticipated that the

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STC members will participate in up to fifteen 2-day meetings over an 
18-month time period with the goal of completing development of the 
standard and certification program requirements.
    It is anticipated that STC meetings will begin in March 2012. 
Travel expenses and per diem will be reimbursed for all STC meetings; 
however, participation time will not be funded. NIJ is seeking 
representatives from (1) certification bodies and (2) test laboratories 
with experience in programs for similar types of ballistic-resistant 
personal protective equipment. Additional preferred knowledge includes 
experience with law enforcement and corrections operations. There are 
up to four positions to be filled on the STC, and NIJ will accept the 
first 20 submissions for peer review. Interested parties should 
nominate individuals from their organizations and submit an application 
describing the nominee's relevant experience, preferred knowledge, and 
affiliations with standards development organizations. To be 
considered, there must not be any conflict of interest in which the 
proposed STC member has a direct financial relationship with 
manufacturers of ballistic-resistant armor.
    Debra Stoe is the NIJ Program Manager responsible for this work, 
and Casandra Robinson is the point of contact for Ms. Stoe. Interested 
parties must contact Casandra Robinson at [email protected] 
to request further information on what must be submitted. Any 
submissions must be emailed to Casandra Robinson by January 20, 2012. 
The submissions will be peer reviewed, and selected participants will 
be notified regarding the results of the peer review by February 6, 
2012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Casandra Robinson by telephone at 
(202) 305-2596 [Note: this is not a toll-free telephone number] or by 
email at [email protected].

DATES: Any submissions must be emailed to Casandra Robinson by January 
20, 2012. The submissions will be peer reviewed, and selected 
participants will be notified regarding the results of the peer review 
by February 6, 2012.

John H. Laub,
Director, National Institute of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2012-66 Filed 1-5-12; 8:45 am]
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