[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 79 (Monday, April 25, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 22920]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-9904]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs

[OJP (NIJ) Docket No. 1550]


Stab Resistance of Personal Body Armor (2000) Standard Special 
Technical Committee Request for Proposals for Certification and Testing 
Expertise

AGENCY: National Institute of Justice, DOJ.

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 Stab Resistance of Personal Body Armor (2000) 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 STC members will participate 
in up to twelve 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 June 2011. 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 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 review. 
Interested parties are requested to nominate individuals from their 
organizations and submit no more than two pages describing the 
nominee's applicable 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 stab-resistant 
armor.
    Debra Stoe is the NIJ Program Manager responsible for this work, 
and Casandra Robinson is the point of contact for Ms. Stoe. Responses 
to this request for proposals shall be submitted to Casandra Robinson 
at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#086b697b69666c7a69267a676a61667b6766487d7b6c6762266f677e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="89eae8fae8e7edfbe8a7fbe6ebe0e7fae6e7c9fcfaede6e3a7eee6ff">[email protected]</span></a> by May 13, 2011. The submissions will be 
reviewed, and participants will be notified regarding their acceptance 
by May 20, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Casandra Robinson by telephone at 202-
305-2596 [Note: this is not a toll-free telephone number], or by e-mail 
at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5d3e3c2e3c33392f3c732f323f34332e32331d282e393237733a322b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="21424052404f4553400f534e43484f524e4f615452454e4b0f464e57">[email protected]</span></a>.

John H. Laub,
Director, National Institute of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2011-9904 Filed 4-22-11; 8:45 am]
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