Jamie Hieber 

Phone: (215) 737-3241

DSN: 444-3241

Cell: (215) 687-7037

jamie.hieber@dla.mil

Uraina Gray-Scully

Phone: (215) 737-3265

DSN: 444-3265

Cell: (267) 990-4093

Uraina.gray-scully@dla.mil

Our laboratory supervisors are available to 

answer questions about our product testing 

services. Call us today or visit:

Revision Date: November 2022

hƩps://www.dla.mil/Troop-Support/Product-TestCenter/ 

Jessica Raushel

Phone: (215) 737-3246

DSN: 444-3246

Cell: (267) 236-3779

Jessical.raushel@dla.mil

PRODUCT TEST CENTER —

ANALYTICAL HISTORY

The Product Test Center — AnalyƟcal is a 

government fee-for-service organizaƟon. 

It was established in 1919 under the 

Quartermaster Corps to support military 

procurements. It was set up as a general 

tesƟng laboratory for all items 

purchased by the Corps except food. 

Today, the Product Test Center conƟnues 

its mission of tesƟng products for a wide 

variety of items procured by the Defense 

LogisƟcs Agency, other military services, 

and to a limited extent, private industry. 

QUALITY POLICY

The PTC is committed to:

· Provide the Most Reliable, Responsive, 

and Accurate testing services

· Technical support and fulfillment of 

applicable requirements

· Continual process improvement of our 

quality management system 
The Product Test Center AnalyƟcal at 

DLA Troop Support tests materials in the 

harshest condiƟons to ensure their 

performance in the field. The PTC 

AnalyƟcal lab staff set boots on fire. They 

evaluate the shades of camouflage 

uniforms under various lighƟng. They 

conduct blunt impact tests on helmets. 

They assure the quality of materials and 

determine whether products conform to 

required specificaƟons. 

While 98 percent of the materials tested 

are items that DLA Troop Support acquires 

for the warfighter and other customers, 

PTC AnalyƟcal also does tesƟng for 

Wildland Firefighters, the Defense Criminal 

InvesƟgaƟve Service, and other agencies. 

The lab is staffed by chemists, texƟle 

technologists, engineers, equipment 

specialists, management analysts, quality 

assurance specialists, and supervisor 

scienƟsts.

TesƟng Performed by

PTC AnalyƟcal

· TexƟles TesƟng - complete tesƟng for 

chemical and physical properƟes of 

texƟle end items and components, 

including quanƟtaƟve and qualitaƟve 

analysis of finishes, material 

idenƟficaƟon and pH tesƟng

· Metallurgical TesƟng - dimensional 

and microscopic surface measurements 

uƟlizing instrumentaƟon such as 

coordinate measuring machines, opƟcal 

comparator and metallograph, complete 

wet chemical and instrumental analysis 

of alloys

· Color Science EvaluaƟonsinstrumental and visual color evaluaƟons

· IFF/NIR/SWIR TesƟng - force 

protecƟon and signature management

· Flame/Thermal Resistance - verƟcal 

flame resistance, sole heat resistance, 

heat shrinkage, upper heat resistance, 

insulaƟon (clo)

· Other TesƟng - includes leather, 

paper, rubber, plasƟcs and more

The DLA Product Test Center 

AnalyƟcal provides product tesƟng 

services along with engineering 

analysis and technical support in 

support of the DLA acquisiƟon 

process for our military customers.

The efforts of the PTC serve to 

ensure DLA purchases, stores, and 

delivers products that fully meet our 

customer requirements.

PTC AnalyƟcal is one of three DLA 

Product Test Centers. PTC 

Electronics and PTC Mechanical are 

located with DLA Land & MariƟme 

in Columbus, Ohio. 

Product evaluaƟons and quality 

compliance assurance are 

performed by each of the tesƟng 

centers.