56 -- The Department of State has established a Qualified Manufacturers List (QML) for Anti-Ram Vehicle Barriers

The Department of State (DOS) has a continuing requirement to provide vehicle barriers to U. S. Diplomatic and Consular Missions overseas that have been certified to a specific level of anti-ram protection. Although the DOS has established a qualified manufacturers list (QML), DOS wants to continue to promote competition by increasing the number of qualified anti-ram vehicle barrier manufacturers. Hence, the following information is provided to interested manufacturers. Prior to DOS certification, vehicle barriers must be tested by an independent crash test facility to meet DOS standards.The standards and requirements that a potential offeror (or its product) must satisfy in order to become qualified are found in the following documents: Department of State (DOS) standard, SD-STD-02.01 (Revision A), Specification for Vehicle Crash Test of Perimeter Barriers and Gates and 12 FAH 5, Foreign Affairs Handbook. The specifications for these products are the least restrictive to meet the purposes necessitating the establishment of this qualification requirement. At a minimum, each manufacturer must have one vehicle barrier tested and certified by DOS prior to any award of contract. All requests for copies of these specifications and standards must be in writing and submitted to U.S. Department of State, DS/PSP/PSD, Attn: Dusty Rhodes, SA-14, Washington DC 20520-1403, with an information copy attached for A/OPE, Rm. 603, SA-6, Washington, DC 20522-0602. Mr. Rhodes may be contacted at +1 (555) 000-0000. When a product is submitted for qualification testing, the applicant must furnish any specific information that may be requested of the manufacturer before testing will begin. The manufacturer is responsible for arranging, scheduling and paying for the tests conducted by an independent facility that has been approved by the Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Physical Security Programs, Physical Security Division (DS/PSP/PSD). The following test facilities have been approved for certification testing: Karco Engineering & Research Center, 9270 Holly Road, Adelanto, CA 92301, MGA Research Corporation, 5000 Warren Road, Burlington, WI 53105, +1 (555) 000-0000, Texas Transportation Institute, 3135 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-3135, +1 (555) 000-0000, Transportation Research Center, Inc., St. Rt.33, Logan County, East Liberty, Ohio 43319-0367, +1 (555) 000-0000, Veridian Engineering Division, 4455 Genessee St., Buffalo, NY 14225, phone +1 (555) 000-0000, and Pennsylvania Transportation Institute, Pennsylvania State University, 201 Transportation Research Building, University Park, PA 16802, +1 (555) 000-0000. A representative of DS/PSP/PSD may witness certification tests.