Conformity Assessment Resources for Federal Agencies

Publications

• NIST SP 2000-01: ABCs of Conformity Assessment (2018) 
• NIST SP 2000-02: Conformity Assessment Considerations for Federal Agencies (2018)

Resources

• List of Example Federal Agency Conformity Assessment Programs
  The list of conformity assessment program examples is being provided to help facilitate best practice sharing between Federal Agencies and programs on ways to utilize conformity assessment to meet federal agency missions, objectives, and regulatory requirements.  
• Sample Documents for Conformity Assessment Topics
  The example documents and websites on this page may be useful to federal agencies in using conformity assessment to meet agency missions, objectives and regulatory requirements.  Each example addresses a conformity assessment topic, and many are part of the respective federal agency conformity assessment program’s oversight responsibilities. 
• Guidance on Federal Conformity Assessment Activities (15 CFR Part 287)
  Final policy guidance on Federal agency use of conformity assessment activities. The provisions are solely intended to be used as guidance for agencies in their conformity assessment activities and do not preempt the agencies’ authority and responsibility to make regulatory procurement decisions authorized by statute or required to meet programmatic objectives and requirements.
• Key Federal Law and Policy Documents: NTTAA & OMB A-119
• Conformity Assessment Publications Archive