[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 15, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 15CFR200.108]

[Page 364]
 
                  TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND FOREIGN TRADE
 
 CHAPTER II--NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY, DEPARTMENT 
                               OF COMMERCE
 
PART 200--POLICIES, SERVICES, PROCEDURES, AND FEES--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 200.108  Request procedure.

    (a) A formal purchase order for the calibration or test should be 
sent before or at the time the instrument or standard is shipped. The 
purchase order should provide clear identification of the apparatus 
being submitted, and give separate instructions for return shipment, 
mailing of report, and billing. If a customer wishes to minimize the 
time during which the equipment is out of service, the customer can 
usually arrange to be notified of the scheduled test date to allow 
timely shipment. (See Sec. 200.110.) Requests from Federal agencies, or 
from State agencies, for calibrations or tests on material to be used on 
private or Federal contract work should be accompanied either by 
purchase order or by letter or document authorizing the cost of the work 
to be billed to the agency.
    (b) The submission of a purchase order for measurement services 
under this subchapter shall be understood as constituting an agreement 
on the part of the customer to be bound by the restrictions on the use 
of results as set forth in Sec. 200.113 of this part. Acceptance of 
purchase orders does not imply acceptance of any provisions set forth in 
the order contrary to the policy, practice, or regulations of NIST or 
the U.S. Government. (A statement to the effect that NIST is an agency 
of the U.S. Government should satisfy other Government agencies with 
regard to compliance with Government regulations and Executive orders.)
    (c) A test number will be assigned by NIST to each instrument or 
group of similar instruments or standards when the order is accepted. 
This test number should be referred to in all subsequent communications. 
Also, each instrument in a group must be uniquely identified, usually by 
the manufacturer's name and instrument serial number. When the serial 
number is lacking, an alternative identifying mark should be provided. 
If none is found, NIST will mark the piece with an NIST identification 
number. If the apparatus submitted has been previously calibrated by 
NIST, the serial number or identifying mark should be given on the new 
order, so that a continuing record of stability history can be 
established.
    (d) Inquiries for measurement services should be directed to the 
NIST address listed in the various sections of the Appendix to SP 250.