Background Information: The US Department of State, Bureau of Diplomatic Security (DS) has an established program to verify that specific building systems utilized in Diplomatic facilities constructed overseas provide protection to building occupants. This is accomplished through a testing and certification protocol detailed in DS’s proprietary testing standard, SD-STD-01.01 Revision H (pub. June 16, 2020), Certification Standard, Forced Entry and Ballistic Resistance of Building Systems.
New Update: The DS Office of Physical Security Programs, Physical Security Division, Research and Development Section (DS/PSD/RD) has recently updated the list of labs approved by the Department of State to conduct FE/BR certification testing. SD-STD-01.01 Rev H Table 8 (version 1): Commercial Test Labs Approved by DOS to Conduct FE and BR Tests to this Standard has been superseded by Table 8 (version 2): Commercial Test Labs Approved by DOS to Conduct FE and BR Tests to SD-STD-01.01 effective immediately. This update serves to add two (2) more labs to the approved list, as well as to update the names and contact information for the approved labs on the list.
The list of approved FE/BR certification testing labs has always been subject to change by the Bureau of Diplomatic Security. Testing facilities may be added to this list if they demonstrate their: understanding of SD-STD-01.01, ability to meet established industry practices, ability to communicate effectively with DS/PSD/RD, and ability and willingness to perform both forced entry and ballistic certification testing.
