UII Receives ISO 9001:2000 Certification

As of July 27, 2006, Quality Systems Registrars, Inc. under Certificate Number QSR-833 granted to Unified Industries Incorporated the right and license to be listed in the Register of Certified Quality Systems with respect to: Measurement Equipment Calibration and Repair Services. Corporate Headquarters, 6551 Loisdale Court, Suite 400, Springfield, VA 22150. Calibration Laboratory, 7530 Fullerton Court, Springfield, VA 22153. Exclusions: 7.3 Design and development.                                           

UII Standards Laboratory Recognized by NIST for Quality

UII is proud to announce the recent (June 30, 2004) accreditation of our Metrology Standards Laboratory under the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP). Spearheaded by Director Rich Cozier, accreditation was the successful result to a formidable effort including application submission, on-site assessment, proficiency testing, and technical evaluation.

Administered by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), NVLAP consists of a series of laboratory accreditation programs (LAPs), established on the basis of requests and demonstrated need. NVLAP provides an unbiased third-party evaluation of laboratory performance and competence in specific calibration activities and tests. A NVLAP accreditation is granted when NVLAP determines that the operation is in accordance with NVLAP requirements for quality systems; personnel; accommodation and environment; test and calibration methods; equipment; measurement traceability; sampling; handling of test and calibration items; and test and calibration reports. More importantly, a NVLAP accreditation is viewed by our current and prospective customers as a distinguished mark of quality, ensuring compliance to key internationally recognized standards, such as those detailed in the NIST Handbook. After meeting the requirements of NIST Handbook 150, the UII Standards Laboratory is accredited by NVLAP to ISO 17025:1999 and NCSL/ANSI Z540-1 and operates a quality and management system compliant to ISO 9002:1994.

The UII Standards Laboratory is located in Springfield, VA, about 5 miles from UII Corporate Headquarters. Established in 1985 in collaboration with the Navy's Strategic Systems Programs (SSP), the laboratory serves the TRIDENT submarine system. Through a fee-for-use arrangement with the Navy, the laboratory may also serve other organizations. As the next addition to an elite group of Accredited Laboratories, the laboratory consistently receives plaudits for the quality of its work, communications with customers, and the precision of its logistics efforts. Our extensive Scope of Accreditation is available online at http://ts.nist.gov/ts/htdocs/210/214/scopes/2005970.pdf.

Congratulations to the UII Standards Laboratory staff of the MSS Division for achieving this milestone event, demonstrating UII’s commitment to quality and uncompromising standards.

Continued Excellence Through UII’s Sole Source Contract

Our customer at Strategic Systems Programs (SSP), Eli Zacharia, was recently featured In the Jan-May 2004 Joint Navy Audit Certification Teams (JNACT) Newsletter. In the newsletter, Mr. Zacharia is credited with the development, organization, and implementation of the “best Test and Measurement Equipment (T&ME) Life Cycle Support (LCS) Program in the Navy”. As the only commercial entity recognized in the article, UII stands alongside NSWC Corona and NSWC Crane as a partner to Mr. Zacharia's success.

The incumbent contractor for more than 25 years, UII has been designated as the sole source contractor to provide professional, technical, and program management support services in the areas of calibration and T&ME Life Cycle Support. These services are in support of the T&ME related operations managed by the Department of the Navy’s SSP. As Calibration Data Manager (CDM), UII has the responsibility to provide program management support and IT services in the form of the development and maintenance of the Master Calibration Data Base (MCDB). The MCDB is used to collect, integrate and analyze data from program and non-program participants to ensure data integrity and consistency. This enables the CDM to assist SSP in providing the highest level of T&ME Life Cycle Support. The CDM was tasked with this responsibility when other Navy program participants either could not provide needed data, could not provide accurate data, or could not provide data in a timely manner.

Congratulations to Mr. Zacharia and our Metrology Support Systems (MSS) Division in demonstrating continued excellence, dedication, and responsiveness to SSP.