Electronic Monitoring Standard Special Technical Committee Request for Proposals for Testing and Certification Expertise:

The National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center ¡V Rocky Mountain (NLECTC-RM) is managing an effort to develop a new National Institute of Justice (NIJ) standard for electronic monitoring equipment used to track offenders released into the community. This standard will be developed by a Special Technical Committee (STC), comprised of practitioners from the field, researchers, testing experts, certification experts, and representatives from stakeholder organizations. The STC will participate in a 2-day meeting each month for 12 to 18 months with the goal of completing development of the standard and certification program requirements. It is anticipated that STC meetings will begin in July 2009. Travel expenses and per diem will be reimbursed for all non-Federal participants in STC meetings; however, participation time will not be funded.

NLECTC-RM is seeking two types of expertise for the STC through this request:
1. Certification bodies with experience in programs for similar types of electronic equipment
2. Testing laboratories with specific expertise in performance requirements and test methods applicable to electronic monitoring devices in areas such as:


Safety: electrical, mechanical, interactions with skin, electromagnetic exposure
Electrical: power requirements, battery life, software interfaces
Wireless transmission: GPS and cellular
Operational: power on/off, EMC, temperature, humidity, water
Mechanical: size, weight, drop, pressure
Functional: alarms/indicators, range, signal strength
Compatibility with other equipment

Additional preferred knowledge includes experience with electronic monitoring systems or experience in corrections.

There are two to three positions to be filled on the STC. NLECTC-RM will accept the first 10 submissions to this request for review.

Interested parties are requested to nominate individuals from their organizations and submit no more than two pages describing the nominee¡¦s applicable experience, preferred knowledge, and affiliations with standards development organizations. The submission should identify which type of expertise is addressed (i.e., testing, certification, or both). This information shall be submitted to George Drake, NLECTC-RM at george.drake@nlectc-rm.org by May 29, 2009.