Laboratory Assessment Fees

Canadian Laboratories
Laboratories that request an on-site or remote assessment to be performed in Canada will incur an additional fee of 15% of the assessment cost.

International Laboratories
International laboratories include any laboratory outside of the continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico, and Canada. In addition to the fees described above, international laboratories may be subject to additional charges depending upon the location and any extraordinary travel costs. International laboratories interested in an on-site assessment should contact AASHTO re:source staff for specific details and a cost estimate for services. Please also see Policy and Guidance on the Use of the English Language during Assessments.

ISO/IEC 17025 Assessments
A $500 non-refundable fee must be paid by laboratories that are adding ISO/IEC 17025 to their accreditation scope for the first time. This payment must be received before the assessment is scheduled. The $500 payment will be applied to the final invoice after the first ISO/IEC 17025 assessment has been completed.

Corporate Quality Management System Review Fees
When a Corporate Quality Manager requests an initial review of the Corporate Quality Management System (QMS), this can be accommodated for a fee of $1,200. The invoice will be issued at the beginning of the process for $600 by the AASHTO Accreditation Program and another $600 after the completion of the review by the AASHTO re:source Assessment Program. These invoices will be issued to the Corporate Quality Manager and available in the corporate account for processing payment.

Approximately every 24-30 months, the Corporate Quality Management System will be reviewed. The fee for renewal is $600. The first invoice will be issued at the beginning of the review process for $300 by the AASHTO Accreditation Program and another invoice will be issued for $300 at the completion of the review by the AASHTO re:source Assessment Program. These invoices will be issued to the Corporate Quality Manager and available in the corporate account for processing payment.

Request Corporate QMS Review

1. The base fee covers the administrative costs associated with scheduling and traveling to the assessment location (on-site assessments), completing the dry-run (remote assessments) as well as the process to review, send, and post the assessment report.

2. The time-based fee is charged for time performing the audit of the laboratory’s quality management system, opening meeting, technical assessment, test method demonstration, checking of equipment, preparation of preliminary report, and closeout meeting.  Laboratories will not be charged the costs of additional assessors present if we are training or performing a competency check on our personnel. For laboratories receiving an assessment covering ISO/IEC 17025, the time spent on these items will be included in the time-based fee. 

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