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As of December 18, 2009, the following have been approved as proficiency test providers:
(Additional details concerning each test provider are located after the listing.)
Collaborative Testing Services, Inc. (CTS)
21331 Gentry Drive, Sterling, VA 20166
Phone: (571) 434-1925 / Fax: (571) 434-1937
Email: info@cts-interlab.com
Approved Tests: Breath Alcohol Testing, controlled substances, crime scene (bloodstain pattern), serology, DNA, firearms, toolmarks, imprint/impression evidence, fibers, latent prints, paint, glass, flammables (fire debris), questioned documents, and toxicology (blood/alcohol).
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College of American Pathologists (CAP)
325 Waukegan Rd, Northfield, IL 60093-2750
Phone: (800) 323-4040 / Fax: (847) 832-8166
Email: contactcenter@cap.org
Approved Tests: DNA (DNA, DNAF, FID, and FIDM), toxicology (FTC - forensic toxicology criminalistics), whole blood volatiles (AL1 - blood alcohol).
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Competency Assessment Services Ltd (CAS)
The Registrar, PO Box 6651, Braintree, Essex, CM7 1JW, UK
Phone: +44 1376 322 518 / Fax: +44 1376 322 518
Mobile: 0797 4940 265
Email: Registrarcas@aol.com
Approved Tests: Latent Prints
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Crime Scene On-Call (CSOC)
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Phone: (858) 679-9366
Email: info@crimesceneoncall.com
Approved Tests: Crime Scene
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Digital Forensics Quality Solutions (DFQS)
12354 Research Parkway / PO Box 162367, Orlando, FL 32826 / 32816
Phone: (407) 823-6469 / Fax: (407) 823-3162
Email: whitcomb@mail.ucf.edu
Approved Tests: Digital & Multimedia Evidence (computer forensics only)
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Forensic Testing Services (FTS)
1099 W. Grand River Avenue, P.O. Box 514, Williamston, MI 48895
Phone: (517) 202-5971 / Fax: (517) 579-4847
Email: info@forensic-testing.net
Approved Tests: Tape (Duct, Electrical, Etc.), Bulb Examination for On/Off, Microscopic Examination/Comparison of Hair (HAIR1), Microscopic Evaluation of Hair (HAIR2)*, Chemical Unknown/Adulterated Beverage, Gunshot Residue (swab and stub), and Low Order Explosives.
*For laboratories accredited in the screening (non-comparative analysis) of Trace Evidence, the FTS HAIR2 test is an approved proficiency test for a laboratory with limited capabilities in examining hair. If a laboratory is accredited in Trace Evidence and has capabilities beyond the screening of trace evidence, the FTS HAIR2 test cannot be used to satisfy the annual external proficiency test requirement. |
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International Society of Forensic Computer Examiners (ISFCE)
9005 Overlook Blvd., Brentwood, TN 37027
Phone: (615) 236.1242 / Fax: (615) 236.1249
Email: philh@isfce.com
Approved Tests: Digital & Multimedia Evidence (computer forensics only)
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National Institute of Forensic Science (NIFS)
Level 6, Yarra Tower, World Trade Centre
637 Flinders Street, MELBOURNE VIC 3005
Phone: +61 3 9628 7211 / Fax: +61 3 9628 7253
Email: atf@nifs.com.au
Approved Tests: Crime Scene (Interactive CD)
After the Fact
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NYS DOH Wadsworth Center Forensic Identity Program
David Axelrod Institute
Wadsworth Center
NYS Department of Health
PO Box 22002, Albany, NY 12201-2002
Phone: (518) 474-0532 / (518) 473-8173 Fax (518) 474-1627
Email: forensicid@health.state.ny.us
Approved Tests: Serology and DNA (offered to private laboratories with or seeking a NYS DOH permit authorizing Forensic DNA testing on samples/evidence originating in New York)
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Orchid Cellmark – Dayton, Ohio
5698 Springboro Pike, Dayton, OH 45449
Phone: (800) 443-2383
Email: iqas@orchid.com
Approved Tests: DNA and serology
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quo data GmbH
Kaitzer Straße 135, 01187 Dresden, GERMANY
Phone: +49 351 40 28 867 0 / Fax: +49 351 40 28 867 19
Email: GSR-ENFSI-PT@quodata.de
Approved Tests: Gunshot Residue (On behalf of the “ENFSI Expert Working Group Firearms/GSR”: Proficiency Test Programme on Identification of GSR by SEM/EDX)
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Resolution Video Inc.
10808 Lockmeade Court, Great Falls, VA 22066
Phone:703-759-7803 / Fax: 309-437-2783
Email: services@resvid.com
Approved Tests: Digital & Multimedia Evidence (video forensics only)
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Serological Research Institute (SERI)
3053 Research Drive, Richmond, CA 94806
Phone: (510) 223-7374 / Fax: (510) 222-8887
Email: serimain@serological.com
Approved Tests: DNA, serology
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