Weights and Measures Service

 

To provide leadership and technical resources to assure the accuracy of the quantities and quantity representations in all commercial transactions in the United States, to promote a uniform national weights and measures system, to promote harmonization of national and international legal metrology standards, and to facilitate the transition to the metric system.

Active 11.606 National Institute of Standards and Technology (Nist), Department of Commerce H - Sale, Exchange, or Donation of Property and Goods; J - Provision of Specialized Services; K - Advisory Services and Counseling; L - Dissemination of Technical Information; M - Training Not applicable. 15 U.S.C. 271 et seq., National Institute of Standards and Technology Act, as amended
42 U.S.C. Ch. 163 Subch. II States, political subdivisions of States, private industry, and the general public. States, political subdivisions of States, private industry, and the general public. Not applicable. Preapplication coordination is not applicable. 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. Letter requesting services should be sent to Chief, Office of Weights and Measures, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 2600, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-2600. Not Applicable. Not applicable. Not applicable. Not applicable. Not applicable. Not applicable. This program provides education, technical advice, and assistance to States, State and industry metrologists, manufacturers of weights and measures devices, and other device users; manages U.S. representation and participation in the International Organization of Legal Metrology (OIML) and in regional legal metrology organizations to harmonize legal metrology standards; provides leadership and assistance on metric use and conversion to businesses, state and local governments, standards organizations, trade associations, and the education community; coordinates the metric transition activities of all Federal agencies; develops model laws and regulations; upgrades State laboratories; conducts technical studies; and provides technical support to the National Conference on Weights and Measures. It includes publications, related activities, special studies, technical advice, technology transfer through audit of State laboratories, technical training, and development of training material. There are no restrictions on the use of this material. Not applicable. Not applicable. None. Statutory formula is not applicable to this assistance listing.

Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. Not applicable. Not applicable. None/Not specified. Patrick Hovis
100 Bureau Drive

Gaithersburg, MD 20899 US
Patrick.Hovis@nist.gov
Phone: 3019754290 http://www.nist.gov/pml/wmd/index.cfm 13-0500-0-1-376 (Sale, Exchange, or Donation of Property and Goods) FY 22$4,977,064.00; FY 23 est $5,493,400.00; FY 24 est $5,493,400.00; FY 21$5,063,400.00; FY 20$4,979,376.00; FY 19$5,026,557.00; FY 18$5,093,400.00; FY 17$5,034,683.00; FY 16$4,925,000.00; - Not Applicable. Model laws, regulations, codes, and test procedures relating to weights and measures enforcement, packaging and labeling, method of sale of commodities, unit pricing, open dating, field inspections, and registration of service persons, and service agencies, engine fuel quality, and weighmasters. Manuals for coordinating the system of State laboratories, testing specific measuring devices, and training State officials. Design and performance codes for scales, liquid and vapor meters, distance and time measuring devices, and other measuring equipment. Most publications available on the NIST website at: http://www.nist.gov/pml/wmd/pubs/index.cfm. Not applicable.