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Certifications & Standards

Core moat of the business. These take years to obtain and are the primary barrier to competitive entry for LANL work.

Active Certifications

Certification Standard Status Notes
NQA-1 NQA-1:2008 + 1a Addenda:2009 ✅ Active Nuclear quality assurance — required for LANL work. Audit scheduled April 2026.
ISO 9001 ISO 9001 ✅ Active Weapons-related audit completed Dec 2025 — corrective actions in place.
ITAR International Traffic in Arms Regulations ✅ Active Required for defense-related machining.
IESL Institutional Evaluated Supplier List ✅ Active LANL's approved supplier list. Critical for receiving POs.
NAP 401.1 (also ref'd as NAP-24) ✅ Active National Nuclear Standards.
AWS QC-1 AWS Welding Quality Control ✅ Active Welders certified to AWS and ASME standards.
DOE 414.1D DOE Quality Assurance ✅ Active Department of Energy quality requirements.
10 CFR 830.120 Nuclear Safety Management ✅ Active Federal regulation for DOE nuclear facilities.

(Source: Website Quality page, FAQ, CIM)

Quality Levels

  • ML-1 and ML-2 level projects (Source: Website About Us)
  • This means JMS can handle the highest-criticality nuclear components

NDT Personnel Certifications

  • AWS CWI (Certified Welding Inspector)
  • PT (Penetrant Testing)
  • MSLT (Mass Spectrometer Leak Testing) per ASNT SNT-TC-1A

(Source: Website Home, FAQ)

See: people/org-chart for who holds these certifications (Sean = NDT)

Audit Schedule & Findings

  • Last audit: December 2025
  • Result: Corrective actions currently in place
  • Status: ❌ Open CAs — severity unknown (Pre-LOI question #23)

NQA-1 (Nuclear)

  • Next audit: April 2026 🔴
  • Risk: Imminent audit during potential deal timeline
  • Question: Does ownership change trigger reschedule or expanded scope? (Pre-LOI question #24)

(Source: FAQ)

See: quality/open-findings

Change-of-Control Risk 🔴

This is a go/no-go issue. Per FAQ, certifications transfer "as long as no operational changes." LANL "may conduct a desktop assessment" for ownership change.

Open questions: - Do certs/IESL transfer with entity sale, or does new owner reapply? (Question #20) - What LANL approvals/notifications required? Blackout period? (Question #21) - Has LANL handled a vendor ownership change before? (Question #22)

(Source: FAQ, deal/due-diligence)

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