Product Certification Program (PCP)
Guidelines
Guidelines
for Manufacturers/Responsible Parties Requesting NFRC Product
Certification
Download from the NFRC
website a Product Certification Program (PCP) packet. This will provide you with general information regarding the PCP process. Upon requesting a packet your contact information is forwarded to the department and an e-mail containing more detailed information and forms will be sent to you. You
may also request a packet by contacting NFRC at (301) 589-1776,
ext. 211, or by e-mail at pcp@nfrc.org. The detailed packet will
provide you with information on the followiing:
1.
Select and contact a Certification and Inspection Agency (IA)
- IA
will review simulation & test reports to ensure proper NFRC
procedures.
- If all reports are in accordance with NFRC procedures, the IA
will issue a Certification Authorization Report (“CAR”) to the
responsible party.
- To
maintain certification, products must be recertified every 4
years
- IA
will authorize the printing of labels.
- IA
will conduct an initial inspection of manufacturing facility
within 6 months of issuance of the CAR, and one inspection annually
thereafter.
2. Select and contact a Simulation Laboratory
- Responsible
party must submit all drawings, bill of materials, and other
pertinent product specifications to simulation laboratory.
- Simulation Laboratory will issue a simulation report to the
responsible party detailing the product's matrices.
- Responsible
party instructs Simulation Laboratory to release simulation
report to its designated IA.
3. Select and contact Test Laboratory
- NFRC
accredited test laboratories conduct the physical test of the
baseline product chosen for testing.
- Responsible
party instructs Test Laboratory to release test results to designated
IA.
4.
Return to the NFRC office, via email, fax, or mail the following:
- Appropriate signed License Agreement and Schedules
- Responsible Party Data Sheet
5.
Upon receipt of the CAR from the IA, NFRC will execute the License
Agreement and return one copy of the agreement to the responsible
party (licensee) along with information regarding the Certified
Products Database/Directory (CPD).
- Licensee
shall not label product until they
have executed the NFRC License Agreement; only NFRC-licensed
responsible parties may use the NFRC temporary label.
- Only
values printed on the CAR may be used on the NFRC temporary
label (values from the simulation report shall not be used on
the label).
6. Review
the NFRC fee schedule for the Product Certification Program (PCP).
- PCP
participation fees will be invoiced annually
- PCP
product line and label usage fees will be invoiced quarterly
-
IA fees and lab fees will be invoiced by the respective IA and
lab separately
View the
PCP Fee Schedule (NFRC 704)
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