The Bureau of Diplomatic Security (DS) is the security and law enforcement arm of the U.S. Department of State. DS is a world leader in international investigations, threat analysis, cyber security, counterterrorism, security technology, and protection of people, property, and information. The Bureau is responsible for providing a safe and secure environment for the conduct of U.S. foreign policy. Every diplomatic mission in the world operates under a security program designed and maintained by Diplomatic Security.

Applicable Standard: SD-STD-02.01 Rev A: Test Method for Vehicle Crash Testing of Perimeter Barriers and Gates.

• Ross has Secret level facility clearance; key employees have Secret level personnel clearance.
• Ross conducts endurance testing through independent laboratories to Department of State Durability Cycle testing requirements on certain products.

ASTM International, formerly known as the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), is a globally recognized leader in the development and delivery of international voluntary consensus standards. Today, some 12,000 ASTM standards are used around the world to improve product quality, enhance safety, facilitate market access and trade, and build consumer confidence.

Applicable Standards:

• ASTM F2656-07 Standard Test Method for Vehicle Crash Testing of Perimeter Barriers
• ASTM A123 Standard Specification for Zinc (Hot-Dip Galvanized) Coatings on Iron and Steel Products
• ASTM A53: Standard Specification for Pipe, Steel, Black and Hot-Dipped, Zinc-Coated, Welded and Seamless
• ASTM A36: Standard Specification for Carbon Structural Steel
• ASTM A500: Standard Specification for Cold-Formed Welded and Seamless Carbon Structural Steel Tubing in Rounds and Shapes
• ASTM A615: Standard Specification for Deformed and Plain Carbon-Steel Bars for Concrete Reinforcement
• ASTM A572: Standard Specification for High-Strength Low-Alloy Columbium-Vanadium Structural Steel

The Department of Defense’s physical security concept is to create a layered or “tiered” defensive system which consists of both active and passive perimeter barriers to delay intruders. The Department employs an ASTM International performance standard and testing procedure for both active entrance barriers and passive perimeter barriers designated as “vehicle-impact rated barriers,” or “anti-ram barriers.” The current standard is ASTM F2656-07, Standard Test Method for Vehicle Crash Testing of Perimeter Barriers.

• DOD Anti-Ram Vehicle Barrier List
• UFC 4-010-01 DoD Minimum Antiterrorism Standards for Buildings
• UFC 4-020-01 DoD Security Engineering Facilities Planning Manual
• UFC 4-022-01 Security Engineering: Entry Control Facilities/Access Control Points
• UFC 4-022-02 Selection and Application of Vehicle Barriers
• UFC 4-022-03 Security Engineering: Fences, Gates, and Guard Facilities
• Unified Facilities Guide Specifications UFGS 34.41.26.00.10 Access Control Point Control System
• Army Access Control Points Standard Design/Criteria – January 2009

BSI is the business standards company that helps organizations all over the world make excellence a habit. For more than a century we have been challenging mediocrity and complacency to help embed excellence into the way people and products work. That means showing businesses how to improve performance, reduce risk and achieve sustainable growth. As a global leader in helping organizations improve, our clients range from high profile brands to small, local companies in 172 countries worldwide.

• Applicable Standard: PAS 68:2010 Impact Test Specifications for Vehicle Security Barriers

The American Welding Society (AWS) was founded in 1919 as a multifaceted, nonprofit organization with a goal to advance the science, technology and application of welding and related joining disciplines.From factory floor to high-rise construction, from military weaponry to home products, AWS continues to lead the way in supporting welding education and technology development to ensure a strong, competitive and exciting way of life for all Americans.

• Applicable Standards: AWS D1.1/D1.1M, Structural Welding Code – Steel

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) was created in 1953 as an independent agency of the federal government to aid, counsel, assist and protect the interests of small business concerns, to preserve free competitive enterprise and to maintain and strengthen the overall economy of our nation.

• Ross is classified by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) as a Small Business under NAICS code 332312, Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing.

An ANSI-accredited Standards Developing Organization, ASIS works with national and international standards-setting organizations to advance security practices worldwide through the development of standards and guidelines within a voluntary, non-proprietary and consensus-based process.

• Member (individual)

The System for Award Management(SAM) is the Official U.S. Government system that consolidated the capabilities of CCR/FedReg, ORCA, and EPLS

• SAM registered: Duns #003401049 / Cage Code #9H837

ISO (International Organization for Standardization) is an independent, non-governmental membership organization and the world’s largest developer of voluntary International Standards. We are made up of our 163 member countries who are the national standards bodies around the world, with a Central Secretariat that is based in Geneva, Switzerland.

• Ross is an ISO 9001:2015 registered firm.

The American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC), headquartered in Chicago, is a not-for-profit technical institute and trade association established in 1921 to serve the structural steel design community and construction industry in the United States. AISC’s mission is to make structural steel the material of choice by being the leader in structural-steel-related technical and market-building activities, including: specification and code development, research, education, technical assistance, quality certification, standardization, and market development. AISC has a long tradition of service to the steel construction industry providing timely and reliable information.

Applicable Standard: AISC 360, Specification for Structural Steel Buildings.

ASTM International, formerly known as the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), is a globally recognized leader in the development and delivery of international voluntary consensus standards. Today, some 12,000 ASTM standards are used around the world to improve product quality, enhance safety, facilitate market access and trade, and build consumer confidence.

Applicable Standards:

• ASTM A572, Standard Specification for High-Strength Low-Alloy Columbium-Vanadium Structural Steel
• ASTM A36, Standard Specification for Carbon Structural Steel
• ASTM A325, Standard Specification for Structural Bolts, Steel
• ASTM A992, Standard Specification for Structural Steel Shapes

The American Welding Society (AWS) was founded in 1919 as a multifaceted, nonprofit organization with a goal to advance the science, technology and application of welding and related joining disciplines. From factory floor to high-rise construction, from military weaponry to home products, AWS continues to lead the way in supporting welding education and technology development to ensure a strong, competitive and exciting way of life for all Americans.

Applicable Standards: AWS D1.1/D1.1M, Structural Welding Code – Steel

ISO (International Organization for Standardization) is an independent, non-governmental membership organization and the world’s largest developer of voluntary International Standards. We are made up of our 163 member countries who are the national standards bodies around the world, with a Central Secretariat that is based in Geneva, Switzerland.

Ross is an ISO 9001:2015 registered firm.