About
Bay Area Compliance Laboratories Corp. (BACL) is a full-service independent testing and certification laboratory founded in 1996 and based in Sunnyvale, California. The lab holds an extensive portfolio of accreditations: A2LA-accredited to ISO/IEC 17025:2017 (Certificate No. 3279.02) for EMC, product safety, licensed radio and unlicensed wireless devices, wireline telecommunications, and lighting; ISO/IEC 17065:2012-accredited by A2LA (Certificate No. 3279.03) as a product certification body; OSHA-recognized as a Nationally Recognized Test Laboratory (NRTL) for electrical safety; Standards Council of Canada (SCC) accredited; IECEE CB Scheme recognized as both a CB Testing Laboratory (CBTL) and National Certification Body (NCB); US EPA ENERGY STAR recognized test laboratory; California Energy Commission approved test laboratory; and City of Los Angeles (LADBS) recognized electrical testing laboratory.
EMC emissions testing covers radiated and conducted emissions for ITE, telecommunications terminal equipment, medical electrical equipment, industrial/scientific/medical equipment, professional audio/video, industrial equipment, cable distribution systems, railway, marine, and energy-efficient lighting. EMC immunity testing spans the IEC 61000-4 series including ESD, radiated immunity, EFT/burst, surge, and conducted immunity. Wireless testing capabilities include unlicensed and licensed RF devices, SAR, dynamic frequency selection (DFS), GPS/GNSS, and hearing aid compatibility (HAC), with testing to FCC, ISED Canada, ETSI/RED, Singapore IMDA, Japan MIC/VCCI, South Korea, Vietnam, Taiwan, and other regulatory frameworks. Product safety testing covers ITE, medical, industrial, and consumer product categories under NRTL and international schemes.
As a NIST-designated Telecommunications Certification Body (TCB) accredited to ISO/IEC 17065, BACL can issue FCC authorizations across all unlicensed (Scopes A1–A4) and licensed (Scopes B1–B4) RF device categories and telephone terminal equipment (Scope C). Certification recognition extends to ISED Canada, Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, EU (EMC Directive and Radio Equipment Directive), UK (EMC and Radio Equipment Regulations), Australia ACMA, Taiwan NCC/BSMI, South Korea, Vietnam, Indonesia, Israel, and Mexico IFT.
