A2LA Employee Directory
International Trade and DevelopmentMaryland, United States51-200 Employees
A2LA is a nonprofit, non-governmental, public-service membership organization in the international trade and development sector. It provides accreditation programs for laboratories and related bodies, including testing laboratories, calibration laboratories, inspection bodies, proficiency testing providers, medical testing laboratories, reference material producers, and product certification bodies. The organization is based in Frederick, Maryland, with an additional office expansion to Boulder, Colorado in 2025, and it employs between 51 and 200 people. In 2024, A2LA partnered with the National Industrial Hemp Council to support lab testing verification programs, and in 2025 it launched an Environmental Microbiology Laboratory Accreditation Program. Its recent activities include participation in industry conferences such as AnnCon26 (2026) and the A2LA Annual Conference (2026).