1. Economic Competitiveness - "We need to ensure that Sandia National Laboratories is the laboratory of choice for technical R&D and testing";
2. Public Law 104-113 - "The National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995" referred to as Public Law 104-113 Section 12, "Standards Conformity", of the act states that "...all Federal agencies and departments shall use technical standards (defined as "performance based or designed specific technical specifications and related management systems practices") that are developed and adopted by voluntary consensus standards bodies, using such technical standards as a means to carry out policy objectives or activities determined by the agencies and departments.";
3. Customer Satisfaction - "ISO 9000 assures it will be built into the management system";
4. DOE Turnaround - "It's now OK for contractors to identify and implement other standards"; and
5. The Global Market - "Sandia National Laboratories is involved with many international programs. To be able to stay competitive, it must have standards acceptable to US industry and the rest of the world."

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