Access to Kirtland Air Force Base (KAFB):
If you possess a DOE HSPD-12 credential, it must be registered in the KAFB Defense Biometric Identification System (DBIDS) to allow base access, however, the DBIDS offices often have very long wait times.
Our summit planning team will be submitting a Base Access List (BAL) to avoid these long wait times and will allow you to head directly to one of the base access gates (information below). In order to be put on the BAL, please send an entrusted/protected email to Amber Tello at avtello@sandia.gov with your Full Name, Date of Birth, Drivers License # and State, and Social Security Number NLT 5pm MST 2/23/26. You may also call Amber at (505) 208-1784 to provide the information. Any late requestors will have to visit one of the DBIDS offices directly.
Upon approaching the base access gate, please have your driver’s license, vehicle registration and proof of insurance (rental agreement will suffice) ready to present to the guard (they may also ask that you have your back windows rolled down). Let them know that you are on the Base Access List (BAL) number that will be provided to you via email.
KAFB DBIDS
If you choose to not provide the information listed above, please visit a DBIDS office to obtain a KAFB DIBDS access card (called visitor centers – see below for locations and hours of operation), and provide the following information:
- HSPD-12 Card
- Driver’s License
- Registration
- Proof of Insurance
- (If the vehicle is a rental car) Rental agreement or receipt
If you have any of the following identification documents, they may be used in place of DBIDS for access to KAFB.
- DoD Common Access Card (CAC) – all versions
- DoD Military Identification Card
- DoD Guard and Reserve Dependent Identification Card
- DoD Uniformed Services Identification and Privilege Card
- Department of the Army Civilian Identification Card
- Transportation Workers Identification Credential (TWIC)
DBIDS Offices and Operating Hours
- IPOC, 1611 Innovation Pkwy SE, Albuquerque, NM 87123, 1st floor, Room 1248; Hours: Monday-Friday, 7:30 am – 3:00 pm; phone: 505-845-7227
- Truman Gate Visitor Center; Open 24 hrs / 7 days a week; phone: 505-846-2676
For the Truman Visitor Center, stay in the right lane, and exit prior to the gate. You will see a sign for Visitor Center. You can register for DBIDS inside.
Access to Sandia National Laboratories New Mexico (SNL/NM):
Gaining access into building 962 will require registration of the DOE colleagues’ HSPD-12 into the OneID Access site, if not already done. Additionally, if not done previously, please visit our badge office at IPOC, 1611 Innovation Pkwy SE, Albuquerque, NM 87123, 1st floor to the left, and request creation of a PIN so you may have access to our pedestrian turnstiles and building badge swipes. Without completing these steps, you will not be able to enter the SNL tech area or building 962. IPOC office hours are 7:15am-3:00pm MST.
Base Access Gate Hours
- Eubank: 24/7 inbound/outbound
- Truman: 24/7 inbound/outbound with Visitor Control Center
- Gibson: 5:30am-7:30pm inbound/outbound
- Wyoming: Weekdays: 5:30am-9:30am inbound/outbound; 3:30pm-5:30pm outbound only
- Carlisle: Weekdays: 5:30am-9:30am inbound/outbound; 3:30pm-5:30pm outbound only