How to register for Select Agent and Biosafety Level 3 Items:

The third and highest level of registration is for Select Agents and items requiring Biosafety Level 3 rated laboratory space.  Registration for these items requires extensive laboratory descriptions and proof of eligibility from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) or USDA to receive these items. You will also be able to order all levels of materials with this registration level.  If you have questions about the application process, contact BEI Resources.

To download a Level 3 Individual Registration Packet, please click here.  Registration includes the requirements below:

• BEI Resources Registration Application The registration application must be completed and signed by the registrant and countersigned by an official capable of legally binding the institution.

• Material Transfer Agreement The Material Transfer Agreement (MTA) must be completed and signed by the registrant and countersigned by an official capable of legally binding the institution.

• Customer Acceptance of Responsibility Form  The Customer Acceptance of Responsibility Form (CAR) must be completed and signed by the registrant and countersigned by an institutional official.

• Profile of Your Institution or Company On your organization's official letterhead, provide a brief description of your institution or company, including a web site address. 

• Biographical Sketch of Principal Investigator/Laboratory Director The sketch must include educational background, past and present employers and job titles, and a listing of five representative publications. A brief curriculum vitae (maximum three pages) or the sketch from a recent NIH grant proposal may be submitted. Include relevant institutional, departmental or laboratory web site addresses where available. 

• Scope of Use Submit an abstract, on your organization's official letterhead, describing the proposed scope of work and the proposed use of the reagents within that scope. Please include any U.S. Government Grant, Cooperative Agreement or Contract Number supporting the use of the reagents.

• Laboratory Facility Description and Biosafety Containment Level of Facility The Biosafety Level 3 Checklist must be completed and signed by the registrant and the organization's Biosafety Officer.  The form must be filled out to confirm your lab facilities, access policies, material handling procedures, and training practices fulfill the criteria established for the biosafety level guidelines of the CDC/NIH in Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories, 5th ed. HHS Publication No. (CDC) 93-8395. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control. Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office; 2007. The entire text is available online.

  If you are registered to work with select agents, you will need to supply your Registration Number and expiration date on the Checklist.

Institutional Registrations for Level 3

BEI Resources also accepts Institutional Registrations for entities with more than one eligible researcher.  

To download a Level 3 Institutional Registration Packet, please click here.  Registration includes the requirements below:

• BEI Resources Registration Application The registration application must be completed and signed by the registrant and countersigned by the Program Manager or Department Head of the institution.   Additional researchers should be listed in the Additional Registrant Appendix. 

• Institutional Material Transfer Agreement The Institutional Material Transfer Agreement(Institutional MTA) must be completed and signed by an official capable of legally binding the institution. 

• Scope of Use Each registrant must submit an abstract, on the organization's official letterhead, describing the proposed scope of work and the proposed use of the reagents within that scope.  Please include any U.S. Government Grant, Cooperative Agreement or Contract Number supporting the use of the reagents. 

• Customer Acceptance of Responsibility Form  The Customer Acceptance of Responsibility Form (CAR) must be completed and signed for each registrant and countersigned by an institutional official.  

• Profile of the Institution or Company On the organization's official letterhead, provide a brief description of the institution or company, including a web site address.  

• Biographical Sketch of Each Registrant The sketch must include educational background, past and present employers and job titles, and a listing of five representative publications. A brief curriculum vitae (maximum three pages) or the sketch from a recent NIH grant proposal may be submitted. Include relevant institutional, departmental or laboratory web site addresses where available. 

• Laboratory Facility Description and Biosafety Containment Level of Facility  The Biosafety Level 3 Checklist must be completed and signed by the registrant and the organization's Biosafety Officer.  The form must be filled out to confirm your lab facilities, access policies, material handling procedures, and training practices fulfill the criteria established for the biosafety level guidelines of the CDC/NIH in Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories, 5th ed. HHS Publication No. (CDC) 93-8395. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control. Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office; 2007. The entire text is available online.

  If you are registered to work with select agents, you will need to supply your Registration Number and expiration date on the Checklist.

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