GSA Certified Safe and Vault Technician versus "GSA certified"

Dave LaBarge of LaBarge Lock and Safe Technicians is a GSA Certified Safe and Vault Technician providing GSA Approved safe and vault openings, repair and lock installation services per Federal Standard 809D throughout New York state and New England.  

We've been providing these type of professional safe and vault services since 1986.

We are a Kaba Mas factory certified technician and installer for the complete line of GSA Approved electromechanical combination locks meeting Federal Specification FF-L-2740B for the storage of "NSI", National Security Information.   

If your storing "classified information" these type of locks are required per FF-L-2740.  

These locks are NOT intended to be used for weapons, keys or valuables storage.

Every security container, safe & vault door used by the U S Military and government agencies must have a "GSA Approved" label affixed to it to store National Security Information.  

If the GSA label is missing the container can only be used if it passes a mandatory "re-certification" exam and only then can the GSA label be replaced allowing it to be used.

Dave LaBarge has been a GSA Certified Safe and Vault Inspector continually since 2003 performing inspections throughout New York state and New England.

LaBarge Lock and Safe Technicians is a factory certified technician and installer for the Sargent & Greenleaf 2740A and 2740B series of GSA Approved combination locks meeting Federal Specification FF-L-2740.

Used for sensitive SCIF environments, the S&G 2890B provides single motion egress from inside secure rooms. It provides security and life safety at military bases and defense contractor sites.  

It may be used with either the S&G 2740B or the Kaba Mas X-10 locks.

We are S&G 2890 factory trained technicians with installations throughout New York state and New England. 

We are a Lockmaster's factory certified  technician and installer for the LKM 7000 and the recently GSA approved LKM10K Pedestrian Door Deadbolt locks meeting Federal Specification 2890B.

We can also supply parts and repairs for the LKM 7000 and LKM10K Pedestrian Door Deadbolt locks.

Many locksmiths and safe technicians are unfamiliar with the standards set by the federal government for the opening and repair of expensive security equipment.  They arrive on-site without the proper knowledge or tools and equipment needed for the requested work.  

The above Map & Plans container was torched open and then "repaired" by unknown persons.  Since it sat between several other safes the "repairs" couldn't be seen until the safe was drilled open at a later date leaving the customer the added expense of having to replace it besides the safe opening costs.  

Another pic of a Mosler Class 5 Map and Plans container having been torched open and then "Repaired" by installing a steel plate to fill the torched area.  This safe could have originally been opened properly with a single 1/4" hole, repaired and then placed back into service.  Unfortunately for this Map and Plans safe it was off to the scrap metal recycler.  

Replacement costs for this type of safe is some cases may be as high as ten to twenty thousand dollars, or more, not including shipping and installation costs and the set-up time involved not to mention the time waiting for your replacement to arrive.   

This GSA Approved security file's control drawer bolts were cut through with a hole saw by an unknowing locksmith and then repaired by welding them back together along with the face of the drawer.  This is not allowed according to Fed-Std-809C which provides safe opening and repair procedures for DoD and DoE safes and vault doors.  

If this was a newer "Red Label" security file the drawer face could have been replaced.  

But, since this is actually an older "Black Label" security file it cannot be replaced or repaired due to the damage caused by the locksmith. 

After drilling open a GSA Approved security container or vault door it must be repaired according to Federal Standard 809C which includes inserting specially manufactured carbide pins welded into place on both sides.  After grinding flush the weld and puttying the imperfections the door or drawer must then be painted to match the container. 

Here's an example of a properly opened and repaired GSA Approved vault door.  With handles and information labels taped off along with the vault door frame edges this door was painted the proper color for Class 5 Armory vault doors.  Grey is the only color allowed to be used on GSA Approved Armory vault doors.

After allowing the paint to dry a new Sargent & Greenleaf mechanical combination lock has been installed meeting Federal Specification 

FF-L-2937.  One last item to complete before this door is within specs:  Since the GSA Approved label is missing the Armory vault door must now be inspected and the GSA label replaced if it passes.  Only a currently certified GSA  Inspector can replace the GSA label.  Dave LaBarge has been a GSA Safe and Vault Inspector since 2003.