Vanguard Laboratory peptide testing profile

At a glance

Location: Olympia, WA, USA
Base test: Purity and spectral identity (retention time and UV versus a standard). Quantity is included from Silver upward. LC-MS is quoted separately.
Published starting price: $200 purity and identity (no quantity), or $250 Silver
Standard turnaround: Most results 3–5 business days from receipt. Sterility uses a 14-day incubation.
ISO/IEC 17025: ISO/IEC 17025 accredited (A2LA certificate 6377.01). Peptide methods are outside the accredited scope.
Public COA check: Report number and QR code at verifiedbyvanguard.com, if the client chooses to list the report
Who may submit: Vendors and individual researchers. Order online or mail a submission form.

HPLC / UHPLC: Purity by HPLC. Quantity is included in Silver and above. The standalone purity-and-identity test uses retention time and UV spectrum against a reference standard.
Mass spectrometry: LC-MS identity is optional and quoted on request (Orbitrap HRMS where required). Routine package identity is spectral (retention time plus UV), not mass spectrometry. The LC-MS page says a scope extension is in progress.
Endotoxin: Kinetic LAL, Charles River Endosafe, USP <85>. $210 standalone, or included in Gold and Elite. Reported in EU per vial.
Microbial / sterility: USP <71> sterility is included in Gold and Elite, and is $150 standalone for 1–10 unopened vials at the same price. Bioburden USP <61> for non-injectable forms is $150. The laboratory offers one or the other, not both.
Heavy metals: As, Cd, Cr, Hg, and Pb. $150 standalone, or included in Elite. Extended or custom panels are available.
Other add-ons: Fentanyl $50. TFA $50. Counterion (TFA, acetate, or chloride) $70. CCI $50. Conformity $100 per extra vial. Residual solvents $150. API purity $200. Blind GLP-1 panel $360 per vial. BAC water $200. Organism identification after a sterility failure $300.

Purity and identity, no quantity: $200 per vial.
Silver: $250. Purity, quantity, spectral identity, and solubility. 1 vial.
Gold: $550. Adds endotoxin and USP <71>. 3 vials.
Elite: $700. Adds heavy metals and fentanyl. 4 vials.
LC-MS: Quoted on request.
Volume: 10% off for 10 or more samples.
Invoicing: An invoice is emailed within one week after intake. Reports are released after payment.

Most peptide results: 3–5 business days from receipt.
Sterility: Requires a 14-day incubation. A preliminary COA may be issued with sterility pending.
As stated on the homepage: Turnaround depends on the tests and is confirmed by the laboratory. Shipping time and report-release timing are separate.
Rush: Not published

ISO/IEC 17025: The laboratory is accredited by A2LA to ISO/IEC 17025:2017, certificate 6377.01, through 30 September 2027. The legal name on the about and ISO pages is Olympic Analytical, LLC, doing business as Vanguard Laboratory.
Accredited scope: The official scope page lists ICP-MS trace elements (EPA 200.8 modified), residual solvents, preservatives, and food microbiology.
Outside the accredited scope: HPLC peptide purity and quantity, LC-MS identity, USP <85> endotoxin, USP <71> sterility, and USP <61> bioburden are not on the current scope. Peptide methods are outside the accredited scope.
Other listings: The site also lists Washington Ecology accreditation C1070-26, WA DOH drinking-water laboratory 285, and WA DOH drugs and controlled-substances registration DRCS.FX.61343455. Those listings were not independently verified in this review.
Name collision: This is the Olympia analytical laboratory, not an investment firm or other company that shares the Vanguard name.

How to order: Order online, which the laboratory recommends, or download the peptide submission form, enclose a copy, and mail or drop off the sample.
Who may submit: Vendors and individual researchers are both accepted.
Address: 2635 Parkmont Ln SW, Suite A, Olympia, WA 98502
Email: testing@vanguardlaboratory.com
Phone: 360-967-7010
Legal name: Olympic Analytical, LLC doing business as Vanguard Laboratory

Public check: Report number and QR code at https://verifiedbyvanguard.com/. Access can depend on the client's sharing settings. A COA becomes public there only if the client chooses to list it.
Manual check: The laboratory will check a PDF against its records on request.
Program page: https://vanguardlaboratory.com/verified-by-vanguard-program/

ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation (A2LA certificate 6377.01) does not cover the peptide methods. HPLC purity and quantity, LC-MS identity, USP <85>, USP <71>, and USP <61> are outside the accredited scope.
Routine identity is retention time and UV spectrum against a reference standard. LC-MS is a separate quote.
Public verification depends on the client choosing to list the report.
No public rush fee was found.
Washington Ecology, drinking-water, and controlled-substances listings were not independently verified in this review.