The Bahamas Bureau of Standards became a correspondent member of ISO in 2013. BBS will specialize in standardization, metrology, testing, and quality assurance services

The BBS main functions will be to:

• prepare, promote and generally adopt standards on a national, regional or international basis; and facilitate implementation of standards in the Commonwealth of the Bahamas;
• certify those products, commodities, processes, services and quality systems that conform to the national standard;
• collect and disseminate information on standards and related technical matters nationally, regionally and internationally;
• maintain testing laboratories, for the purpose of testing and examining commodities, products, materials, processes, practices and services and in so doing, conduct such investigations or research as may be necessary;
• test precision instruments, gauges and scientific apparatus both for the purpose of determining their accuracy and calibration, and the calibration of standards used in industrial and commercial activities;
• co-ordinate the efforts of producers and users of materials, products, appliances, processes methods and services for the improvement of those materials, products, appliances, processes, methods and services;
• do such other things as may be necessary to provide for standardization in The Commonwealth of the Bahamas;
• inform policymakers on standardization and related technical matters.

BBS also has membership with the following organizations:

• CARICOM Regional Organization for Standards and Quality (CROSQ) 
• Pan American Standards Commission (COPANT)