Infrastructure-level technical work that prepares organizations for FedRAMP authorization — the same engineering discipline behind engagements ACS has taken through to a passed audit. Formal authorization itself is granted by an accredited 3PAO and the authorizing agency, not by ACS.
FedRAMP requires specific, testable technical controls across access management, logging, encryption, and configuration baselines. This is the infrastructure-level engineering work that implements those controls ahead of formal 3PAO assessment — the same work behind engagements ACS has carried through to a passed audit.
Formal assessment and the authorization decision sit with an accredited third-party assessor and the sponsoring or authorizing agency, not with ACS. This engagement is the technical preparation that determines how that process goes — done properly, it's the difference between an assessment that finds gaps and one that doesn't.
No — authorization is granted by a federal agency or the JAB, following formal assessment by an accredited Third-Party Assessment Organization (3PAO). ACS does the infrastructure-level technical work beforehand — the engineering that determines whether that assessment finds gaps or finds a clean environment.
Yes — ACS has prepared infrastructure for and passed a FedRAMP audit as part of prior engagement work, not just advised on theory.
Infrastructure-level control implementation aligned to FedRAMP requirements — access control, logging and monitoring, encryption, and configuration management — done ahead of 3PAO engagement so the formal assessment finds fewer gaps.
Yes, where useful — we coordinate on technical scope and control mapping, though the formal assessment relationship remains between you and your 3PAO.
Low, Moderate, or High baseline work is scoped based on your target authorization level — tell us during scoping and we confirm what applies.
Highly dependent on current infrastructure maturity and target baseline. We give a specific estimate once we understand your starting point, not a generic timeline.
Tell us your target baseline and current infrastructure state. We'll scope the technical work required.