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GovRAMP
State and Local Government Cloud Compliance That Opens New Markets
State and local agencies require cloud security authorization before they can procure your services. GovRAMP is the program that opens that market. Fortreum guides cloud service providers through both authorization paths.
The Cost of Moving Too Fast
GovRAMP Reward Preparation. Unprepared CSPs Pay Twice.
Cloud service providers that accelerate toward authorization without the right preliminary groundwork encounter costly findings, delayed timelines, and rework they could have avoided. You’re the person accountable for that budget and that timeline.
- Skipping a gap assessment means discovering control failures and boundary issues during your Third Party Assessment Organization (3PAO) assessment, not before it, when remediation is time-pressured and your authorization timeline is already set
- Choosing a 3PAO without complex cloud assessment experience adds findings that a more experienced assessor would have identified and resolved before the formal assessment began
- Building your continuous monitoring program after authorization rather than during program development creates gaps that surface at your first annual review
- An incorrectly validated boundary expands your assessment scope, increases your control implementation burden, and delays authorization by months
Mission Alignment
Why State and Local Agencies Choose Fortreum’s CSP Partners
GovRAMP authorization signals to state and local procurement officials that a cloud service provider meets the security standards their agencies require. Fortreum’s experience as a Top 5 Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) 3PAO and authorized GovRAMP 3PAO carries directly into every state and local authorization we deliver. We bring the same assessment rigor that earns federal credibility to every State, Local, and Education (SLED) engagement.
How It Works
Your State and Local Authorization Starts Here.
Built for cloud service providers pursuing GovRAMP authorization to access state, local, and education government procurement.
Gap Assessment
We benchmark your current environment against GovRAMP authorization requirements, validate your system boundary and data flows, identify key control gaps and mandate blockers, and deliver an actionable roadmap to authorization. You know every roadblock before remediation begins.
Program Development
We build your complete, audit-ready authorization program, including your System Security Plan, policy documentation, continuous monitoring support, hardening and inventory validation, and all program artifacts your 3PAO assessment requires. Controls are validated before they face assessment testing.
3PAO Assessment
We conduct your GovRAMP assessment with a dedicated technical lead managing the process from charter to final report including boundary and charter review, full control testing and scans, penetration testing, and executive reporting. Your result reflects your program’s actual posture.
Continuous Assurance
We maintain your authorization through structured continuous monitoring — scheduled checkpoints and reviews, change and deviation tracking, inventory and reporting support, monthly agency reporting, and POA&M validation and 3PAO coordination. Your authorization stays current between annual reviews.
Technical Foundation
Your Authorization Is Only as Strong as Your Foundation.
We Validate Your Boundary Before We Assess It.
Before we assess a single control, we confirm your boundary, review interconnections, and validate data flows. A correct boundary keeps your assessment scope targeted and your remediation predictable. An incorrect boundary surfaces scope expansion during assessment when it’s most expensive to fix.
We Build Your ConMon Strategy Early.
The key to maintaining GovRAMP authorization is a robust continuous monitoring program. Fortreum builds your ConMon strategy into your program from the start so your first annual review begins from a position of strength.
Your FedRAMP Controls Count Toward GovRAMP.
Cloud service providers with existing FedRAMP authorization have significant head starts on GovRAMP requirements. Both programs build on FedRAMP foundations. Fortreum maps your existing federal authorization posture to GovRAMP requirements before scoping what’s still needed. You build on what you already have instead of starting over.
State & Local Authorization Services
Every Service Built Around a Clean Authorization
GovRAMP Gap Assessment
Benchmark your current environment against GovRAMP authorization requirements, validate your boundary and data flows, and receive an actionable roadmap before program development begins.
Authorization Program Development
Build the complete documentation set, security program artifacts, and control implementations your GovRAMP authorization requires, all validated before your 3PAO assessment begins.
GovRAMP 3PAO Assessment
Fortreum conducts your GovRAMP assessment as an authorized 3PAO with a dedicated technical lead, full control testing, penetration testing, and executive reporting from charter through final report.
Continuous Monitoring Support
Maintain your GovRAMP authorization with structured continuous monitoring, monthly agency reporting, POA&M validation, and change tracking so your authorization stays current year-round.
Security and Compliance
Path to Local Government Cloud Revenue.
GovRAMP · FedRAMP Alignment · SLED · 3PAO · Continuous Monitoring · Plan of Action & Milestones (POA&M)
GovRAMP Opens the Multi-State Market.
GovRAMP is a nonprofit organization that provides a standardized approach to cloud security authorization for state and local governments. Authorization signals to SLED procurement and security officials that a cloud service provider meets their security requirements. With a growing number of participating governments, GovRAMP authorization provides a competitive differentiator in state and local cloud procurement.
Trusted by Cloud Service Providers Entering Government Markets
Proven in Federal. Trusted in State and Local.
FedRAMP 3PAO Ranking
Top 5
Fortreum ranks in the Top 5 on the FedRAMP Marketplace. The assessment rigor that earns that ranking is the same rigor we bring to every GovRAMP engagement we conduct.
Three-Year Growth
773%
That growth rate reflects cloud service providers who completed their first authorization with Fortreum and returned when they needed their next one, including state and local alongside their federal programs.
Combined Founder Experience
Nearly 25 Years
Our founders bring nearly 25 years of combined public and private-sector cybersecurity experience to every state and local engagement, including deep familiarity with the FedRAMP foundations that GovRAMP build on.
Procurement Data
Contract Vehicles
General Services Administration (GSA) Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Contract Number: 47QTCA24D00D5 Current Option Period End: July 24, 2029 Ultimate Contract End: July 24, 2044
Special Item Numbers (SINs):
- 518210C — Cloud Computing and Cloud Related IT Professional Services
- 54151HACS — Highly Adaptive Cybersecurity Services (HACS)
- 54151S — Information Technology Professional Services
- 541990RISK — Risk Assessment and Mitigation Services
- OLM — Order-Level Materials
Core Services
Practice | Frameworks and Capabilities |
|---|---|
Regulatory Compliance | FedRAMP, Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA), Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC), System and Organization Controls 2 (SOC 2), International Organization for Standardization/International Electrotechnical Commission (ISO/IEC) 27001:2022, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), GovRAMP, Department of Defense (DoD) Cloud |
Offensive Security | Penetration testing, red teaming, purple team operations, social engineering |
Strategic Advisory | Risk management, gap analysis, remediation guidance, cybersecurity program development |
Continuous Authorization | XRAMP platform, assess-once reuse-many, multi-framework consolidation |
Corporate Data
Field | Details |
|---|---|
Founded | 2020 |
Headquarters | Lansdowne, VA |
Phone | 571-831-3759 |
Email | info@fortreum.com |
NAICS Code(s) | 541519 — Other Computer Related Services |
CAGE Code | 8P3J7 |
UEI | ZRZLZA93V1K3 |
SAM.gov Registration | Active |
Socio-Economic Certifications | Small Business |
ISO Accreditations | ISO/IEC 27001 and ISO/IEC 27701 — ANAB issued [Placeholder — confirm current status] |
CMMC Authorization | C3PAO — Cyber-AB Authorized |
FAQs
Before You Pursue State and Local Government Cloud Authorization, Get These Answered.
What is state and local government cloud compliance and who needs it?
State and local government cloud compliance means achieving authorization under GovRAMP, the program that signals to SLED procurement and security officials that a cloud service provider meets their security requirements.
Any cloud service provider that wants to sell services to state agencies, local governments, or education institutions in participating jurisdictions needs one or both authorizations to compete for those contracts.
Does my existing FedRAMP authorization count toward GovRAMP?
Yes. GovRAMP is built on FedRAMP security control foundations. Cloud service providers with existing FedRAMP authorization have significant overlap with GovRAMP requirements already addressed. Fortreum maps your existing federal authorization posture to GovRAMP requirements during gap assessment and identifies what you already have before scoping what still needs to be built.
Why does state and local government cloud authorization require a 3PAO?
GovRAMP and StateRAMP assessments must be conducted by an authorized third-party assessment organization to ensure the assessment meets the program’s rigor requirements and that the resulting authorization is accepted by participating governments. Not all 3PAOs have the same depth of complex cloud assessment experience. The FedRAMP Marketplace annotates how many assessments a 3PAO has completed — that experience translates directly to GovRAMP and StateRAMP engagement quality.
How long does GovRAMP authorization take?
Authorization timelines vary based on your starting control posture, system boundary complexity, and the completeness of your program documentation before assessment begins. Cloud service providers that complete a gap assessment and build a full authorization program before their 3PAO assessment consistently reach authorization faster and with fewer findings than those that do not. A continuous monitoring strategy built during program development further shortens the time to your first annual review.