FISMA, FedRAMP & NIST 800-53 Compliance Audits

Avalon is a new federal entrant, and the offer is structured with that in mind. That's why the offer is structured to carry the risk: fixed price, milestone-based payment, named key personnel in the SOW, and a scope small enough to award under simplified procedures. A methodology sample and commercial audit references are available before award.

The incumbent implements and documents; the RMF framework itself expects assessment independence (SP 800-37, Task A-1). An assessor with no stake in the system's paperwork is a feature, and a discrete Avalon assessment doesn't disturb the incumbent's contract.

Correct, and for agency-system assessments under the RMF no 3PAO is required, assessor independence is the standard. For FedRAMP specifically, Avalon works deliberately upstream: the readiness audit that helps a 3PAO's assessment of record pass the first time.

The IG evaluates the program once a year and reports the result to OMB and Congress. This service is what an agency does before that evaluation, system-level, remediation-oriented, and on the agency's side of the table, not the auditor's.

Assessment and remediation are separated by design, different engagements, disclosed in advance, with an OCI mitigation statement available. You're free to hand Avalon's findings to any remediation provider, including your incumbent.

A rotating-control-subset annual assessment on one Moderate system runs 4–6 weeks. A full Security Control Assessment on a Moderate baseline runs 10–12 weeks. High-baseline or classified environments run 14–20 weeks, not yet within Avalon's current delivery capacity.

For one system on a defined timeline, yes, demonstrably, with named individuals in the SOW. Avalon also states its concurrency limit honestly rather than overbook, which no large-integrator proposal typically offers in writing.