From: FierceGovernmentIT
By Greg Slabodkin
The General Services Administration will beginning March 25 no longer accept new or re-submitted applications for organizations applying to become Third Party Assessment Organizations, a key component of the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program.
“Organizations that cannot meet the cutoff date or are denied can apply for accreditation to the private sector body after the transition period,” said the GSA in a March 5 announcement on FedBizOpps.
Information about the 3PAO application cutoff date comes just weeks after a Feb. 15 GSA request for information on privatizing the 3PAO process. Under this approach, FedRAMP could contract with a privatized accreditation body in order to manage the 3PAO application process.
“After the transition period, organizations interested in being accredited 3PAOs will apply through the selected accreditation body’s process,” according to the RFI.
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