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Prepare
Establish roles, risk strategy, and context for managing risk.
NIST SP 800-37 · 800-53
RMF and ATO support for prime contractors.
When a federal award includes systems that must be authorized under the NIST Risk Management Framework, primes subcontract HARDAC to deliver the RMF work. We integrate with your program team and support the system from categorization through authorization and continuous monitoring.
01 — The framework
Seven steps to authorization and beyond.
NIST SP 800-37 defines the lifecycle. We can support the full path or take on the steps your program needs.
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Categorize
Set the system's impact level from its information, using FIPS 199.
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Select
Choose and tailor a NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 control baseline.
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Implement
Put controls in place and document them in the system security plan.
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Assess
Test whether controls are implemented correctly and working.
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Authorize
The Authorizing Official reviews the package and accepts the risk.
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Monitor
Track controls, changes, and risk continuously after authorization.
02 — Deliverables
What we deliver on your award.
We take on the RMF and cybersecurity workstream so your team can stay focused on the rest of the program.
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System categorization and boundary definition
We document what the system does, the information types it handles, and where its boundary sits, so control selection starts from an accurate foundation.
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Control selection and tailoring
We select the appropriate NIST SP 800-53 baseline, identify inherited and common controls, and tailor the set to the agency's mission and environment.
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Implementation and documentation
We help implement controls and write the system security plan, policies, and procedures that describe them.
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Control assessment support
We test controls using NIST SP 800-53A procedures, document the results, and prepare the system for the agency's independent assessment.
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Authorization package
We assemble the system security plan, security assessment report, and plan of action and milestones into a package ready for the Authorizing Official.
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Continuous monitoring
We help build and run a monitoring strategy that tracks control effectiveness, manages changes, and keeps POA&Ms current after authorization.
03 — Teaming
Bring HARDAC onto your team.
We are set up to join your award as a subcontractor and accept your flow-down terms.
SAM.gov registered
Registered in the System for Award Management and ready for subcontract award and flow-down terms.
Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned
A Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business that can support SDVOSB set-asides and your SDVOSB subcontracting goals.
Focused scope
We own the RMF workstream, from categorization to continuous monitoring, and report into your program structure.
Direct access
Your program team works directly with the practitioners doing the RMF work.
Teaming
Tell us about the award.
Share the systems in scope, their impact levels, and where they are in the RMF process. We will tell you how we can support the program.