CMMC, FedRAMP and equivalency: what federal contractors actually need to know

CMMC, FedRAMP, and equivalency are not the same thing, and most federal contractors are mixing them up.

If a customer has asked for your CMMC documentation and you are not sure what they actually need, or if you are trying to figure out whether FedRAMP applies to your situation at all, this session is built for that moment. An independent 3PAO auditor and the VisibleThread founders will cut through the jargon and explain what each standard means, who needs it, and why the lines between them get blurred.

VisibleThread will also share its own compliance decision, including why equivalency and marketplace listing made sense for a vendor in its position, and walk through the full range of deployment options available to federal contractors today.

What you will learn

• The compliance landscape: What CMMC and FedRAMP each are, how they differ, and which federal contractors actually need to meet them.
• Where confusion starts: A real-world example of a customer requesting CMMC documentation, and how to untangle what they are really asking for.
• One vendor’s decision: Why VisibleThread chose equivalency and marketplace listing, and what that decision process looked like.
• Deployment options explained: A structured walk-through of the options available so you can match your approach to your regulatory reality.

Who should attend

Proposal managers, compliance leads, and IT decision-makers at federal contracting organizations who are navigating CMMC or FedRAMP requirements and need a clear, practical picture of their options.