What FedRAMP Certifications Could Mean for Private Sector Dealings

May 4, 2026

FedRAMP can show a company’s cloud offerings are ready for both the public and private sector.

For many companies that build cloud products, obtaining FedRAMP certification is a great way to ramp up public-sector deals—pun intended. But can FedRAMP also help those companies score private-sector business?

Rob McCormick, CEO of Avatara, a company that provides service solutions to federal government agencies, told IT Brew that if a private sector company aligns with FedRAMP’s authorization standards, that could boost confidence in the company’s security.

“It provides a really good rubicon for: This is what a real, mature security practice looks like,” McCormick said.

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About Avatara

Headquartered in St. Louis, Avatara is the developer of Avatara Platform, a fully-managed, all-inclusive, IT systems-as-a-service platform that allows businesses to significantly cut their annual IT spend, while meeting the rising tide of security and compliance standards impacting industries throughout the world. Avatara solves the problem of increasing cost, complexity, and compliance – The Three C’s of IT. We eliminate the endless cycle of acquiring, building, and maintaining an ever-evolving technology foundation to run your business.

Since its founding over 20 years ago, Avatara has worked with hundreds of businesses spanning a range of industries, including defense contractors, manufacturing, architecture, engineering, construction, healthcare, legal, finance, and retail sectors, among many others.