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Sentar Formally Designated as CMMC Registered Provider Organization (RPO)
February 18, 2021 GMT
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (BUSINESS WIRE) Feb 18, 2021
Sentar Inc. (Sentar), a women-owned business specializing in advanced cybersecurity and intelligence solutions and technology, announced today that Sentar has received an official designation as a Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Registered Provider Organization (RPO) from CMMC-AB.
The CMMC RPO affiliation is given to organizations that act as credible providers for CMMC consulting services. Both RPs (Registered Providers) and RPOs act as consultants, but do not conduct Certified Assessments. Sentar has also applied and is waiting to be designated as a CMMC C3PAO, a third-party assessment organization that provides formal CMMC Maturity Level accreditations to DOD contractor organizations.
The Defense Department is still figuring out how to give contractors reciprocity with the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program and similar certifications, but the end is close, officials say.
By Lauren C. Williams
NOTE: This article first appeared on FCW.com.
The General Services Administration wants to get ahead on training and education materials contracting officers will need as Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification requirements become standard in government contracts.
Keith Nakasone, the GSA s deputy assistant commissioner for IT acquisition, said the agency is developing ordering guides for contracting officers who use government-wide acquisition contracts (GWACs). We know that training is going to be required as we go through this process with our Department of Defense partners, Nakasone said during an AFFIRM event on CMMC on Feb. 17. So as we move forward, we want to present an ordering guide where we have created templates, some guidance in our ordering process [on] how to use the GSA contract.