The problem is the gap between your product and a FedRAMP High authorization.
FedRAMP High Baseline compliance is the hardest tier in the program. It demands strict controls across security, availability, and confidentiality for systems that handle the most sensitive federal data. The baseline adds more than 400 security requirements, many of which go beyond common enterprise standards. The difference between meeting Low or Moderate and hitting High can be months — or years — of extra work if your architecture isn’t built for it from day one.
Time to market matters. Every delay burns cash, stalls contracts, and risks losing ground to competitors who clear the compliance bar faster. Agencies awarding High Baseline contracts expect quick readiness, but the reality is that most products fail early on documentation, continuous monitoring, and authorization package prep. The bottlenecks are predictable: manual processes for system security plans, fragmented logging pipelines, and weak automation for control enforcement.