DOC-REF: FRC-2026-04-28Rev 04 / 2026

Section 8.4 - Register entry

DOC-REF: FRC-MKT-FR1902240018

SPROUT

MDRC lists SPROUT on the FedRAMP Marketplace with the status FedRAMP Certified, at Moderate impact, on the Agency path under the Rev5 process. Package FR1902240018, read from the marketplace feed as of September 3, 2026.

FedRAMP CertifiedRev5Agency path

Section A. Register entry

What the marketplace records

FedRAMP package ID
FR1902240018
Cloud service provider
MDRC
Certification status
FedRAMP Certified
Impact level
Moderate
Certification class
Class C (Moderate)
Authorization path
Agency
Certification type
Rev5
Marketplace phase
Ongoing Certification
Deployment model
Government Community Cloud
Register snapshot
September 3, 2026
Service model
SaaS
Certification date
October 7, 2020
Status date
October 7, 2020
Annual assessment
July 29, 2011
Agency authorizations
2
Recorded reuses
1
Business categories
Analytics, Collaboration, Content Management System (CMS), Cybersecurity & Risk Management, Data Management, Education & Training, Legal & Policy, Research, Storage
SAM.gov UEI
ULJSBXBHRM15
Milestones on record
3

The marketplace carries SPROUT under package FR1902240018 with 20 recorded fields. Its certification date is October 7, 2020. A-LIGN Compliance and Security, Inc. dba A-LIGN is named as the independent assessor, with an annual assessment date of July 29, 2011. 2 agencies are listed as having authorized it, among them Administration for Children & Families and Department of Health and Human Services, and the feed records 1 reuses of the package. It is delivered as SaaS on a government community cloud, filed under 9 business categories including Analytics, Collaboration, Content Management System (CMS) and 6 more. Its SAM.gov unique entity identifier is ULJSBXBHRM15.

Section B. Milestones

3 entries in the marketplace event log

Most recent first, as recorded by FedRAMP.

Event log
DateCategoryRecorded
October 7, 2020Status ChangeStatus changed from PMO Review to FedRAMP Certified
July 29, 2020Status ChangeStatus changed from Agency Review to FedRAMP In Process
May 27, 2020Status ChangeStatus set to Agency Authorization In Process

Section C. Cost context

What reaching Moderate costs

Our own published ranges for a provider going through this level. Nothing here is a figure this provider has disclosed.

Cost context

Budget for a Moderate authorization

Initial authorization$800,000 to $2,000,000
Continuous monitoring$150,000 to $350,000 a year
Typical timeline12 to 18 months
Control baseline325+ controls
Annual assessment$90,000 to $260,000 a year

Our published planning range for a provider pursuing Moderate. It is not a figure any listed provider has disclosed.

Read the FedRAMP Moderate cost guide / annual assessment cost / continuous monitoring cost

Path

Agency Authorization is the route for 578 of the offerings on the marketplace. Our cost pages put it at $800,000 to $2,000,000 over 12 to 18 months for Moderate. Agency authorization cost

Assessment and monitoring

An annual assessment date of July 29, 2011 is on the record, and that assessment recurs for as long as the package stays listed. Annual assessment cost / continuous monitoring cost

Section E. Agencies on the record

2 agencies listed against this package

As published on the marketplace. An agency named here has issued its own authorization to operate; FedRAMP does not issue ATOs itself.

  • Administration for Children & Families
  • Department of Health and Human Services

Section G. Nearest entries on the register

Comparable offerings

Scored on impact level, path, status, shared business categories and how close the two entries sit in the register's own timeline.

Section H. Description

As published on the marketplace

The provider's own description of the service, reproduced from the FedRAMP feed without edits.

MDRC SPROUT provides compartmented cloud spaces for evidence-based social policy research and operations. SPROUT handles the randomization of samples or clusters, secure data collection of participant information, participant monitoring, data processing, and analytics. SPROUT integrates operational, administrative, and research aspects of policy programs for better planning insights and improved evidence-based policymaking. MDRC SPROUT is a cloud-based gov-tech solution that provides secure tools and services to agencies and contractors in alignment with the Evidence Act. For additional information about evidence-based policymaking, see https://evaluation.gov . For additional information about MDRC capabilities, see https://mdrc.org . UEI: ULJSBXBHRM15 CAGE: 3JSR9 GSA/MAS: GS-10F-0245N

Next step

What the same authorization would cost you

The worksheet turns an impact level, an existing security posture and an organization size into a line-by-line budget, with the 3PAO fee split out.

Provenance and independence

Source: the FedRAMP Marketplace product feed, produced by the General Services Administration. The feed's own last-change stamp is September 3, 2026; this copy was taken on September 5, 2026.

GSA's disclaimers page states that FedRAMP content about a specific commercial product or service is provided for the information and convenience of the public and “does not constitute endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the General Services Administration”. A listing here is a record of a certification status, not a judgment about the product.

FedRAMPCost.com is an independent cost reference. We are not affiliated with FedRAMP, the GSA, any provider listed on this page, or any assessment organization, and no provider pays to appear in this register.

DOC-REF: FRC-2026-04-28 / Updated 2026-04-28