IBM Cloud for Government

IBM Cloud for Government is available through GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) under SIN 518210C (Cloud Computing Services) and SEWP V contracts. Government pricing typically provides 15-25% discount from commercial rates, with additional volume discounts for multi-year commitments exceeding $500K annually. The authorization boundary encompasses IBM's dedicated government cloud infrastructure, including compute, storage, networking, and platform services, but excludes customer applications and data classification decisions. Contracting officers must approve the System Security Plan (SSP) inheritance from IBM's FedRAMP package, validate customer responsibility matrix alignment, and ensure proper data handling agreements are executed. The P-ATO inheritance process typically requires 60-90 days for initial security review and ATO documentation. For SEWP procurements, leverage the pre-negotiated cloud services scope under functional area 1 (IT Services). Include IBM Cloud for Government boundary definition in your CMMC assessment scope, particularly for CUI processing workloads. Ensure contract language addresses data residency requirements, encryption key management responsibilities, and incident response coordination procedures with IBM's Government Cloud team.