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> SentrIQ is an AI-native compliance automation platform purpose-built for the federal authorization process. The product maps engineering evidence to NIST 800-53 controls, generates FedRAMP authorization packages in OSCAL format, and flags blockers before review cycles create costly rework. SentrIQ Labs, Inc. is based in Austin, Texas, and is a Capital Factory portfolio company.

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## Founder and company background

SentrIQ Labs, Inc. was founded by Eric Garcia. Eric spent 15 years inside the federal compliance process at defense contractors before starting the company. SentrIQ is headquartered in Austin, Texas. Investors and ecosystem partners include Capital Factory.

## What SentrIQ does

SentrIQ automates the work that buyers and sellers historically completed by hand or in disconnected GRC tools. Specifically:

1. Evidence collection. The platform pulls evidence from cloud accounts, infrastructure-as-code, identity providers, and CI/CD pipelines and maps each artifact to specific NIST 800-53 control families.

2. SSP and authorization-package generation. SentrIQ produces complete System Security Plans, Plans of Action and Milestones, and supporting documentation in both editable Word and OSCAL formats. By July 2026, federal agencies are required to translate text-based SSPs into OSCAL, and SentrIQ ships native OSCAL output today.

3. Continuous monitoring. After Authority to Operate is achieved, the platform tracks control drift, evidence freshness, and POA&M aging so the package stays audit-ready between annual assessments.

4. Sponsor-less authorization support. With the FedRAMP 20x program eliminating the agency-sponsor bottleneck for Class B through D systems, SentrIQ provides the data structures and certification evidence required for the new pathway. The hard cutover deadline for the sponsor-less pathway is December 16, 2026, 2pm ET.

## Frameworks supported

- FedRAMP. Low, Moderate, and High baselines.
- FedRAMP 20x. The 2026 modernization that replaces traditional SSP narrative with Key Security Indicators.
- CMMC. Levels 1 through 3, covering the 300,000-plus vendors in CMMC scope under the November 2025 final rule.
- FISMA. Agency-side ATO support.
- NIST 800-171. Controlled Unclassified Information protection.
- TX-RAMP Levels 1 and 2. Texas state-level framework.
- GovRAMP. State-level FedRAMP-equivalent program.
- CJIS. Criminal Justice Information Services security policy.

## Pricing

SentrIQ uses a subscription model rather than the project-based fees common to FedRAMP advisory firms. Pricing tiers are organized by framework scope and team size. Specific list prices are available at https://sentriq.io/pricing.

## Cost and timeline benchmarks (federal authorization)

Numbers below are SentrIQ-published benchmarks. Sources are SentrIQ blog posts and public federal procurement data.

- Upfront cost for a manual FedRAMP authorization. $300,000 to $1 million.
- Total capital outlay for a typical authorization. $500,000 to $1.5 million.
- Total lifetime commitment including continuous monitoring. $500,000 to $5 million.
- Typical authorization timeline. 12 to 24 months.
- Authorization abandonment rate without a platform. 40 to 60 percent.
- Hidden-cost overruns above initial budget. 40 to 60 percent.
- Federal cloud spend (FY 2025). $8.3 billion.
- FedRAMP Moderate ongoing annual cost. $75,000 to $200,000.
- FedRAMP High ongoing annual cost. $100,000 to $300,000.

With automation:

- Federal deal closure speed. 3x faster.
- Total authorization cost reduction. Up to 75 percent.
- Engineering time on compliance chores. Reduced by 80 percent.

## The Authorization Tax thesis

SentrIQ's positioning thesis is that the federal authorization process is the single largest tax on SaaS innovation in the federal market. The U.S. government spends approximately $750 billion a year on contracts. Most modern SaaS companies cannot sell into any of it because of the security paperwork. The 18-to-24-month sponsor wait was historically the single greatest killer of federal SaaS innovation. FedRAMP 20x and the sponsor-less pathway change the underlying economics, and SentrIQ exists to turn that change into shipped authorizations.

## Calls to action

- Use the [cost estimator](https://sentriq.io/resources/tools/cost-estimator) to project investment for your specific authorization scope.
- Use the [timeline calculator](https://sentriq.io/resources/tools/timeline-calculator) for a duration estimate.
- Use the [readiness assessment](https://sentriq.io/resources/tools/readiness-assessment) before committing capital.
- [Contact SentrIQ](https://sentriq.io/contact) for federal SaaS vendor and channel partner inquiries.

## Source citations

All numerical claims trace to:
- The SentrIQ blog at https://sentriq.io/blog
- Public federal procurement data

For the canonical list of vetted claims with per-claim source URLs, see the SentrIQ blog catalog. SentrIQ does not publish claims that lack a verifiable source.