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Notification Requirements

Significant Change Notification (SCN) · Adaptive Changes

Applies to: ProvidersTimeframe: 10 business days
Who this applies to
Providers
Service class
All service classes
Force
MUST
Timeframe
10 business days
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Reviewed implementation guidance for SCN-ADP-NTF is not published yet. The official source below remains complete and authoritative.

Information required

  • Summary of any new risks identified and/or vulnerabilities resulting from the change (if applicable)

Examples

Tips on adaptive changes

  • Requires minimal changes to security plans or procedures
  • Requires some careful planning and project management to implement, but does not rise to the level of planning required for transformative changes
  • Requires verification of existing functionality and secure configuration after implementation

Notification

  • Notify All Necessary Parties via update: FedRAMP Certification Data

Expected evidence artifacts

  • At least the most recent SCN notification including the date it was sent and the date the change was applied. Additional examples may be provided. If no SCN notifications have been sent then this artifact is not required.

Official FedRAMP source

Verbatim from FedRAMP/rules

Providers MUST notify all necessary parties within 10 business days after finishing adaptive changes, also including the following information:

Defined terms in this requirement

Adaptive ChangeAll Necessary PartiesProviderRegularlySignificant ChangeVulnerability

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Boundera turns FedRAMP 20x requirements like SCN-ADP-NTF into assigned evidence, remediation work, and validation workflows.

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Notes

  • Activities that match the adaptive significant change type are a frequent and normal part of iteratively improving a service by deploying new functionality or modifying existing functionality in a way that is typically transparent to customers and does not introduce significant new security risks.
  • In general, most changes that do not happen regularly will be adaptive changes. This change type deliberately covers a wide range of activities in a way that requires assessment and consideration.

Change history

  • 2026-06-24Official launch of the FedRAMP Consolidated Rules for 2026.

Content provenance

Official requirement text is sourced from FedRAMP/rules . Boundera implementation guidance has not been fully reviewed for this item.