# IVV-IAS-EPX — Engage Provider Experts

> FedRAMP Consolidated Rules for 2026 v2026.07.14.01 · updated 2026-07-14
> Canonical page: /requirement/ivv-ias-epx

Independent Verification and Validation (`IVV`) · group all · subset IAS
Force: SHOULD

## Statement

Assessors SHOULD engage provider experts in discussion to understand the decisions made by the provider and inform expert qualitative assessment, and SHOULD perform independent research to test such information as part of the expert qualitative assessment process.

## Who it binds

- Assessors

## Certification classes

_Applies regardless of certification class._

## Which certifications it binds

Certification type: 20x, Rev5
Path: Program, Agency

## Machine-readable form

_This requirement names no JSON schema. FRC-CSO-JSN binds a provider to a schema only where a rule contains one._

## Artifacts

_No requirement-specific artifact is named._

## Timeframes

_This requirement states no deadline._

## Notifications

_This requirement demands no notification._