CMMC 2.0 Level 1 & 2 Readiness (NIST SP 800-171)
For contractors handling FCI or CUI. We scope the CUI boundary, assess all NIST SP 800-171 practices, calculate and document your SPRS score, write the System Security Plan and POA&M, and prepare you for self-assessment or a C3PAO assessment. CMMC phase-in dates have moved more than once; NIST SP 800-171 and DFARS 252.204-7012 obligations apply regardless, so we plan against the requirement rather than a single deadline.
In scope
- CUI / FCI scoping and enclave boundary definition
- NIST SP 800-171 practice-by-practice gap assessment
- SPRS score calculation and documentation
- System Security Plan and POA&M authoring
- Self-assessment or C3PAO assessment preparation
You receive
- Gap assessment report with SPRS score
- System Security Plan (SSP)
- Plan of Action & Milestones (POA&M)
- Assessment-readiness checklist
Tiers
Choose the depth.
Essential CMMC Level 1 Readiness
$9.5K
FCI only: 17 practices, self-assessment package and annual affirmation support
- Users
- 100
- Sites
- 2
- — CUI — Level 1 covers FCI only
- — SSP and POA&M authoring
Advanced CMMC Level 2 Readiness
$22K
CUI, single enclave up to 250 users: full 110-practice gap assessment, SPRS score, SSP and POA&M
- Users
- 250
- Sites
- 3
Enterprise CMMC Level 2 Program
$45K
Multiple enclaves or 250+ users: adds enclave design, remediation oversight and a mock C3PAO assessment
- Users
- 2500
- Sites
- 15
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What's inside this engagement
Phase by phase.
How a readiness & governance assessment engagement runs, what happens in each phase and what you see. Exact scope, tier and timeline are fixed in your proposal and SOW.
01Scoping & framework selection
The standard or regulation, the systems and the business units in scope are fixed.
You see · Your audit or regulatory driver.
02Evidence collection & interviews
Policies, configurations and records reviewed; control owners interviewed.
You see · Documents and time with control owners.
03Gap analysis
Each requirement mapped to current state: met, partial or missing, with the evidence behind it.
You see · A clear gap register.
04Roadmap & evidence plan
Prioritized remediation with owners, and the evidence an auditor will ask for.
You see · A plan you can execute or hand to us.
Commercials
From first call to final report.
- 01
Scoping call
A practitioner, not a salesperson, walks through targets, constraints and what a good outcome looks like for you.
- 02
Proposal & rules of engagement
A fixed-scope proposal with tier, price and deliverables. Rules of engagement, contacts and out-of-bounds systems are agreed in writing.
- 03
Sign, then start
MSA and SOW are signed electronically and the deposit is paid. Only then does testing begin.
- 04
Execution
Testing runs to the agreed plan. Critical findings are escalated as they are found; you don't wait for the report.
- 05
Report & debrief
An executive summary plus technical findings with evidence, reproduction steps and fixes, walked through with your team.
- 06
Retest
Where the tier includes it, we verify your fixes and reissue the report, so auditors and customers see the issues closed.
Timelines are set per engagement in the SOW.
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