CMMC implementation & readiness · Defense contractors

CMMC implementation and readiness support for defense contractors.

Cyberneza determines the CMMC level your contract requires, defines the FCI or CUI boundary, implements and documents the safeguards with your team, and prepares the self-assessment, SPRS entry and affirmation.

For small and mid-size DoD primes and subcontractors that need the requirement met without hiring a compliance team.

Assessment only

from $1,250

Know exactly where you stand before you commit to anything.

  • Contract and clause review: which CMMC level and assessment type actually applies to you
  • FCI or CUI scope and boundary review
  • Control-by-control gap findings against the 15 Level 1 safeguards or the 110 NIST SP 800-171 requirements
  • Prioritized remediation plan, readiness summary, executive summary and a findings walkthrough
Start with an assessment

Fixed fee · 2–3 weeks · 100% credited toward qualifying follow-on work that begins within 90 days. Full pricing →

Level 1, start to finish

$3,950 total, fixed fee

Handle FCI only? Cyberneza takes CMMC Level 1 from scoping to affirmation.

  • FCI scoping and the Level 1 system boundary
  • The 15 FAR 52.204-21 safeguards implemented with your team, through your own change process
  • Required documentation: system description, policies and evidence
  • Self-assessment, SPRS assessment-result entry and annual affirmation support
Start Level 1

15 safeguards · FCI only · 2–3 weeks · Level 1 is a self-assessment, no C3PAO. Level 1 details →

Level 2 (Self), scoped to your boundary

Priced on a scoping call not a blind quote

Handle CUI? Level 2 is scoped from your assessment, then implemented with your team.

  • The 110 NIST SP 800-171 requirements against your actual CUI boundary, not the whole company
  • SSP, POA&M and a supportable SPRS score
  • Implementation and evidence scheduled around your contract deadline, with the assessment fee credited
Scope Level 2 with us

Priced after a 30-minute scoping call · assessment fee 100% credited · Level 2 (Self) is a self-assessment under Phase 1, no C3PAO. Level 2 Self details →

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The clauses you have been sent, where FCI or CUI is received, stored and transmitted, and the systems you use today are enough to start. You will be able to pick a time for a scoping call as soon as you send this.

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How the work gets done

Cyberneza provides architecture, implementation guidance, remediation planning, and documentation.

Cyberneza translates the applicable requirements into security architecture, control designs, remediation plans, implementation procedures, configuration guidance, and validation criteria. Your technical team executes approved production changes through its established change-management process.

See how the work gets done →

  1. 1. Scoping callA 30-minute conversation about your contract clauses, where FCI or CUI lives, and the systems you use. You leave knowing the applicable level and assessment type.
  2. 2. Assessment, 2–3 weeksBoundary, gap findings and a prioritized plan. Stop here if you want to; everything delivered is yours.
  3. 3. Implementation & documentationLevel 1: included in the fixed fee. Level 2 (Self) and NIST SP 800-171: scoped from the assessment findings and scheduled around your contract deadline, with the assessment fee credited.
  4. 4. Self-assessment, SPRS & affirmationCyberneza prepares the score or assessment result you enter in SPRS and supports the annual affirmation. Managed security is available after the project.
Current CMMC status · August 2026

CMMC is paused in Phase 1—not cancelled.

The Department suspended the Phase II rollout of mandatory Level 2 C3PAO requirements on July 13, 2026. Current Department guidance says the program is paused in Phase 1, where procurements may require Level 1 (Self) or Level 2 (Self). NIST SP 800-171 Revision 2 obligations under applicable DFARS clauses remain in force.

Level 1 Self: annual self-assessment and annual affirmation against the 15 FAR 52.204-21 safeguarding requirements. No POA&M.

Level 2 Self: self-assessment every three years against the 110 NIST SP 800-171 Revision 2 security requirements, with annual affirmation and limited POA&M use under the CMMC rule.

Your solicitation, contract, order and prime flow-down control the requirement that applies to your organization. Read the current-status analysis →

CMMC guidance by requirement

Choose the guidance that matches the work you need to complete.

CMMC Level 2 Self

For organizations whose contract requires the active Phase 1 Level 2 Self path: 110 requirements, scope, evidence, SPRS, POA&M rules, and annual affirmation.

Level 2 Self readiness →

Level 2 Requirements

Understand the 110 NIST SP 800-171 Rev. 2 requirements and how scope, implementation, evidence and recurring practices fit together.

CMMC Level 2 requirements →

CMMC Cost

Identify the cost drivers before buying a government-oriented platform or licensing the entire company. Scope and architecture can materially affect implementation and operating costs.

What drives CMMC cost →

CMMC for Small Business

A practical approach for small defense contractors that need experienced CMMC support without maintaining a full internal compliance team.

CMMC for small business →

New to Department of Defense work

Starting with SAM.gov and working out what CMMC and SPRS will ask of you: the whole path in order, written for first-time defense contractors, from registration through the clauses and the SPRS score to Level 1 or Level 2.

The path into DoD work →

What Cyberneza does

Implementation, documentation, and assessment preparation.

Contract and clause review

Determine what the procurement documents require before selecting the target CMMC level or assessment type.

CUI and FCI scoping

Trace information flows and define a defensible boundary using the CMMC asset categories and applicable DFARS obligations.

CUI Boundary Definition →

NIST SP 800-171 implementation

Evaluate the environment against the 110 Rev. 2 security requirements and remediate technical, administrative and operational gaps.

NIST SP 800-171 support →

SSP, POA&M and evidence

Build documentation that matches the operating environment and evidence that demonstrates implemented and recurring security requirements.

SSP, POA&M & SPRS →

SPRS preparation

Calculate a supportable NIST SP 800-171 DoD Basic Assessment score where applicable and prepare the information your organization is responsible for submitting.

Free SPRS worksheet →

Operational security

Establish and maintain logging, monitoring, endpoint security, identity protection, incident response and awareness practices that continue after the readiness project.

Managed security for CMMC →

Scope before architecture decisions

Minimize unnecessary CUI scope before deciding that the whole company needs a government-oriented environment.

CMMC Level 2 scoping includes CUI Assets and relevant Security Protection Assets and has defined treatment for Contractor Risk Managed Assets, Specialized Assets, external service providers and Out-of-Scope Assets. The boundary requires analysis; it is neither automatically the entire company nor only the systems that directly store CUI.

Where business workflows permit, a secure CUI enclave can confine protected email and file sharing to a smaller set of users and systems. That can reduce unnecessary implementation and operating cost because fewer assets may require CMMC-specific treatment.

PreVeil is one enclave option. PreVeil publishes FedRAMP Moderate Equivalency and FIPS 140-3-validated AES-256-GCM cryptography information and is designed to run alongside Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace. Cyberneza is a PreVeil referral partner and can scope, deploy and document the enclave.

No enclave product makes an organization CMMC compliant by itself. The actual scope still has to satisfy 32 CFR 170.19, and the remaining NIST SP 800-171 requirements still have to be implemented and evidenced.

If you only handle FCI

Level 1 may be the relevant CMMC path. It is an annual self-assessment against the 15 FAR 52.204-21 safeguarding requirements with annual affirmation and no POA&M.

CMMC Level 1 readiness →

If you handle CUI

Level 2 applies to CUI protection. Under current Phase 1 implementation, Level 2 Self may be required. Confirm the assessment type in your procurement documents rather than assuming C3PAO certification.

Level 1 vs Level 2 →

Why Cyberneza

Experience-backed federal security experience, applied directly to your environment.

Cyberneza's founder is a Cyber AB CMMC Registered Practitioner with decades of DoD, federal contracting and enterprise cybersecurity experience. Cyberneza provides readiness, implementation and advisory support. We do not perform CMMC certification assessments or issue certifications. When a C3PAO assessment is appropriate, the C3PAO remains independent.

Start with the contract clauses and information flow.

Send us the relevant contract or flow-down clauses, where FCI or CUI is received, stored and transmitted, and the systems you use today. Cyberneza can identify the applicable CMMC level and assessment type, define the preliminary boundary, and outline the implementation, documentation and evidence work required.

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