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Ready for the assessor, not just the self-assessment.
Self-assessment scores are entered by the contractor. Certification is decided by an assessor sampling evidence. We close the distance between the two: the gap assessment, the documents written to what actually happens, the enclave that keeps CUI scope defensible, and the evidence organized the way an assessor asks for it.
At stake
What can go wrong.
- An SPRS score that cannot be defended when DIBCAC or a C3PAO examines the evidence behind it.
- CUI spread across the whole enterprise, putting every system and every user in assessment scope.
- A System Security Plan that describes an intended environment rather than the real one.
- An incident in a CUI environment with a reporting deadline the organization has never rehearsed.
- Subcontractors and cloud services whose own compliance has been assumed rather than verified.
What we do
The capabilities applied.
- NIST SP 800-171 gap assessment the real score, with evidence
- CMMC readiness preparation at the contracted level
- Secure enclave design for sensitive workloads CUI scope kept small and defensible
- Policy and procedure development documents written to practice
- Evidence collection and audit preparation the pack the assessor samples
- Incident response planning the reporting clock, rehearsed
Evidence
What you can show.
- Gap assessment against every 800-171 requirement with the evidence, or the gap, recorded.
- System Security Plan and plan of action that match the environment an assessor will see.
- Enclave documentation showing where CUI lives and why the rest is out of scope.
- An incident response plan with the reporting procedure the clause requires, exercised.
- Readiness engagement: 800-171 gap assessment, SSP and POA&M, enclave design and evidence pack, scoped to the contracted CMMC level and the assessment date.
- Foundation plan for a small contractor that needs to be found and trusted by primes in one capability area.
- Authority plan for a mid-size contractor competing across several agencies and capability areas.
Questions
Asked before engaging.
Are you a C3PAO?|No. We prepare contractors for assessment and support them through it. Independence from the assessor is part of the value.
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Can an enclave really reduce our scope?|Usually substantially. Keeping CUI in a defined environment with controlled access is the most effective single decision most contractors can make.
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What if we handle CUI in cloud services?|Cloud services in scope must meet the clause’s requirements. The assessment reviews the services, their authorizations and the shared responsibility boundary.
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By David Selakovic · Published 2026-10-16 · Revised 2026-10-16 · Reviewed every 180 days