Federal / DoD — CMMC
CMMC Is No Longer Optional. We Get You Ready to Win and Keep DoD Work.
If your organization handles Federal Contract Information (FCI) or Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), the clock is running — and because certification can take 9–18 months, readiness has to come before the solicitation, not after.
As of November 10, 2025, the DoD's CMMC requirements began appearing in new contracts and solicitations under the final acquisition rule (48 CFR / DFARS 252.204-7021). Phase 1 requires Level 1 and Level 2 self-assessments as a condition of award. Beginning November 10, 2026 (Phase 2), many CUI contracts will require a third-party (C3PAO) Level 2 certification. With full rollout by 2028, the message from DoD is clear: no certification, no contract.
Our team works fluently in the language of federal contracting: NIST SP 800-171 and 800-172, DFARS 252.204-7012 and 7021, FCI and CUI handling, SPRS scoring, and POA&M closeout. We start with a readiness assessment and gap analysis against your target level, then build the System Security Plan, implement the technical controls — FIPS-validated encryption, access control, MFA, SIEM logging, boundary defense, and segmentation — and assemble the evidence your assessor will require.
What Is CMMC?
A DoD framework built on NIST SP 800-171, in three levels.
Level 1 — Foundational
Basic safeguarding of Federal Contract Information (FCI).
Level 2 — Advanced
Protection of Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), aligned to NIST 800-171.
Level 3 — Expert
Proactive defense for high-value programs (NIST 800-172).
How Penn Parsons gets you there
- CMMC Readiness Assessment & Gap Analysis
- System Security Plan (SSP) and Plan of Action & Milestones (POA&M)
- Policy creation & audit-ready evidence collection
- Network segmentation, FIPS-validated encryption, endpoint protection
- MFA, role-based access control, SIEM logging
- SPRS score support and ongoing compliance affirmation
- Continuous monitoring and remediation through assessment and beyond
Get Your Free CMMC Gap Snapshot
A no-cost first look at where you stand against Level 2 — before the solicitation lands.