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What is CMMC Compliance?
The United States Department of Defense (DoD) is constantly under attack from external threats. Our government has taken the next appropriate step in combating these challenging threats by requiring all DoD contractors and suppliers, regardless if you’re the acting prime contractor or a subcontractor, through a standardized certification process. This certification is known as the DoD Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification or DoD CMMC, created by the Office of Under-Secretary of Defense for Acquisition & Sustainment (OUSD-A&S). This certification contains five separate levels with the highest level being the most secure environment. Depending on the contractor and the specific classifications sought on a given contract, a specific level may be required.
Many cybersecurity managed service providers (MSP) will become official CMMC auditor (C3PAO). However, it is important to note that cannot use the same MSP for consulting services to perform the CMMC audit. The DOD highly recommends that all DOD contractors and sub-contractors work with a MSP with cybersecurity expertise and experience.
Beginning in FY21 with several large contracts, and then expanding rapidly in the following years, all DoD contracts will specify CMMC level requirements by the year 2026. In each case, the RFI and RFP will denote the CMMC level required, and the winning bidders’ level will be validated by DoD at the time of contract award. That validation will determine that the prospective DoD contractor (or subcontractor) has been assessed by an official Certified 3rd Party Assessment Organization (C3PAO) to the level required by the contract. It is therefore necessary that ALL companies bidding on DoD contracts in the coming years undergo a CMMC Assessment by an official C3PAO. Companies which are proactive in preparing to pass this assessment will best set themselves up to smoothly make this transition to CMMC.
Official Website: https://www.acq.osd.mil/cmmc/
The Official CMMC Assessment must be performed by a certified auditor (C3PAO), and the DoD will validate the results of each company’s audit at the time of contract award to ensure their eligibility. C3PAO assessments are expected to begin in summer 2020. TechSavvi offers several services designed to help your company prepare for your audit, highlight any gaps you need to close, and set you up for success once CMMC rollout begins. These services include virtual (remote) and onsite services.
TechSavvi provides IT expert consulting services to help DOD contractors achieve 100% compliance with CMMC regulations. Use TechSavvi help you pass your CMMC Certification audit with 100% confidence.
As a NIST Consultant, TechSavvi helps Department of Defense (DoD) contractors implement the NIST 800-171 cybersecurity framework in order to comply with DFARS and prepare for an upcoming CMMC audit.
For many government contractors, contracts with the Department of Defense (DoD) make up a substantial part of their business. They simply cannot risk failing an upcoming Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) audit. That’s why many DOD Contractors are choosing TechSavvi so they know exactly what they need to do to achieve 100% compliance.
Contact us to learn how your business can get started towards CMMC certification.
Explore the pages below to learn more about the CMMC framework and how to get CMMC certified.
As a NIST Consultant, TechSavvi helps Department of Defense (DoD) contractors implement the NIST 800-171 cybersecurity framework in order to comply with DFARS and prepare for an upcoming CMMC audit.
For many government contractors, contracts with the Department of Defense (DoD) make up a substantial part of their business. They simply cannot risk failing an upcoming Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) audit. That’s why many DOD Contractors are choosing TechSavvi so they know exactly what they need to do to achieve 100% compliance.
Contact us to learn how your business can get started towards CMMC certification.
Explore the pages below to learn more about the CMMC framework and how to get CMMC certified.