CMMC Compliance
Don’t let CMMC compliance gaps cost you your DoD contracts. Get a clear, cost-effective roadmap for CMMC.
Your DoD Revenue is on the Line. Stop Guessing on CMMC.
The Department of Defense is strictly enforcing CMMC and NIST SP 800-171.
If you aren’t compliant, you can’t bid, and you can’t work. We help prime and subcontractors achieve certification without bankrupting their IT budget.
Compliance is Now a Revenue Requirement
For years, DoD contractors could get by with self-assessments and a “we’re working on it” approach to security. Those days are over.
Whether you need CMMC Level 1 (Foundational) or CMMC Level 2 (Advanced), the federal government now requires third-party verification that you are protecting Federal Contract Information (FCI) and Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI).
If you ignore this, you face three critical business risks:
- Lost Contracts: Primes are actively dropping subcontractors who drag down their compliance scores.
- False Claims Act Liability: Falsifying your SPRS (Supplier Performance Risk System) score is now being aggressively prosecuted by the Department of Justice.
- Wasted Capital: Over-engineering your security environment because you don’t fully understand the CMMC scoping rules can cost you hundreds of thousands of dollars in unnecessary IT spend.
The Cenova Difference: Business-Aligned Compliance
Most IT consultants view CMMC as a massive checklist of expensive technology to sell you. We view it as a financial risk management exercise.
We use our signature Risk Quantification approach to map the most cost-effective path to certification. We don’t just tell you what’s broken; we prioritize the fixes based on what protects your contracts for the lowest capital expenditure.
Our 3-Step Roadmap to Certification:
Phase 1: The Gap Assessment & Scoping (No Guesswork)
We don’t try to secure your entire company—we isolate the specific people, processes, and technologies that interact with DoD data (CUI/FCI).
- The Outcome: A dramatic reduction in your compliance scope, saving you significant money. We deliver your baseline SPRS score, a System Security Plan (SSP), and a prioritized Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&M).
Phase 2: Remediation & Engineering (Closing the Gaps)
We implement the necessary controls outlined in NIST SP 800-171. From enforcing Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) to configuring secure cloud environments (like Microsoft 365 GCC High), we do the heavy lifting.
- The Outcome: Your environment is locked down, audit-ready, and legally defensible.
Phase 3: Continuous Compliance & Managed SOC (Staying Certified)
CMMC isn’t a one-time project; it’s a continuous state. Our 24/7 Managed Security Operations Center (SOC) actively monitors your environment to ensure you don’t drift out of compliance.
- The Outcome: Absolute certainty when it’s time for your third-party C3PAO assessment.
Who We Help
- Prime Contractors: Needing to validate their own systems and assess the risk of their downstream supply chain.
- Subcontractors & Manufacturers: Machine shops, engineering firms, and service providers who need to prove compliance to keep their current Prime contracts.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: How much does CMMC compliance cost? A: It depends entirely on your current maturity and how well you can isolate Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) within your network. Our initial Gap Assessment is designed to give your CFO a highly accurate, predictable budget for the exact cost of remediation.
Q: Can’t our current internal IT team handle this? A: Usually, no. CMMC requires highly specialized knowledge of NIST 800-171 controls and legal documentation (SSP and POA&M creation). We partner with your IT team, acting as the compliance architects so they can keep running your day-to-day operations.
Q: How long does the process take? A: Depending on your starting point, remediation can take anywhere from 3 to 12 months. With DoD deadlines closing in, the biggest risk is waiting to start.