CMMC Assessments.
Simplified.
Finding a C3PAO with fair pricing and an open calendar is harder than it should be. We help you skip the bottleneck, with trusted partners and CCAs who know exactly what an assessor looks for.
We match you with a C3PAO we trust (the accredited organization that issues your Level 2 certification), coordinate the engagement, and our Lead CCAs perform the assessment under its authority.
- 01An assessment date built around your schedule.
- 02Fair, transparent pricing, coordinated before anything is signed.
- 03Experienced Lead CCAs who assess objectively and consistently.
- 04Trusted C3PAO partners that provide oversight and the official certification.
FIELD NOTE
You’re ready for your Level 2 assessment, and now you have to choose the organization that will judge you. Pricing and assessor viewpoints are hard to compare, and choosing wrong costs you time, money, and possibly a pass. Choose blind and you risk a stalled schedule, or a result that doesn’t hold up.
THE PATH
Four steps from choosing a C3PAO to certified.
Our Lead CCAs guide you through the entire Level 2 process, and work with you and the C3PAO so the engagement is well-coordinated from the first call.
C3PAO Identification
We connect you with C3PAOs we know and trust: reasonable pricing, objective and unbiased assessors, and availability that fits your size, scope, and timeline.
Scope, Pricing & Engagement
We coordinate and finalize scope, pricing, schedules, and engagement terms between you and the C3PAO, so there are no surprises.
Mock Assessment
A discounted, penalty-free mock assessment by the same CCAs who will perform your Level 2 assessment, so you know their mindset before it counts.
Official Level 2 Assessment
Our Lead CCAs and CCAs perform your assessment under the C3PAO’s authority, aligned to the CMMC Assessment Guide. The C3PAO issues your certification.
HOW IT WORKS
Who does what on your assessment day.
Clear roles are what keep an assessment fair, and keep your certification defensible.
Oversight and the official certification
A fair, consistent assessment
We don’t influence assessment results. Our value is in preparing you to succeed, not in advocating for an outcome.
Not ready for the official assessment yet? Start with Readiness & Advisory.
BEYOND CMMC
Assessments for more than CMMC.
The same assessors, applying the same evidence standard to the other frameworks your customers and contracts ask for.
Facing ISO 27001, SOC 2, HIPAA, FedRAMP, Privacy/GDPR, or AI governance requirements? We run readiness and gap assessments against those frameworks too, so you know exactly where you stand, and what to fix, before the formal audit.
THE LEDGER
That experience is what’s now working for your certification.
NEXT STEP
Let’s make your assessment simple.
Connect with 1st Defense and our C3PAO partners to begin your CMMC Level 2 journey.
Thirty minutes. No obligation.