Before Your Next DoD Bid, Know Whether Your CMMC Scope, SSP, and Evidence Will Hold Up
In one 30-minute readiness call, we'll help you identify your likely CMMC path, expose scoping and documentation gaps, and tell you whether a fixed-fee assessment is the right next step. No obligation. No sales pitch.
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Three Things Happening Right Now
That Affect Your Contracts
Every month of delay narrows the window between where you are today and where you need to be when your next contract requires it.
Contracts Are Requiring CMMC Now
CMMC Level 2 requirements are being written into new DoD contracts. If your compliance documentation isn't ready when the RFP drops, you're disqualified before you bid.
C3PAO Backlogs Are Growing
Certified third-party assessment organizations haven't kept pace with demand. Assessment slots are filling months in advance. Starting remediation now gives you a realistic path.
Self-Assessment Creates Legal Exposure
Inaccurate cybersecurity representations and unsupported compliance affirmations can create serious enforcement risk under the False Claims Act. DOJ has already brought cybersecurity-related FCA matters — this is an active enforcement priority, not a theoretical concern.
This Engagement Is Built for a Specific Kind of Contractor
We work with organizations that take compliance seriously. If that's you, we'll deliver exceptional value. If it's not, we'd rather tell you now.
This Is for You If…
- You hold or pursue DoD contracts that require CMMC Level 2 certification
- You want an honest, independent assessment — not a rubber stamp
- You value fixed-fee transparency over open-ended hourly billing
- You're ready to invest in protecting your contract pipeline
- You understand that compliance is a business requirement, not just an IT project
This Is Not for You If…
- You're shopping for the cheapest compliance checkbox
- You want someone to tell you everything is fine when it isn't
- You don't handle CUI or aren't subject to DFARS 252.204-7012
- You're looking for a managed security provider, not a compliance assessment
Not Sure If a Readiness Assessment Is the Right Step?
That's exactly what the call is for. In 30 minutes, we'll review your situation and tell you honestly whether an assessment makes sense — or if something else should come first.
Book a Fit CallWhat a Readiness Engagement Looks Like in Practice
Findings: Our readiness assessment identified 14 controls that lacked sufficient evidence — including three access control gaps that would have been immediate findings in a C3PAO assessment. The SSP had two CUI boundary definition errors that had persisted for over a year.
Outcome: Remediation was completed within the client's six-week window before their scheduled C3PAO engagement. Total readiness engagement: 4 weeks.
Every engagement is led directly by Michael Bannach, CISSP — not delegated to junior staff or subcontractors. This is a founder-led practice, not a consulting factory.
How Ready Are You for CMMC?
Answer five questions. See where you stand. No email required.
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What the Readiness Assessment Covers —
And What It Does Not
This is a gap analysis and remediation roadmap — not a full SSP build or managed remediation program. If those are needed, we scope them separately after the assessment.
Control-by-Control Gap Analysis
Full assessment against all 110 NIST SP 800-171 controls mapped to your current environment. Every control documented as Met, Partially Met, or Not Met — with specific findings, not generic observations.
Prioritized Remediation Roadmap
Sequenced by risk severity and contract impact. Resource requirements, timelines, and dependencies for each phase. You'll know exactly what to do first and why.
SSP & POA&M Review
Your System Security Plan and Plan of Action & Milestones are the first documents a C3PAO evaluates. We review existing documentation for completeness, accuracy, and defensibility. Full SSP authoring or POA&M development, if needed, is scoped as a separate engagement.
Executive Readiness Report
A board-ready summary: current compliance posture, risk exposure, remediation timeline, and path to C3PAO assessment. One document your leadership can read and act on.
The Clarity Guarantee
If we do not deliver a documented gap analysis, prioritized remediation roadmap, and clear next-step recommendation tied to your environment, we will continue the engagement at our cost until we do. No vague summaries. No generic templates. Scoped, documented, and specific to your organization.
Questions You're Already Asking
We hear these from every contractor we work with. Here's what the current landscape actually looks like.
CMMC 2.0's final rule is in effect. DFARS 252.204-7021 is being written into new contracts now. Self-assessment is permitted for some scopes — but inaccurate cybersecurity representations and unsupported affirmations can create serious False Claims Act enforcement risk. DOJ has already pursued cybersecurity-related FCA matters. An independent review is the most reliable way to validate your position before you attest.
Most IT providers are excellent at infrastructure and endpoint management. CMMC compliance is a regulatory and framework discipline — it requires a CyberAB Registered Practitioner Organization, not security tooling. These are complementary services, not competing ones.
Every engagement is fixed fee, scoped to your environment, and confirmed in writing before anything starts. What is one DoD contract worth to your organization annually? A failed assessment, lost bid cycle, or contract disqualification costs orders of magnitude more. Compared to the revenue at risk, this is a bounded investment to protect your pipeline.
Timeline is defined at scoping based on your environment complexity. Typical engagements complete within 4–6 weeks. You'll know the exact timeline before anything starts — no open-ended commitments, no scope creep.
From Discovery to Documented Readiness
A defined process. A defined timeline. No ambiguity about what happens or when.
Discovery Call
30-minute confidential conversation to understand your environment, contract obligations, and timeline. No obligation.
Scoping & Agreement
Fixed-fee proposal with defined scope, timeline, and deliverables. You know exactly what it costs before anything starts.
Assessment Execution
Control-by-control evaluation against NIST SP 800-171. Documentation review, technical validation, policy analysis.
Report & Roadmap
Complete findings, remediation roadmap, and executive summary delivered with a walk-through meeting.
Readiness Assessment ≠ C3PAO Certification Assessment
A readiness assessment identifies gaps and builds your remediation plan before you engage a C3PAO. It does not result in CMMC certification. Think of it as the preparation step — so that when you do sit for the official assessment, you already know the outcome.
Stealth Technology Group is a CyberAB Registered Practitioner Organization (RPO). We do not conduct C3PAO certification assessments.
Expert-Led.
Not Outsourced.
Your CMMC readiness assessment is led by a team of qualified practitioners with deep CMMC and cybersecurity expertise — not junior analysts, not generalist subcontractors. Every engagement is overseen by Michael Bannach, CISSP, bringing 25+ years of enterprise security leadership.
Not All Assessments Are Built the Same
| Large Consulting Firms | Your IT Provider | STG Assessment RECOMMENDED | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Hourly, open-ended | Bundled, undefined scope | Fixed fee, scoped to your environment, confirmed before start |
| Assessment Lead | Junior staff, rotational | IT generalist | CISSP practitioner, directly |
| CyberAB Status | Varies | Typically no | Registered Practitioner Org (RPO) |
| CMMC Depth | Broad but generic | Surface-level | All 110 controls, finding-specific |
| Timeline | 8–16 weeks | Undefined | Defined at scoping (typically 4–6 weeks) |
| AI Governance | Separate engagement | Not offered | Integrated when relevant |
| Guarantee | None | None | Clarity guarantee — scoped deliverables or we continue at our cost |
30 Minutes. Honest Answers.
No Obligation.
One conversation to determine whether a readiness assessment is the right next step for your organization. We'll review your situation, identify likely gaps, and tell you what we'd recommend — whether that involves us or not.
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