Compliance & Audit Preparation
Federal and Defense
For the defense industrial base, compliance is a condition of doing business with the DoD. Nexeris gets contractors and their suppliers audit-ready, protects contract eligibility, and prepares you for the assessment.
Why This Matters
In the defense supply chain, compliance is not overhead. It is eligibility.
A missing DFARS 7012 response, an expired or low SPRS score, or an unmet NIST 800-171 control can cost you a contract before the work even starts. The requirements flow downhill from primes to subs, and they are now being enforced.
Services in this solution
Five services across the federal compliance stack.
From the contract clause that triggers everything to the certification that proves you meet it.
CMMC
Readiness for Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification, including scoping, documentation, controls, and preparation for the C3PAO assessment.
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DFARS
Support for DFARS 7012 obligations, including the safeguarding and incident reporting requirements tied to Covered Defense Information.
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NIST
Implementation of the NIST 800-171 controls that underpin CMMC Level 2, including the System Security Plan and Plan of Action and Milestones.
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NIST CSF
Use of the NIST Cybersecurity Framework to structure and mature a broader security program beyond the federal minimums.
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FedRAMP
Readiness support for cloud service providers that need to sell into federal agencies.
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How We Work
How CMMC readiness works
A repeatable six-step engagement model.
Scope & CUI Boundary
We determine the level your contracts require and define the boundary where CUI or FCI lives, so you build to the right scope and not beyond it.
Baseline & SPRS
A current-state read against NIST 800-171, turned into a defensible SPRS score backed by real evidence rather than an optimistic estimate.
SSP & POA&M
We build the System Security Plan and Plan of Action and Milestones that document your environment and your path to full implementation.
Control Implementation
We implement the 110 controls that underpin CMMC Level 2, working with your team so the controls hold up under assessment.
Assessment Preparation
We get you fully ready and coordinate with your independent C3PAO. The certification assessment is theirs to conduct. Our job is to make sure nothing in it surprises you.
Sustained Eligibility
Compliance is ongoing. We keep your score, evidence, and documentation current so contract eligibility holds between assessments.
Ideal Fit For
- Prime contractors and subcontractors in the defense supply chain
- Manufacturers and service providers that handle CUI or FCI
- Cloud service providers pursuing FedRAMP to sell to agencies
- Companies with DFARS clauses in current contracts and a deadline approaching
What you walk away with
- A defensible SPRS score backed by real, documented controls
- A clear, costed path to CMMC certification at the level your contracts require
- A System Security Plan and POA&M that hold up under assessment
- Protected contract eligibility and a credible answer for primes and contracting officers
- A team that is genuinely ready before the C3PAO arrives
Frequently Asked Questions
Things prospects ask before booking a call.
No, and by design we cannot. The CMMC rules prohibit the firm that helps you prepare your environment from also conducting your certification assessment. That assessment is performed by an independent, Cyber AB-authorized C3PAO. We get you fully ready and coordinate with the assessor, which keeps the process clean and conflict-free.
It depends on the information your contracts involve. Level 1 covers Federal Contract Information, Level 2 covers Controlled Unclassified Information, and Level 3 applies to the most sensitive programs. We help you determine the level your contracts actually require so you do not over- or under-build.
NIST 800-171 is the set of 110 controls for protecting CUI. CMMC is the certification program that verifies you have implemented them. The controls are the work; the certification is the proof.
Early. Authorized C3PAOs are in short supply against a very large pool of contractors that need certification, so booking 9 to 12 months ahead is prudent. We help you time readiness to the assessment window.
It depends on your starting maturity and scope, but most contractors should plan for a multi-month effort. The earlier you start relative to your contract deadlines, the lower the risk.
"After trying other less effective options, Nexeris enabled our company to rapidly meet DFARS 7012 compliance requirements for our cloud-based platform."
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