How We Get You Certified, And Keep You There

From scoping to certified to continuously compliant.

Three engagements, one continuous relationship. We build the readiness program, validate it with a full mock assessment, and stay with you after certification to keep your compliance posture defensible.

Before You Go Further

CMMC has two halves. Most organizations are missing one or both.

Certification requires technical controls (your tools and infrastructure) and organizational controls (your policies, procedures, training, and how your people operate). Some organizations have an MSP or a technology stack in place. Some have pieces. Many are starting from scratch. It doesn't matter where you are today. What matters is that both halves are covered before your C3PAO assessment, and technology alone has never passed one.

Where Most Organizations Are

Whether you have a tech stack, some of one, or none at all

No System Security Plan or compliance documentation
No CUI scoping or defined assessment boundary
Policies missing, incomplete, or copied from a template
No training, incident response, or insider threat program
No idea what a C3PAO assessment actually evaluates
Technology may be partially in place, fully in place, or nonexistent

With Stehrling

A complete compliance program, wherever you're starting from

Full gap analysis so you know exactly what's missing
Technology partners brought in when needed; we find the right solution for your environment
System Security Plan and full documentation
CUI scoping and boundary definition
Policies, procedures, and training tailored to your organization
Incident response, insider threat, and change management programs
Full mock assessment by our CCAs
Weekly collaboration from kickoff through certification

Starting from zero? We've done it before. Have a tech stack already? We build the compliance program on top of it. Either way, you get certified.

The Program

Three engagements. One path to certified and beyond.

Each stage is a defined engagement with its own scope and deliverables. They flow together because compliance is not a project that ends, it is a posture that continues. You can start at any stage. Most organizations start with Readiness.

Stage 1 Readiness CUI scoping, gap analysis, and full implementation. The work that gets you assessment-ready.
1

Scoping and discovery

Define CUI boundaries, map your systems, establish your assessment perimeter. The foundation everything else is built on.

2

Gap assessment

Measure current state against all 110 NIST 800-171 controls. Technical and organizational. Prioritized roadmap to assessment-ready.

3

Remediation and documentation

Implement controls, build policies and procedures, train your people, assemble evidence. As your security posture changes, we reassess and iterate.

Implement Document Reassess ↻ repeat
Stage 2 Mock Assessment A full dress rehearsal of your C3PAO assessment, conducted by our CCAs. Then we walk you through the real one.
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Pre-assessment validation

A complete mock assessment using CMMC assessment methodology. Every control reviewed, every piece of evidence checked, every interview rehearsed. We tell you exactly what an assessor will find before the assessor does.

5

C3PAO assessment support

We do not perform the assessment, a C3PAO does. But we stand alongside you through it: connecting you with a qualified C3PAO, preparing your team, and supporting you through every interview and evidence request. You are not alone in the room.

Certified
Stage 3 Continuous Compliance A certificate is a snapshot. Compliance is a posture. We help you keep it.
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Managed compliance

Quarterly SSP reviews, POA&M management, regulatory monitoring, and triennial recertification preparation. Ad hoc consulting when contract scope changes, environments evolve, or new CUI flows appear. The certification was the milestone. This is how it stays defensible.

We build the program. We bring the expertise. You own the result.

Readiness timelines vary: Standard 3-6 months  |  Foundation 10-12 months  |  Fast-Track via managed enclave

This isn't consulting. It's a certification program.

Every engagement includes the structure and accountability to get you from where you are today to assessment-ready, and to keep you there.

Weekly meetings from kickoff through certification
Every member of the delivery team holds a CCA or CCP. The people doing the work know what assessors evaluate and what evidence passes.
Templates, documentation, and expert review at every phase
Full mock assessment before your C3PAO date
We bring in technology partners when needed. We do the work. We don't sell you a product and walk away.
Who We Serve

Built for the Defense Industrial Base.

We work exclusively with organizations in and around the DIB. That focus is what makes us different.

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Defense Contractors

Prime contractors needing Level 1 or Level 2 certification to maintain DoD contract eligibility.

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Manufacturers

Manufacturing firms in the defense supply chain handling CUI on the shop floor and in digital systems.

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Universities

Higher education institutions conducting DoD-funded research and managing CUI across departments.

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DIB Subcontractors

Subcontractors and suppliers required to meet CMMC standards by their prime contractor partners.

Why Stehrling

The team behind your certification.

Every member of our delivery team holds a CCA or CCP credential. They know what assessors evaluate and what evidence passes because they've been on both sides of the table.

100%
First-Attempt
Pass Rate
15+
Years of DoD
Cybersecurity Experience
Top 5
Defense Contractors
Trust Us
CCAs & CCPs
Every Delivery
Team Member Credentialed
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An independent firm focused exclusively on CMMC compliance for defense contractors and the DIB.

Fredericksburg, VA