If your contracts touch Federal Contract Information , CMMC Level 1 is the minimum bar to stay eligible to bid. It looks simple — 17 practices, self-assessed annually — but the senior official affirmation creates real personal accountability. We make sure your scope is honest, your evidence is organized, and your packet holds up before you sign anything in SPRS.
Done-for-you support for the 17 practices from FAR 52.204-21, an honest annual self-assessment, evidence indexed by control family, and a leadership-ready packet you can defend before signing the senior official affirmation in SPRS.
Explore Level 1 →Full NIST SP 800-171 mapping, SSP discipline, POA&M planning, CUI boundary clarity, and assessor-facing evidence.
CMMC Pulsar™ guides you through the 17 practices with pre-built policies, evidence prompts, and SPRS-ready exports — no consulting required.
No rotating bench, no call-center handoffs, no outsourced relationship. Founders on every engagement.
Required by the Department of Defense to verify that defense contractors actually protect the data the government entrusts them with — before contract award.
CMMC stands for Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification. It's the DoD's framework for verifying that defense contractors and subcontractors actually implement the cybersecurity safeguards their contracts require — not just sign a piece of paper saying they did.
Defense data leaks were happening across the supply chain. The DoD moved cybersecurity from a promise on a SAM registration to a verifiable, contract-eligibility requirement. Solicitations now name a required CMMC Level, and contracting officers check your status in SPRS before award.
Routine info shared under a federal contract that isn't public. Triggers Level 1.
Sensitive but unclassified data marked for protection. Triggers Level 2 or higher.
For contractors handling only FCI . Basic safeguarding from FAR 52.204-21. Annual self-assessment + senior official affirmation in SPRS.
For contractors handling CUI . Full NIST SP 800-171 Rev. 2 implementation. Self or C3PAO assessment depending on contract.
For the most critical programs. Adds NIST SP 800-172 enhanced controls. Assessed by DIBCAC . Reserved for the highest-risk contractors.
Seventeen practices sound like a small list. But each one needs real implementation, current evidence, and a defensible answer if a contracting officer asks. The senior official affirmation in SPRS isn't a formality — it's a personal attestation under the False Claims Act.
We organize Level 1 the way assessors organize it: by the six control families from FAR 52.204-21. That structure keeps the work honest, fast, and easy for your team to maintain.
Limiting system access to authorized users, what they can do, and what external systems they can reach. The foundation of everything else.
Unique user IDs and authentication before any access is granted. Where small contractors most often run into shared-credential problems.
Make sure hard drives, USB sticks, and printed FCI are properly cleared or destroyed before reuse, sale, or trash. One practice — one big audit risk if skipped.
Physical access controls, visitor escorts, monitoring, and managed device handling. Easy to overlook in remote-work shops — assessors don't skip it.
Monitor and control communications at your network boundary, and isolate publicly accessible systems from internal networks. Firewall + segmentation discipline.
Identify and correct system flaws, run endpoint protection, keep it updated, and scan inbound files. Where evidence freshness matters most.
Under the new DFARS rule, contracting officers must verify CMMC status in SPRS before award when a contract requires it. Without an active Level 1 self-assessment posted, your proposal can be set aside.
An officer of your company signs the SPRS affirmation under their name. Inaccurate or careless affirmations can create False Claims Act exposure. The cost of being wrong is far higher than the cost of doing it right.
Level 1 isn't a one-time form. You re-affirm every 12 months, and the evidence behind that affirmation has to be current. Building a repeatable rhythm matters more than rushing the first packet.
CMMC exists because FCI and CUI move through contractors every day. Solicitations specify a required CMMC level, and contracting officers verify status in SPRS.
Level 1 isn't a dense enterprise audit, but it still requires honest implementation, an annual self-assessment posture, and confidence before affirmation.
Level 2 and NIST SP 800-171 need a real boundary, current evidence, SSP discipline, and remediation planning that can survive scrutiny.
Assessment results, affirmations, and readiness decisions should be backed by organized proof, not assumptions or stale screenshots.
Before you can defend a CMMC scope, you have to map where Controlled Unclassified Information actually lives. We trace every cloud tool, mailbox, endpoint, vendor, and portal that touches CUI — then build a boundary that holds up under scrutiny.
Real-time boundary tracing · built by an RPStarting with contract requirements and data scope, then moving through systems, people, policies, technical settings, evidence, and remediation priorities.
Clauses, CUI/FCI assumptions, CAGE/UEI, users, systems, cloud services, and where sensitive data is received, stored, processed, transmitted, or discussed.
We map Level 1 requirements or the applicable NIST SP 800-171 controls to real implementation status and existing proof.
Each item marked met, partially met, not met, not applicable, or needs validation — then prioritized by risk and assessment impact.
Policies, evidence, summaries, and next steps tightened into a cleaner record your leadership can understand and your team can maintain.
Coverage rings below show how we score & track each category in a typical engagement.
Clauses, CUI markings, FCI/CUI assumptions, flowdowns, customer portals, deliverables, and subcontractor exposure.
Laptops, servers, cloud services, email, file storage, SaaS, mobile devices, network diagrams, and user groups.
User lists, MFA settings, password controls, privileged accounts, onboarding/offboarding, and admin reviews.
Incident response, media handling, physical security, training, AUP, change management, and leadership approvals.
Endpoint security, patching, backups, logging, encryption, firewall rules, vuln scans, and secure config evidence.
Control owners, target dates, business constraints, budget realities, existing vendors, and sustainable readiness rhythm.
One posted Level 1 price regardless of your company size, system count, or how messy the starting evidence is — no surprise retainers, no padded scope. Level 2 starts at $8,500+ because CUI scope, system complexity, and assessment path really do matter.
DIY Software CMMC Pulsar™
Our DIY platform walks you through every Level 1 practice with pre-built policies, evidence prompts, and SPRS-ready exports — for contractors who want to handle it themselves.
Done-for-you support for the 17 practices in FAR 52.204-21. One flat fee regardless of company size — no surprise scope, no padded retainer. The right way to clear your annual SPRS affirmation.
For contractors handling CUI or preparing for a more rigorous assessment path. Includes full NIST SP 800-171 mapping — the underlying framework for Level 2.
Federal Bid Partners LLC is brother-founded and built around direct accountability. Weston Zloty brings an MBA in Cybersecurity and an active CMMC Registered Practitioner credential (RP-61360, verifiable on CyberAB) — giving clients a more disciplined path from requirements to evidence than you get from boilerplate compliance shops.
Share a few details and a U.S.-based, founder-led team reviews your situation, confirms the right CMMC lane, and follows up with clear next steps. No bots, no junior handoff.
