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Our compliance framework is tailor-made for the unique technical requirements of specific Silicon Valley supply chains.
San Jose Focus
Securing CNC machine shops, tool-and-die operations, and metal fabricators handling physical CUI and critical components.
Santa Clara Focus
Protecting intellectual property for chipfoundries, PCB assembly lines, and high-frequency network hardware manufacturers.
Sunnyvale Focus
Enabling compliance for satellite subsystem suppliers, high-spec optical developers, and advanced rocket guidance tech.
Palo Alto & Mountain View
Assisting AI defense startups, tactical sensor tech vendors, and dual-use software developers protecting code repositories.
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Before attempting CMMC audits, defense contractors must perform a formal self-assessment and upload their score to the Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS). We build the essential documentation to back up your score.
Straight answers to the questions Silicon Valley defense contractors ask most about CMMC Level 2 readiness.
CMMC Level 2 is the U.S. Department of Defense certification tier required for any contractor that handles Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI). It maps to the 110 security controls in NIST SP 800-171 and requires an independent assessment by a certified C3PAO — self-attestation alone is no longer sufficient for most CUI-handling contracts.
If your contract requires CMMC Level 2, an independent C3PAO assessment is mandatory. Self-assessment against NIST SP 800-171 is still required to establish your SPRS score, but it does not replace the third-party C3PAO evaluation needed for certification.
NIST SP 800-171 is the underlying set of 110 security controls that protect Controlled Unclassified Information. CMMC Level 2 is the DoD's certification program that verifies — through documentation (SSP, POA&M) and a C3PAO audit — that a contractor has actually implemented those 110 controls.
GCC High licensing typically costs more per seat than commercial M365. Most contractors control that cost by isolating CUI into a dedicated GCC High enclave and only licensing the employees who touch CUI directly — often estimators, engineers, and project managers — rather than migrating the entire company.
Your Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS) score reflects how many of the 110 NIST SP 800-171 controls you've implemented, ranging from a maximum of 110 down to as low as -203 depending on gaps. Contractors self-report this score, and it must be backed by a System Security Plan (SSP) and Plan of Action & Milestones (POA&M) for any unmet controls.
CMMC Level 2 certifications are valid for three years from the date of a passing C3PAO assessment, after which recertification is required to remain eligible for CUI-related DoD contracts.
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