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CMMC Certification
CMMC, without the
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We live and breath CMMC
One firm can take you from gap analysis to readiness, or for the official certification. KNC is both an authorized C3PAO and a Registered Provider Organization — the highest credentials the CMMC ecosystem awards.
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What is CMMC — in plain English?
The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) is the Department of Defense's way of verifying — not just trusting — that contractors protect sensitive defense information. If your company handles Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), CMMC Level 2 certification is becoming a condition of doing business with the DoD.
The rules themselves aren't new: they're the 110 security controls of NIST 800-171 that contractors have self-attested to for years. What's new is enforcement. Under CMMC, an independent third party — a C3PAO — verifies you've actually implemented them. No certification, no future contracts.
Why KNC's credentials matter
Authorized C3PAO
One of a limited number of organizations authorized by the CyberAB to conduct official CMMC Level 2 certification assessments. The first C3PAO in California for the first seventeen months of the CMMC program.
Registered Provider Organization (RPO)
Recognized to consult and prepare contractors for CMMC — meaning our guidance comes from people who know exactly what assessors look for. Our credentials go beyond the requirements as our team are CMMC Certified Assessors and CMMC Certified Professionals.
Strict independence
If we prepare you, another independent C3PAO certifies you — and vice versa. We help you select through our Your certification is beyond reproach, exactly as the DoD intends.
Five ways we get you certified — and keep you there.
Wherever you are in the CMMC journey, there's a clear next step.
CMMC Preparation Consulting
Your roadmap from wherever you are today to certification-ready. We build the policies, controls, and evidence trail — and coach your team so they can defend it in front of an assessor.
NIST 800-171 Gap Assessment
A control-by-control comparison of your environment against all 110 NIST 800-171 requirements. You leave with a defensible SPRS score and a prioritized plan to close every gap.
Mock Assessment
The full C3PAO experience without the consequences. Same evidence demands, same interviews, same rigor — so the official assessment holds zero surprises. KNC cannot provide any CMMC consulting service while acting as your official CMMC assessment organization.
CMMC Level 2 Certification Assessment
The official assessment, performed by KNC as an authorized C3PAO, with results submitted directly to the DoD. This is the certification your contracts depend on.
Managed Services and Continuous Compliance
Certification isn't the finish line — it's a posture you maintain for three years until the next assessment. We keep your controls operating, your evidence current, and your recertification painless.
Deadlines are coming for contracts.
CMMC requirements are appearing in DoD solicitations now for the Phase 1 self-assessment requirements. Phase two, while currently on hold, is likely to return soon, with changes to the program, but not likely the underlying requirements of implementing NIST 800-171. Preparation for an assessment typically takes 6–18 months — the time to start is before the RFI/RFO/;RFP/Task Order come out.
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CMMC Documentation Library
The complete set of policies, plans, and procedures we use for our own DIBCAC assessment and tenant for our C3PAO services — these are living documents that are free for our full CMMC preparation clients.
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Built for Subcontractors
From one-person shops to mid-size suppliers — affordable, scalable paths to CMMC Level 2 for the Defense Industrial Base.
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Free monthly CMMC webinar
On the first Thursday of every month, join our Podcast "CMMC WARS" where we use Star Wars to teach CMMC. We break down what CMMC actually requires, answer live questions, and share what's tripping up contractors in real assessments. No pitch — just answers.
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