Be CMMC & Incident-Ready Before a Prime Asks
Fixed-scope cybersecurity readiness for DoD subcontractors
Who This is For
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DoD subcontractors
You support federal or defense programs and are expected to meet security requirements set by primes, agencies, and assessors.
If a security request came in today, a readiness call helps confirm whether your current posture is defensible or at risk.
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Handling or expecting CUI
You currently handle—or expect to handle—Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) and must demonstrate alignment with NIST 800-171 and CMMC.
A readiness call quickly clarifies scope, gaps, and priority actions before pressure escalates.
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Under prime / contract pressure
A prime, customer, or upcoming bid is driving urgency around CMMC or NIST 800-171 readiness.
If timelines are tight, a readiness call helps determine what’s ready, what’s missing, and how to respond without scrambling.
The Problem
Most DoD subcontractors don’t struggle because they lack security tools — they struggle because readiness isn’t organized, owned, or defensible when a prime asks.
A short readiness call helps clarify whether this applies to you.
Evidence Scattered
Security proof lives across emails, shared drives, vendors, and individual owners.
When a request arrives, teams spend valuable time searching instead of responding.
No clear ownership
Controls may exist, but there is no single source of truth for who owns evidence, updates, and remediation.
This leads to delays, confusion, and inconsistent responses.
SSP/POA&M outdated
Documentation often doesn’t reflect the current environment, system boundaries, or control reality.
This creates gaps that surface during prime reviews and assessments.
Prime asks → scramble
When readiness requests arrive unexpectedly, teams rush to assemble proof — creating delays, risk, and uncertainty.
This is where otherwise capable organizations lose confidence.
CMMC / NIST 800-171 QuickStart™
14–21 Days | Fixed Scope | Assessment-Ready
A focused readiness engagement for DoD subcontractors and federal contractors who need to respond confidently to prime, customer, or assessment pressure—without months of disruption or open-ended consulting.
The QuickStart establishes a defensible readiness baseline, giving you clear answers to the questions leadership and primes actually ask:
Are we ready if a prime requests proof today?
What evidence do we have—and what is missing?
What needs to be addressed next, and in what order?
What You Receive
Evidence Map & Tracker
A single source of truth showing what evidence exists, where it lives, what’s missing, and who owns it.
SSP Lite
A clear, usable System Security Plan aligned to your actual environment and boundaries—not boilerplate templates.
POA&M Starter
A realistic, prioritized POA&M tied to contract impact, clear ownership, and achievable timelines.
30 / 60 / 90-Day Roadmap
A practical plan that shows what to address now, what to fix next, and how to build assessment confidence over time.
Executive Readout
A leadership-level briefing that clarifies posture, key gaps, priorities, and next steps.
Start With a Readiness Call
If you’re unsure whether your evidence, SSP, or POA&M would hold up under real review, a short readiness call will clarify where you stand and what to do next.
How It Works
A Clear 4-Step Readiness Process
Designed to Reduce Uncertainty—Fast
Our approach is structured, time-boxed, and assessment-realistic. Each step is designed to quickly eliminate ambiguity so leadership can clearly understand where you stand today and what needs to happen next—before prime or assessment pressure escalates.
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We start by confirming scope, CUI touchpoints, and current readiness posture.
This ensures everyone is aligned on what is in scope, what matters most, and where risk exists.
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We organize your security evidence—what exists, where it lives, what’s missing, and who owns it.
This removes last-minute scrambling and establishes a single source of truth for readiness.
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We produce a usable SSP Lite and a realistic POA&M starter aligned to your actual environment, not templates.
Documentation reflects reality and can stand up to real scrutiny.
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We deliver a clear 30 / 60 / 90-day roadmap and walk leadership through priorities, ownership, and next steps.
Decisions are made with confidence—not guesswork.
Why Continuum
Built for Clarity, Defensibility, and Real-World Scrutiny
Continuum is purpose-built to help organizations operate confidently under prime, contract, and assessment pressure—without unnecessary complexity or disruption
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Built for Clarity, Defensibility, and Real-World Scrutiny
Continuum is purpose-built to help organizations operate confidently under prime, contract, and assessment pressure—without unnecessary complexity or disruption
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Built for Clarity, Defensibility, and Real-World Scrutiny
Continuum is purpose-built to help organizations operate confidently under prime, contract, and assessment pressure—without unnecessary complexity or disruption
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We translate technical requirements into clear, business-relevant insights for leadership.
Our deliverables are designed so executives can understand current risk, priorities, and next steps without wading through jargon.What this means for you: alignment across IT, compliance, and leadership.
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Our approach reflects how CMMC and NIST 800-171 reviews actually happen—not how they’re described in theory.
We focus on realistic system boundaries, usable documentation, and practical POA&Ms that stand up to scrutiny.
What this means for you: readiness that holds up in real conversations, not just on paper.
Ongoing Support
Evidence Maintenance + vCISO-lite
CMMC and NIST readiness doesn’t stop once documentation is created.
Evidence drifts, systems change, staff rotate, and prime expectations evolve.
Our Evidence Maintenance + vCISO-lite offering is designed to keep your readiness defensible over time—without adding internal burden or requiring a full-time security leader.
Evidence Maintenance
We keep your evidence map current as systems, tools, and processes change—so proof is always organized, owned, and ready when requested.
POA&M Progress Tracking
We monitor remediation progress, adjust priorities as conditions change, and help ensure POA&Ms remain realistic, relevant, and defensible.
Questionnaire & Prime Request Support
When primes, customers, or internal stakeholders request security information, we help you respond clearly and consistently—without last-minute scrambling.
Executive Guidance (vCISO-lite)
We provide ongoing advisory support to help leadership understand risk, make informed decisions, and maintain alignment between security, compliance, and operations.
The Outcome
Readiness that doesn’t decay—and confidence that when a request arrives, your organization can respond calmly, clearly, and defensibly.
If you’re unsure whether your current evidence, documentation, and ownership would hold up under real review, a short readiness call is the fastest way to confirm where you stand and what to do next.
Periodic Readiness Reviews
We conduct structured check-ins to reassess posture, identify new gaps, and confirm continued alignment with CMMC and NIST 800-171 expectations.