HARDAC prepares defense and federal contractors for CMMC, implements NIST SP 800-171 and DFARS requirements, delivers RMF and ATO support for prime contractors, and tests your defenses before an adversary does.
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Federal contracts carry security obligations: safeguarding Federal Contract Information, protecting Controlled Unclassified Information, reporting incidents within 72 hours, and posting an assessment score before award.
HARDAC turns those obligations into a working security program. We scope what applies to you, close the gaps with your team, and leave you with evidence an assessor, an Authorizing Official, or a prime contractor will accept.
Compliance work usually starts with a deadline. These are the situations we see most often.
Your status must be in place at award. We confirm the level, scope your environment, and close the gaps in time.
DFARS requirements flow down to subcontractors. We help you complete a NIST SP 800-171 assessment you can defend.
Agency systems need an authorization to operate. Primes subcontract HARDAC to deliver RMF work on their awards.
Policies describe controls; testing proves them. We show how an attacker could get in and what to fix first.
CMMC leads our practice. The frameworks around it share the same controls, the same evidence, and often the same contract.
Scoping, gap assessment, remediation, SSP and POA&M development, and preparation for self-assessment or C3PAO certification.
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Implementation of the 110 CUI security requirements, DoD Assessment Methodology scoring, and SPRS submission support.
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Subcontract RMF services for prime contractors on federal awards, from categorization through continuous monitoring.
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External, internal, and web application testing with a prioritized report and retesting after remediation.
Learn moreThe same four stages apply whether you are preparing for CMMC, an SPRS submission, or an authorization decision.
We identify the requirements in your contracts and the systems, people, and facilities they apply to.
We measure your controls against the framework and deliver a prioritized remediation roadmap.
We work alongside your team to implement controls and write the documentation behind them.
We review your evidence before an assessor does and support you through assessment and affirmation.
Each level adds requirements and a stricter form of assessment. We prepare you for the one your contract names.
For contractors that handle Federal Contract Information.
For contractors that handle Controlled Unclassified Information.
For a limited set of high-priority defense programs.
Every engagement ends with written deliverables built around how your organization actually operates.
Each finding mapped to its requirement, rated by risk, with recommended actions.
A sequenced plan showing what to fix, in what order, and who owns it.
Your boundary and how each requirement is implemented in your environment.
Open items with owners and dates, within the limits each framework allows.
The written controls behind your plan, developed with your team.
Findings ranked by severity, with evidence, impact, and remediation steps.
You work directly with the practitioners doing the work, and we can join your award as a prime or a subcontractor.
Our CMMC work is delivered by Cyber AB Registered Practitioners, trained in the CMMC model, scoping, and assessment process.
An RPO prepares you for assessment and does not conduct it, so your certification result stays independent.
We implement controls, configure systems, and write documentation with your team, not just a report.
Registered in SAM.gov as a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, so primes can bring us onto federal awards.
Our guidance starts from FAR, DFARS, and NIST rather than commercial frameworks adapted after the fact.
No account layer between you and your engagement team, from the first call through the final deliverable.
Requirements already in your contracts still apply. Self-assessments are required now, and certification assessments will follow.
32 CFR Part 170 establishes the CMMC program and its three levels.
Contracts may require Level 1 and Level 2 self-assessments as a condition of award.
The Department suspended the phase that would have required Level 2 C3PAO certification.
Safeguarding, 72-hour incident reporting, and SPRS scoring remain contract requirements.
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An RPO is an organization registered with the Cyber AB to provide CMMC advisory and implementation services through Registered Practitioners. RPOs help organizations prepare for CMMC. They do not conduct certification assessments, which are performed by accredited C3PAOs at Level 2 and by DCMA DIBCAC at Level 3.
Your contract sets the level. Organizations that handle only Federal Contract Information need Level 1. Organizations that handle Controlled Unclassified Information need at least Level 2. Level 3 applies to a limited number of high-priority programs.
The DoD Assessment Methodology starts at 110 and subtracts a weighted value for each NIST SP 800-171 requirement that is not implemented. DFARS 252.204-7019 requires a current score in SPRS before award.
Yes. HARDAC is registered in SAM.gov and can support prime contractors as a subcontractor, including RMF and ATO work on agency systems.
By scope. Cost depends on the framework, the size of your in-scope environment, and the maturity of your current controls. We scope each engagement after an initial consultation so the effort is clear before you commit.
Yes. CMMC requires an annual affirmation, and RMF requires continuous monitoring. Ongoing engagements keep your compliance current between assessments.
Plain explanations of the rules behind your contract requirements.
What changed on July 13, 2026, and which requirements remain in your contracts.
Read articleHow the DoD Assessment Methodology turns 110 requirements into one number.
Read articleHow Registered Practitioner Organizations, C3PAOs, and DIBCAC fit together.
Read articleTell us which contract requirements you are facing. We will tell you what applies, what it takes to get there, and how we can help.