The CMMC and FedRAMP Readiness Assessment helps organizations that work with U.S. federal contracts or handle Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) evaluate their current security posture against CMMC Level 2/3, NIST SP 800-171, and FedRAMP Moderate/High baselines, identify compliance gaps, and develop the documentation and prioritized remediation roadmap needed to prepare for third-party audit or assessment readiness.
This assessment is designed to help organizations that work with U.S. federal contracts or handle CUI establish and validate readiness for CMMC Level 2/3 and FedRAMP requirements. IT Partner reviews current security controls, policies, procedures, compliance boundaries, and systems handling CUI; evaluates gaps against NIST SP 800-171 and FedRAMP Moderate/High baselines; and provides documentation and a prioritized remediation roadmap. The engagement is intended to reduce audit risk, improve data protection, and demonstrate progress toward federal cybersecurity and cloud assurance requirements. As of mid-2026, CMMC Level 1 and Level 2 self-assessment requirements are live for new DoD contracts under the 48 CFR rule's Phase 1 (in force since November 2025), while the third-party (C3PAO) certification phases are suspended pending a DoD program review — readiness work now positions you for both self-assessment obligations and eventual certification. CMMC Level 2 maps to the 110 practices of NIST SP 800-171. On the FedRAMP side, the program is transitioning from Rev 5 to FedRAMP 20x under the 2026 Consolidated Rules: new Rev 5 applications end in June 2027 and existing Rev 5 authorizations sunset at the end of 2028.
Establish objectives, scope, and stakeholder roles.
Gather existing policies, procedures, and configurations.
Evaluate current controls against CMMC and FedRAMP requirements.
Document the current environment and controls.
Define corrective actions and risk prioritization.
Provide compliant templates and customization guidance.
Confirm closure of major gaps before audit.
Present final readiness report and next-phase recommendations.
The CMMC and FedRAMP Readiness Assessment evaluates an organization’s current security posture against federal cybersecurity requirements such as CMMC Level 2/3, NIST SP 800-171, and FedRAMP Moderate or High baselines as applicable to the agreed scope. IT Partner identifies control gaps, reviews systems that handle Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), and develops documentation such as an SSP, POA&M, and prioritized remediation roadmap to help prepare for external assessment or audit readiness.
This assessment is intended for organizations that work with U.S. federal contracts, handle Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), or need to prepare for CMMC or FedRAMP-related security expectations. It is especially relevant when an organization needs to understand its current compliance gaps before a C3PAO audit, certification effort, or Authorization to Operate (ATO) readiness process.
No, this service does not provide CMMC certification or a FedRAMP Authorization to Operate (ATO). It is a readiness assessment, because IT Partner helps identify gaps, prepare documentation, and build a remediation roadmap, while formal certification or authorization must be completed through the appropriate third-party assessment or government authorization process. Note that as of mid-2026, DoD contracts under Phase 1 require CMMC Level 1 or Level 2 self-assessments, while the C3PAO certification phases are suspended pending a DoD program review — the readiness work applies to both paths.
The assessment reviews readiness against CMMC Level 2/3, NIST SP 800-171, and FedRAMP Moderate requirements, with FedRAMP High baseline considerations addressed where included in the agreed scope. The exact baseline should be confirmed during kickoff, because applicability depends on your contracts, systems, CUI boundary, and target compliance objective.
Included deliverables include a readiness assessment, review of current security controls and policies, a defined compliance boundary, identification of systems handling CUI, a System Security Plan (SSP), a Plan of Actions & Milestones (POA&M), and a prioritized remediation plan. IT Partner also provides compliant templates, customization guidance for policy and procedure updates, advisory support for third-party audit preparation, a final readiness report, and next-phase recommendations.
The service does not include implementation of remediation recommendations, deployment of new security tools, licensing costs for Microsoft 365 GCC G5 or other compliance solutions, 24/7 support, continuous monitoring, ongoing maintenance, continuous compliance, or managed SOC services in the base assessment scope. 24/7 support, continuous monitoring, ongoing maintenance, and related managed operations are available as optional extra-cost add-ons delivered through IT Partner's NOC, third-party support partnerships, and a Microsoft Premier Support agreement.
The client is expected to designate a primary point of contact, provide temporary administrative access to Microsoft 365, Azure, or other in-scope systems as needed, and supply available IT and security documentation such as policies, diagrams, and asset inventories. The client also reviews and approves remediation recommendations and scheduling, because IT Partner’s role is to assess, document, and advise rather than implement changes under this service.
No, implementation of remediation recommendations is not included in this readiness assessment. IT Partner provides a prioritized remediation plan and advisory documentation, but actual configuration changes, tool deployment, process implementation, or managed operations would need to be handled separately.
Specific scheduling and activity timing should be confirmed during kickoff based on the size of the environment, the number of in-scope systems, documentation maturity, the complexity of the CUI boundary, and the agreed CMMC and FedRAMP baselines.
Yes, the service includes advisory support and documentation intended to help prepare for a third-party C3PAO audit. It does not replace the audit, but it helps reduce audit risk by identifying control gaps, producing required readiness documentation, and prioritizing remediation before formal assessment.
Yes, the assessment can support FedRAMP readiness by evaluating current controls against FedRAMP Moderate requirements and, where scoped, FedRAMP High baseline considerations. Keep in mind that FedRAMP is transitioning from Rev 5 to FedRAMP 20x under the 2026 Consolidated Rules — new Rev 5 applications end in June 2027 and existing Rev 5 authorizations sunset at the end of 2028 — so the roadmap is aligned to the path that fits your timeline. The assessment itself does not grant an Authorization to Operate.
Licensing costs for Microsoft 365 GCC G5 or other compliance solutions are not included in this assessment. If specific licenses or tools are needed to close identified gaps, those would be addressed in the remediation roadmap and would need to be purchased or implemented separately.