Description

A focused course, tailored for you

CMMC Level 2 Evidence for Defense Program Teams

Build the audit-ready evidence package that keeps your DoD contract deliverable and your program out of pause.

Your program has the controls. The assessor still finds gaps because the evidence package doesn't speak their language. This course teaches you to build the artefact set a C3PAO assessor can close without a follow-up request.

$199 one-time

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Includes a hand-built implementation playbook delivered alongside course access, generated for your specific situation.

Why this course

Defense program managers and compliance leads at systems integrators spend months preparing for CMMC Level 2 assessments. The SSP is drafted, the policies exist, the technical controls are mostly implemented. Then the assessment opens and the C3PAO team starts asking for things that were never documented: configuration exports from specific tools, interview protocols for access control, network topology diagrams tied to specific practice IDs. The program pauses while the team scrambles to produce artefacts that should have been ready on day one. This course exists to close that gap before the assessor arrives.

What you walk away with

Map all 110 NIST 800-171 Rev 2 practices to the specific artefact type a DCSA-authorized assessor expects, by domain.
Build a System Security Plan that satisfies both the DoD Assessment Methodology scoring rubric and a C3PAO's field review checklist.
Identify which practices require automated tool outputs, which require manual screenshots, and which can be satisfied by policy reference alone.
Structure an evidence repository that allows a C3PAO team to self-navigate during assessment without requiring a program team escort for every finding.
Produce a Plan of Action and Milestones document that DCSA accepts as a good-faith remediation record rather than grounds for contract pause.
Manage subcontractor CUI scope and flow-down requirements so the prime's assessment boundary is clearly drawn and defensible.

The 12 modules

Module 1. How CMMC 2.0 Level 2 Assessments Actually Run

A C3PAO assessment is not an audit in the traditional sense. This module walks through the DCSA authorization process for C3PAOs, the Joint Surveillance Voluntary Assessment Program, and the specific scoring mechanics of the DoD Assessment Methodology. You will leave knowing what an assessor's opening meeting agenda looks like, what documentation they request on day one, and which findings trigger a contract hold versus a POA&M pathway.

Module 2. Scoping Your Assessment Boundary

Most assessment failures start with scope creep or scope ambiguity. This module covers how to define the CUI boundary, document covered systems in the SSP, and manage the boundary conversation with your C3PAO before the assessment starts. Includes worked examples of boundary diagrams for multi-site programs, cloud-hybrid environments, and programs with subcontractor-operated CUI systems within the prime's boundary.

Module 3. Access Control Domain Evidence (AC.1.001 through AC.3.022)

The Access Control domain has the highest frequency of assessor findings at Level 2. This module identifies which of the 22 AC practices require active directory screenshots, which require automated scan outputs from tools like Nessus or CrowdStrike, and which require interview documentation. You will build an AC evidence template that a C3PAO field reviewer can validate without requesting supplemental documentation.

Module 4. Configuration Management and Audit Logging Evidence

CM and AU practices together represent nearly 20 percent of the 110-practice scope. This module covers baseline configuration documentation, change management records, and the specific log retention and review artefacts assessors check. Includes worked examples for programs using SIEM tools, programs without centralized logging, and the minimum viable AU evidence set for a system with fewer than 50 endpoints.

Module 5. Incident Response and Media Protection Artefacts

IR and MP practices require a mix of policy documents, procedure records, and physical chain-of-custody logs. This module walks through the IR plan structure DoD assessors reference against NIST SP 800-61, the specific media sanitization records required under MP.3.122, and the tabletop exercise documentation that satisfies IR.2.092 and IR.2.093 without requiring a full simulation on the assessor's timeline.

Module 6. Identification and Authentication: MFA Evidence and PAM Records

IA practices, particularly those touching multi-factor authentication and privileged access management, are among the most frequently scored at partial credit. This module covers the specific configuration exports assessors request for MFA enforcement, the PAM tool records that satisfy IA.3.083 and IA.3.084, and how to document service account management for systems that cannot support interactive MFA without a compensating control narrative.

Module 7. Risk Assessment, System and Communications Protection

RA and SC practices are often underestimated because they appear procedural rather than technical. This module covers the risk assessment documentation format DCSA expects, network architecture diagrams tied to SC practice IDs, and the boundary protection artefacts that satisfy SC.3.177 through SC.3.187. Includes a worked example of a SC evidence package for a program with a mix of on-premise and cloud-hosted CUI.

Module 8. Supply Chain and Subcontractor Flow-Down

Primes are responsible for ensuring subcontractors handling CUI are also CMMC compliant. This module covers how to document flow-down in your contracts, how to represent subcontractor-operated systems within or adjacent to your assessment boundary, and how to handle the situation where a subcontractor is assessed separately but their systems are part of your CUI workflow. Includes a subcontractor compliance tracking template.

Module 9. Building the System Security Plan That Assessors Can Navigate

The SSP is the primary document an assessor reads before and during the assessment. This module covers the SSP format that aligns with NIST SP 800-171A and the DoD Assessment Methodology, how to write practice descriptions that map directly to the artefacts you have produced, and how to cross-reference the SSP to your evidence repository so a C3PAO team can self-validate without a guided walkthrough for every practice.

Module 10. Plan of Action and Milestones That DCSA Accepts

A POA&M is not just a list of missing controls. DCSA reviewers evaluate whether the POA&M demonstrates good-faith remediation with realistic timelines and resource commitments. This module covers the POA&M format that passes DCSA review, how to score practices you are remediating versus practices you have implemented, and how to structure the narrative for practices with compensating controls so they are not automatically scored as deficiencies.

Module 11. Managing the Assessment Window

The assessment week itself has a process that program teams can navigate proactively or reactively. This module covers how to set up the evidence repository for assessor self-service, how to handle requests for supplemental documentation mid-assessment, how to respond to preliminary findings before they become scored deficiencies, and what the post-assessment letter timeline looks like for programs that receive a conditional pass.

Module 12. Maintaining Compliance Between Assessments

A CMMC Level 2 assessment letter is valid for three years, but the controls have to be maintained. This module covers annual self-assessment processes, how to document control changes without invalidating your assessment baseline, how to handle significant changes (new systems, new sites, new subcontractors) within an active assessment period, and how to build an internal compliance calendar that keeps the evidence package current.

How this addresses your situation

Specific modules that map to what you said you are dealing with.

Program is six months from an assessment window with a partial SSP and no evidence repository: start with modules 1, 2, 9.

SSP is complete but the C3PAO opening meeting surfaced gaps in AC, IA, and AU artefacts: modules 3, 4, 6.

Prime has a clean assessment but a subcontractor was added to CUI scope mid-contract: module 8, then module 10.

Program received a conditional pass with a POA&M requirement and needs to respond to DCSA within 90 days: modules 10, 11, 12.

What you get with this course

12 written modules covering all 17 CMMC Level 2 domains, with artefact checklists per practice
Evidence repository template pre-mapped to 110 NIST 800-171 Rev 2 practice IDs
SSP section-by-section template aligned to NIST SP 800-171A and the DoD Assessment Methodology scoring rubric
POA&M template with DCSA-accepted format and scoring guidance
Subcontractor flow-down tracking template
Hand-built implementation playbook tailored to your specific program mix, delivered alongside course access

What you will have in hand by Day 1, Week 1, Month 1

Within 24 hours your account in the learning environment is provisioned and the tailored implementation playbook is delivered alongside it.

Before and after

Before

The SSP is drafted, the policies exist, and the controls are mostly implemented. But nobody on the program can map each practice ID to the specific artefact type a C3PAO assessor will look for, and the assessment window is approaching.

After

Every one of the 110 practices has a mapped artefact in the evidence repository. The SSP cross-references those artefacts by practice ID. The C3PAO team can self-navigate the evidence package. The program reaches the assessment window with nothing left to produce.

What happens if you do not address this

CMMC Level 2 assessments that result in a conditional pass require a POA&M response to DCSA within a defined window. Programs that enter the assessment with incomplete evidence packages are more likely to receive conditional passes, spend additional months in the POA&M cycle, and carry the contract performance risk that comes with an unresolved assessment status.

Who it is for

Program managers, contracts compliance leads, and system security officers at defense prime contractors and subcontractors who hold or are pursuing DoD contracts under DFARS 252.204-7012 and the CMMC 2.0 framework. Typically managing a program with between 20 and 300 covered systems, one or more subcontractors in scope, and an assessment window inside the next two quarters.

Who this is NOT for. Commercial IT professionals with no DoD contract exposure. Teams already holding a clean Level 2 assessment letter from a C3PAO within the past 12 months. Organizations whose entire CUI scope is handled by a CSP with an existing FedRAMP Moderate ATO and who have no on-premise CUI systems.

How it arrives

Text-based course in the Art of Service learning environment, plus downloadable templates and worked examples for every module, plus the hand-built implementation playbook delivered alongside course access.

Time investment. 12 modules. Most program compliance leads complete the core modules relevant to their current assessment gap in two to three focused sessions, then return to the domain-specific modules as their evidence build progresses.

Why $199 is the right number

A CMMC Registered Practitioner engagement runs $15,000 to $50,000 for a gap assessment and evidence build support, and the output belongs to the RP's methodology, not your team. This course builds the same capability inside your program team, with templates your team owns and can adapt across future assessments.

FAQ

Does this course cover Level 3 (NIST 800-172) requirements?

No. This course focuses on the 110 practices in NIST SP 800-171 Rev 2 that define CMMC Level 2. Level 3 adds 24 enhanced practices from NIST SP 800-172 and requires a DCSA-led assessment rather than a C3PAO. A separate course covers Level 3.

Our program uses a cloud service provider with a FedRAMP Moderate ATO. Does that change the evidence requirements?

Yes, significantly. When a CSP holds a FedRAMP Moderate ATO and CUI is processed only within the CSP's authorized boundary, the applicable NIST 800-171 practices that the CSP satisfies on your behalf are documented via an inheritance model. Module 7 covers this specifically, including how to document inherited controls in your SSP without double-counting or misrepresenting the boundary.

We have a subcontractor who handles some CUI but has not yet started their own CMMC assessment. What is our exposure?

Under DFARS 252.204-7012 and the CMMC program rule, the prime is responsible for ensuring CUI-handling subcontractors are on a compliance path. Module 8 covers the documentation you need to demonstrate good-faith flow-down management during your own assessment, even when the subcontractor's assessment is in progress rather than complete.

30-day money-back guarantee. If after a week of working through the materials this is not what you needed, reply to the receipt email and a full refund is processed. No questions, no forms.

Within 24 hours your account in the learning environment is provisioned and the tailored implementation playbook is delivered alongside it.