CMMC Gap Assessments
Control-by-control reviews against all 110 NIST SP 800-171 requirements to identify documentation gaps, security weaknesses, operational risks, and assessment concerns.
CMMC Level 2 Consulting Built for Real Assessment Readiness
NTS Solutions helps defense contractors prepare for CMMC Level 2 through practical NIST SP 800-171 implementation, CUI scoping, gap assessments, SSP development, POA&M remediation, and C3PAO readiness support.
Most organizations do not fail CMMC because they lack security tools. They struggle because scope is unclear, documentation does not match operations, and evidence cannot be consistently produced during assessment.
We help organizations identify those gaps before they become contract risks.
CMMC Level 2
NIST SP 800-171 aligned
SSP + POA&M
Assessment-ready documentation
CUI Scoping
Know what is in scope
C3PAO Prep
Prepare assessment evidence
CMMC SERVICES
CMMC Compliance & NIST SP 800-171 Support
System Security Plan (SSP)
Develop or refine SSP documentation that accurately reflects your environment, CUI boundaries, inherited services, and implemented controls.
POA&M Development
Build structured remediation plans with clear findings, ownership, priorities, timelines, and closure tracking.
CMMC Readiness Reviews
Pre-assessment validation focused on documentation quality, evidence readiness, and operational maturity before engaging a C3PAO.
NIST SP 800-171 Implementation
Practical guidance across access control, incident response, audit logging, system integrity, configuration management, and security operations.
Remediation Roadmaps
Prioritized plans that help organizations focus on high-risk gaps instead of wasting resources on low-impact checklist items.
READINESS CHECKLIST
Before you call yourself CMMC ready, check these areas first.
A lot of contractors believe they are close to CMMC readiness because they have security tools in place. Tools help, but assessors are looking for something more important: clear scope, accurate documentation, working controls, and evidence that proves the process is actually happening.
Use this checklist as a practical starting point. If several of these items are unclear, incomplete, or hard to prove, a gap assessment is the right next move.
1. CUI Scope Is Defined
You can clearly explain where Controlled Unclassified Information lives, how it moves, who can access it, and which systems are in scope.
2. SSP Matches Reality
Your System Security Plan accurately reflects your actual environment, system boundaries, controls, inherited services, and operational practices.
3. Access Controls Are Enforced
MFA, least privilege, account reviews, privileged access, onboarding, and offboarding are consistently managed and documented.
4. Evidence Is Available
You can produce screenshots, logs, tickets, reports, procedures, inventories, training records, and other artifacts that support control operation.
5. POA&Ms Are Managed
Findings have owners, dates, priorities, remediation actions, and closure tracking instead of sitting as open-ended compliance notes.
6. Incident Response Is Tested
Your incident response process is documented, understood, and validated so it works during a real security event or assessment review.
If you cannot prove it, it does not exist. That is the reality of evidence-based CMMC readiness.
CMMC Compliance for Defense Contractors
CMMC Level 2 requires organizations to implement and maintain all 110 security requirements defined in NIST SP 800-171. These controls span access management, incident response, audit logging, system protection, awareness training, risk assessment, and configuration management.
The challenge is not simply understanding the controls. The challenge is proving they are implemented, documented, maintained, and consistently operating.
NTS Solutions helps defense contractors align security operations, documentation, and assessment expectations to reduce compliance risk and improve audit readiness.
Common CMMC Readiness Failures
The same issues continue to appear before assessments:
- Unclear CUI boundaries and system scope
- Incomplete or outdated SSP documentation
- Policies that do not match operational reality
- Weak access control and over-permissioned accounts
- Missing audit logs or weak evidence retention
- Incomplete asset inventories
- Incident response procedures that have never been tested
- POA&Ms without ownership or remediation discipline
If you cannot prove a control is operating, it becomes a problem during assessment.
That is why CMMC readiness has to be operational, not just documentation-based.