CMMC 2.0 · What drives the cost
What CMMC Level 2 costs, and what makes the number move.
Three bills: getting ready, closing the gaps and the assessment itself. We publish ours; the Gap Readiness Package starts at $6,000. The fixes depend on what the gap assessment finds, and the C3PAO quotes its own fee.
AccuSights is not a C3PAO, is not affiliated with the Cyber AB or the Department of Defense, and does not certify or guarantee certification. We prepare you for your CMMC assessment; we do not conduct it. Third-party assessments are subject to DoD and Cyber AB rules as published, which may change.
The three bills
What you pay for, and who sets each price.
- Getting readyScoping the CUI, the gap assessment, the System Security Plan, the POA&M and the SPRS score. Ours is a fixed fee, published where we can: the Gap Readiness Package starts at $6,000.
- Closing the gapsWhatever the gap assessment finds: multi-factor authentication, logging, FIPS-validated encryption, a GCC High tenant or an enclave, policies. It depends on where you start, so it is priced after the assessment, not before.
- The assessmentIf your contract requires certification, the C3PAO quotes and bills it, and it repeats every three years. A self-assessment costs your time and the evidence behind the score.
What makes the number move
Five things decide most of the total.
- How far the CUI spreadsEvery system, person and location that touches CUI is in scope. An enclave that contains it can shrink the assessment to a fraction of the company.
- Where your email and files liveMicrosoft 365 Commercial, GCC or GCC High, or a separate enclave: the choice changes licensing, migration and which requirements the provider already covers.
- How much is written downAn SSP and policies that already describe the environment cost less to finish than ones that start from a blank page.
- How many requirements are openThe SPRS score is a good first estimate of the remediation bill: each open requirement is a fix, and the 3- and 5-point ones are the expensive ones.
- Whether the first assessment passesA failed or deferred assessment is the most expensive line. A mock assessment before the real one costs less than a second attempt.
Which packages prepare you for it
Fixed fees for getting ready.
CMMC Level 2 Gap Readiness Package
Defense manufacturers, engineering and design firms, and IT and service suppliers of 10 to 300 people handling CUI
CMMC Self-Assessment and SPRS Score Calculation
Suppliers who need a current, defensible SPRS score now and a clear path toward Level 2 later
Mock Audit Package: SOC 2, HIPAA or CMMC
Organizations within 90 days of a SOC 2 audit, an OCR inquiry or a C3PAO assessment, and any leadership team that wants to know before it counts
Questions we get about CMMC cost
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CMMC pages: CMMC 2.0 overview · Certification path · What drives the cost · The 12-item checklist
Next step
Thirty minutes, an engineer, a fixed fee for getting ready.
Book the call and leave with your scope, which environment fits, and a written fee for the readiness work. Or leave your details and an engineer replies within one business day.
The regulator has the final say. We help interpret, scope and get you ready; we do not certify.