Important CMMC Update
On July 13, 2026, the Department of War announced a suspension of phases 2, 3, and 4 of the implementation of CMMC, with phase 2 being previously required by November 2026. We are following these developments closely and advising clients accordingly. Each client is unique with respect to how CMMC requirements intersect with their business. As such, the impact this announcement has on each client is similarly unique.
Now is the time to strengthen your posture and be ready when requirements resume.
CMMC Advisory Services
What a CMMC-Ready MSP Partnership Actually Looks Like
Your compliance posture is only as strong as the partner managing your systems.
Most defense manufacturers focus their CMMC preparation on internal controls. That’s necessary — but it’s not the whole picture. When you self-attest to NIST 800-171A, you are attesting for yourself and on behalf of any partner that touches your in-scope systems, especially your MSP. If your technology partner cannot stand behind that attestation, your officers are the ones signing their name to the gap. If your MSP touches your in-scope systems, network, or data, their security posture becomes your audit exposure.
The question isn’t just whether you’re ready. It’s whether your technology partner is too.
Skin in the Game
Vertikal6 built and maintains its own environment against the full CMMC Level 2 baseline, the same 110 controls our clients face, and we were preparing for third party assessment when the Department paused the program. The deadline has moved. Our posture has not. We are navigating the same documentation requirements, control requirements, and evidence standards your organization faces. That’s not a marketing claim. It’s firsthand accountability.
Because of our own certification journey, we know exactly where the friction hides: the evidence gaps that accumulate without a clear owner, the policy drift that happens between assessment cycles, the documentation that looks complete until an assessor starts asking for proof. We help manufacturers find those gaps before an evaluator does.
What the Partnership Looks Like
Gap assessment.
We map your current environment against all 110 CMMC Level 2 practices, score maturity levels, and identify the highest-risk areas by audit impact. You leave with a clear picture of where you stand and what the remediation path requires.
Remediation with accountability.
We build a roadmap with explicit owners, evidence requirements, and timelines your team can execute. We’re in the work with you — not handing you a report and stepping back.
Ongoing compliance posture.
CMMC isn’t a project with a finish line. We manage the evidence collection, policy maintenance, and control monitoring that keeps your posture defensible between assessments — so you’re not rebuilding from scratch at the next cycle.
Book a Gap Assessment
We have scoping sessions available this quarter. In 60 minutes, you’ll have a concrete picture of where your environment stands against CMMC Level 2 requirements and what it would take to be ready for assessment. No commitment required.
