Trusted CMMC 2.0 Experts Guiding You Every Step of the Way.
Partner with Echelon’s certified professionals to simplify compliance, accelerate readiness, and protect your DoD contracts.
Partner with Echelon’s certified professionals to simplify compliance, accelerate readiness, and protect your DoD contracts.
As CMMC 2.0 requirements have taken effect in for Department of Defense contracts since November 10, 2025, defense contractors must demonstrate compliance to remain eligible for future opportunities. DoD contractors requiring Level 2 Certification must align with NIST 800-171, and achieve verification through an authorized C3PAO.
Not sure which level your organization is at? Check out our Guide for Defense Contractors to understand CMMC 2.0 requirements and determine the right path for your business.
The CMMC 2.0 rollout will occur in four phases from 2025 through 2028. Early on, only self-assessments are needed, while third-party certification becomes mandatory starting in 2026. Understanding this timeline is key to planning your compliance journey, and avoiding surprises.
As a Registered Provider Organization (RPO) with certified Registered Practitioners (RP), Echelon guides contractors through the entire CMMC Level 2 process – from defining scope and conducting gap analyses to implementing required controls and coordinating certification with our trusted Cyber AB authorized C3PAO partners.
Echelon makes CMMC 2.0 Compliance practical, achievable, and efficient for small and mid-size contractors.
"As a CMMC Registered Practitioner, I understand the full certification process inside and out. Our team is prepared to guide clients confidently through every step — scoping, gap analysis, and remediation — and ensure they are fully prepared for their C3PAO audit so they can achieve compliance efficiently and with peace of mind."
— Kelsey Cunningham
Cybersecurity Manager + CMMC Registered Practitioner
DEFENSE SUPPLIER EXPERTISE
We understand the unique needs of small and midsize DoD subcontractors, making CMMC achievable for organizations with limited resources.
RAPID ONBOARDING. NO BACKLOG OR WAITING PERIODS.
Get started immediately. Our streamlined onboarding process allows you to begin your CMMC journey in weeks, not quarters.
GET MICROSOFT GCC RIGHT, THE FIRST TIME.
Navigate Microsoft GCC High licensing with expert guidance, from eligibility to configuration, and ensure full DoD compliance.
SEAMLESS CMMC LEVEL 2 CERTIFICATION
Echelon’s experts guide you through every step of Level 2 preparation and connect you directly with our Cyber AB authorize C3PAOs partners, for smooth and efficient certification process.
Our CMMC 2.0 advisory services are designed to help you map the current state of your cybersecurity program against CMMC requirements, identify any gaps, and help you plan and prioritize remediation efforts.
Echelon delivers an end-to-end approach, from readiness to certification and continuous compliance.
During this phase, Echelon works with your team to identify and define the organizational and technical boundaries of your CMMC 2.0 environment. We conduct in-depth technology survey workshops to understand how Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) and Federal Contract Information (FCI) flow across your systems.
Our team analyzes this information to determine which assets, systems, and processes fall within scope for assessment. The outcome is a clearly defined and right-sized boundary, creating a strong foundation for the next phases of your CMMC 2.0 compliance journey.
The gap assessment phase of the CMMC compliance process evaluates the current state of your cybersecurity maturity program against the CMMC 2.0 practice and process requirements.
We use the assessment methodology defined in NIST Special Publication 800-171 R2 to evaluate all of the CUI security requirement families. The outcome will be a comprehensive report outlining the current state of compliance along with detailed recommendations to achieve the desired state.
As part of the outcome of the CMMC 2.0 Gap Assessment we will help you define and document a phased remediation strategy and roadmap that puts your organization on a path to achieve compliance and make long-lasting cybersecurity improvements.
Once the roadmap is in place, we can provide you with on-going support and assistance at various levels within your cybersecurity program. Depending on your own internal capabilities and commitments, we can assist from an overall project management and strategic guidance standpoint, or help you at the task level with engineering, project management and control implementation.
When your organization reaches the point of gap closure and the to-do list is complete, you are nearing the audit milestone. Prior to having an independent third party perform the audit we recommend performing a pre-audit assessment.
This pre-audit assessment is much like the gap assessment; however the pre-audit assessment will allow us to dive a little deeper to gain extra assurance that your organization is ready to pass the upcoming CMMC 2.0 assessment.
When your organization is ready for the official third-party audit, Echelon helps to ensure a smooth and efficient certification process. We connect you directly with our trusted network of Cyber AB–authorized C3PAO partners and guide you through every step of the assessment.
Our team works closely with you and the assessors, helping to organize documentation, respond to evidence requests, and manage communication, so your audit stays on track and runs efficiently from start to finish.
After achieving CMMC 2.0 certification, maintaining compliance and security maturity requires ongoing oversight and support. Through Echelon’s Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) and Managed Security Services (MSSP), we help your organization sustain compliance year-round.
Our team provides continuous monitoring, policy maintenance, and strategic guidance to ensure your controls remain effective and aligned with evolving CMMC and NIST 800-171 requirements, keeping your organization audit-ready and resilient long after certification.
Echelon accelerates your CMMC Level 2 readiness
with proven frameworks and zero backlog.
Depending on your organization’s current cybersecurity maturity, achieving certification typically takes 3–6 months. Echelon accelerates this process with predefined scoping templates, gap assessments, and rapid remediation planning, reducing delays and avoiding contractor backlogs.
Echelon Risk + Cyber, a Registered Provider Organization (RPO) with certified Registered Practitioners (RPs), guides contractors through every stage of Level 2 compliance. Services include scoping workshops, gap analysis, remediation support, pre-audit readiness, and coordination with authorized C3PAO partners for certification.
Costs vary based on your environment’s size, system complexity, and remediation needs. Echelon offers flexible engagement models, project-based or managed services, to align with your budget, resources, and compliance goals.
Start by identifying your compliance scope, conducting a Gap Analysis against NIST 800-171 controls, and developing a remediation plan. Echelon’s RPO-certified consultants can accelerate this process, ensuring you’re audit-ready before deadlines.
Yes. Echelon specializes in guiding contractors through the selection, licensing, and configuration of Microsoft Office 365 GCC High, a key step for compliance and secure collaboration with DoD systems.
Yes. Echelon provides continuous monitoring and vCISO support to maintain compliance posture, address new requirements, and simplify your next certification cycle.
