Our CMMC gap assessment evaluates your current security posture against all 110 controls in NIST SP 800-171. We interview stakeholders, review existing documentation, test technical configurations, and examine evidence artifacts to determine which controls are fully implemented, partially implemented, or missing entirely. The output is a detailed gap analysis report with a SPRS-equivalent score, a prioritized remediation plan, and a realistic timeline to assessment readiness.

For Raleigh contractors who have previously submitted SPRS scores through the DoD's Supplier Performance Risk System, we validate whether those self-reported scores accurately reflect your actual posture. Many organizations discover significant discrepancies during our assessment — discrepancies that a C3PAO assessor would flag as findings and that could trigger False Claims Act liability under DFARS 252.204-7020.

Proper scoping determines the boundary of your CMMC assessment. We trace the complete lifecycle of Controlled Unclassified Information through your organization: where it enters, how it is processed, where it is stored, who accesses it, and how it is transmitted to partners and subcontractors. For Raleigh contractors supporting Fort Liberty programs, CUI often includes technical drawings, contract performance data, and ITAR-controlled specifications that flow through email, file shares, collaboration platforms, and ERP systems.

By defining the CUI boundary precisely, we minimize the scope of your assessment environment — which directly reduces the cost and complexity of both remediation and the C3PAO assessment itself. We help organizations implement CUI enclaves that isolate regulated data from general business operations, allowing the bulk of your IT environment to operate outside the CMMC assessment scope while still protecting every piece of CUI with the required controls.

The System Security Plan is the foundational document that a C3PAO assessor will use to understand your security environment. It describes your system boundary, identifies the security controls implemented for each of the 110 NIST 800-171 requirements, documents how each control is implemented in your specific environment, and identifies responsible parties. We develop SSPs that are thorough enough to satisfy assessors but practical enough that your team can maintain them as your environment evolves.

Alongside the SSP, we create the supporting policy library: access control policies, incident response plans, media protection procedures, awareness training programs, and all other documentation required to demonstrate organizational commitment to the security controls. For Raleigh contractors handling ITAR data, we incorporate export-control provisions that address the intersection of CMMC and International Traffic in Arms Regulations.

Gap analysis without remediation is just a report. Our team implements the technical controls required to close identified gaps: configuring multi-factor authentication, deploying endpoint detection and response, establishing encrypted communications channels, implementing audit logging and SIEM integration, hardening Active Directory and Entra ID configurations, and configuring data loss prevention controls for CUI. We work alongside your IT team or, if you lack internal IT resources, serve as your implementation partner.

For small Raleigh contractors who lack the infrastructure for on-premises compliance, we design and implement cloud-based CUI enclaves using Microsoft GCC High, AWS GovCloud, or other FedRAMP-authorized platforms that satisfy CMMC requirements while reducing the hardware and staffing burden of maintaining a compliant on-premises environment.

When you are ready for your C3PAO assessment, we prepare your team through mock assessments that simulate the assessor experience. We review every control against the CMMC Assessment Guide scoring methodology, verify that evidence artifacts are organized and accessible, brief your personnel on how to respond to assessor interviews, and identify any last-minute gaps that could generate findings. During the actual C3PAO assessment, we serve as your advisory support, available to answer questions and provide context without interfering with the assessor's independent evaluation.

Our clients consistently achieve CMMC certification on their first assessment attempt. We do not let organizations go to assessment until we are confident they will pass, because a failed assessment wastes time, money, and assessor availability in an already-constrained market.

CMMC certification is not a one-time event. The DoD expects continuous compliance between assessment cycles. PTG deploys AI-powered compliance monitoring that continuously validates your CMMC controls against the 110 NIST 800-171 requirements. Machine learning algorithms detect configuration drift, identify policy violations, and flag evidence gaps before they become assessment findings. Automated dashboards provide real-time visibility into your compliance posture, enabling proactive remediation rather than reactive scrambling before audits.

Our AI compliance tools also automate evidence collection — pulling screenshots, log exports, configuration reports, and policy acknowledgments into organized evidence packages that map directly to CMMC assessment objectives. For Raleigh contractors managing the administrative burden of CMMC alongside daily operations, this automation reduces compliance labor by forty to sixty percent while improving evidence quality and reducing the risk of human error.