COMPLIANCE & NIST 800-171

Compliance-aware IT for Middle Georgia businesses.

For defense contractors, federal subs, and regulated businesses that need their IT to support a compliance posture that holds up. We align with NIST 800-171 and support SPRS scoring. We operate cleanly alongside CMMC consultancies. We're not your CMMC certifier, and that's the point.

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What this page is about.

If you’re a Middle Georgia business with federal contract exposure (especially Robins AFB-adjacent work), or you’re operating in an industry where customers and insurers are pushing cybersecurity requirements down to you, the IT side of compliance has gotten harder. We help with the IT side. We don’t sell certifications, and we’ll tell you straight up what we do and don’t do.

What we do.

NIST 800-171 alignment. We design, deploy, and maintain IT environments that align with the 110 controls in NIST SP 800-171. That includes access control, configuration management, audit logging, incident response, system and communications protection, and the rest of the families. We document what we deploy so it shows up in a Body of Evidence, not just in your head.

SPRS scoring support. We help you produce and maintain an honest SPRS self-assessment score. We don’t inflate scores, and we don’t help anyone else inflate theirs. The score is a starting point for the work, not a marketing exercise.

System Security Plan (SSP) and POA&M support. Most contractors need an SSP and a Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&M) that reflect their actual environment. We help build the IT-side content of both, in coordination with whoever owns your overall compliance program.

CUI handling and segmentation. When you’re handling Controlled Unclassified Information, the IT environment around that data needs specific controls. Network segmentation, access restrictions, audit logging, encryption at rest and in transit. We design and operate the technical pieces.

Coexistence with your CMMC consultancy. A lot of contractors are working with a separate CMMC consultancy or RPO. We’re built to coexist. Your consultancy owns the certification path. We own the IT environment that has to pass the assessment. Clear lanes, fewer surprises.

What we don’t do.

We’re not a CMMC-certified MSP today, and we’re not a C3PAO. We don’t sell CMMC certifications, and we don’t pretend our IT services automatically produce a passing assessment.

What we do is build and maintain IT environments that an honest assessor would find aligned with the underlying NIST 800-171 controls. The certification work is separate. We’ve worked with consultancies and we’ll work with yours.

If you need a turnkey “we’ll get you certified” engagement, we’re not it. If you need a competent local IT team that can sit alongside a CMMC consultancy and run the technical environment correctly, that’s our lane.

Why this matters in Middle Georgia.

Robins Air Force Base in Warner Robins drives roughly $4.48 billion in regional economic activity. The contractor population in our service area runs into the hundreds. Most of those firms are subject to NIST 800-171 today through DFARS 252.204-7012, and CMMC 2.0 is rolling through contracting clauses in phases.

What we’re seeing on the ground: contracts coming up for renewal increasingly carry CMMC clauses, and internal IT staff aren’t equipped to handle the documentation burden. Existing IT providers tend to be positioned as general SMB MSPs without fluency in the control families. Owners get stuck between a compliance consultancy that doesn’t run their IT and an IT provider that doesn’t understand compliance.

That’s the gap we fill.

Who this is for.

Defense contractors and federal subcontractors in the Robins AFB ecosystem. Engineering firms with federal work, manufacturers in the aerospace tier, and construction or facility-support firms with federal contracts. Administrative businesses with federal payor exposure also fit, as do any owner-led businesses in our service area being asked to prove their cybersecurity posture in writing.

We’re a particularly good fit when you’re not yet at the scale where you can hire a dedicated compliance manager but you’ve outgrown what an in-house IT generalist can carry alone.

Frequently asked questions.

What is NIST 800-171?

NIST Special Publication 800-171 is a federal cybersecurity framework that defines 110 controls for protecting Controlled Unclassified Information in non-federal systems. Defense contractors and many other federal subcontractors are required to implement these controls under DFARS 252.204-7012.

What is SPRS and why does it matter?

SPRS (Supplier Performance Risk System) is the DoD system where contractors report their NIST 800-171 self-assessment scores. A current SPRS score is required for most DoD contracts that involve CUI. Scores range from -203 to 110.

What is CMMC 2.0?

The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) 2.0 is the DoD's program for verifying that defense contractors have implemented cybersecurity controls. Level 1 covers FCI, Level 2 covers CUI, and Level 3 covers the most sensitive contracts. CMMC 2.0 is rolling out through DoD contract clauses in phases.

Are you CMMC certified?

No. We're not a CMMC-certified MSP today and we don't market ourselves as one. We align with NIST 800-171 in how we design and operate IT environments, and we work alongside CMMC consultancies that handle certification.

Will hiring you get me to CMMC Level 2?

Hiring us gets you a competent IT environment that supports CMMC Level 2 compliance. The certification itself is a separate engagement with a CMMC consultancy or C3PAO.

What's the difference between FCI and CUI?

Federal Contract Information (FCI) is non-public information you handle under a federal contract. Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) is more sensitive and triggers stricter controls. Your contract or contracting officer can clarify which applies.

Can you help if my prime contractor is asking about my cybersecurity?

Yes. We help you understand what your prime is asking for, deploy the relevant controls, and produce the documentation they need to see.

How long does NIST 800-171 alignment take?

Depends on where you're starting. A business already running modern infrastructure with strong baseline practices might need 30-90 days of focused work. A business starting from a fragmented environment might need 6-12 months.

Do you handle classified work?

No. Classified information requires specialized facilities and clearances we don't operate. We work with CUI and FCI on unclassified systems.

Ready to talk?

If you're staring at a federal contract clause you don't fully understand, or your prime just sent you a cybersecurity questionnaire, the next step is a conversation.

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