§ 00 Self-Service Readiness

Know your position before someone else assesses it.

Three tools built by a CMMC Registered Practitioner for small defense contractors who need a defensible answer, not a sales call. Work through the controls at your own pace and walk out with something you can stand behind.

Find your position
FCI only

You handle contract information, not CUI

Your contracts carry FAR 52.204-21. Seventeen basic safeguarding requirements, and an annual affirmation you have to be able to defend.

CUI in scope

DFARS 252.204-7012 is in your contract

You are scored against all 110 NIST SP 800-171 Rev 2 controls, you owe SPRS a score, and every gap needs a POA&M behind it.

Already scored

Your number is in SPRS and you are not sure it holds

Most self-scores fail on methodology, not effort. A second set of eyes before a prime or a C3PAO asks you to explain it.

§ 01 The Tools

Pick the one that matches your contract.

Every tool is self-paced and includes 12 months of access. Nothing here replaces a certification assessment, and none of it is priced like it does.

GAC-TOOL-001

Level 1 Self-Assessment Tool

Scope: FCI · FAR 52.204-21
$497One time

Walk all 17 basic safeguarding requirements and reach a defensible met / not met position on each one.

  • All 17 practices, one at a time, in plain language
  • Met / not met determination with the reasoning captured
  • Prompts telling you what evidence backs each answer
  • Annual affirmation support for your SPRS entry
  • Gap list you can hand to your IT provider
  • 12 months of access, revisit any time
  • Level 1 is a pass / fail affirmation. It does not produce a numerical SPRS score.
Level 1 details
Most Level 1 contractors finish in one sitting
GAC-ADD-006

SPRS Score Validation

Scope: Advisory review
$750Per review

You already scored yourself. This is an independent review of whether that score survives scrutiny.

  • Independent review of your scoring against the DoD methodology
  • Scope and boundary check before the math is trusted
  • Control-by-control findings where our read differs from yours
  • POA&M and affirmation date sanity check
  • Written Validation Report you can put in front of a prime
  • Live debrief walkthrough of every finding
  • Five business day turnaround
SPRS Validation details
Best value after the Level 2 tool
§ 02 Side by Side

What each one actually gives you.

  Level 1 Level 2 SPRS Validation
Price$497$1,497$750
SKUGAC-TOOL-001GAC-TOOL-002GAC-ADD-006
Applies whenYou handle FCI onlyYou handle CUIYou have already scored
Controls covered17 practices110 controlsYour existing scoring
StandardFAR 52.204-21NIST SP 800-171 Rev 2DoD assessment methodology
SPRS score producedNo, affirmation onlyYesReviewed, not produced
Policy documentsNot includedLevel 2 Policy Mini-SetNot included
POA&M supportGap list onlyFull POA&M structureReviewed for defensibility
Human reviewSelf-pacedSelf-pacedPractitioner-led
Written deliverableAssessment recordAssessment record and score exportValidation Report
TurnaroundImmediate accessImmediate accessFive business days
§ 03 How It Works

Four steps from purchase to a position you can defend.

Step 01

Set your boundary

Before any control gets scored, the tool walks you through what is in scope. Get the boundary wrong and every number after it is wrong too.

Step 02

Work the controls

One control at a time, in language your team actually uses. Each one asks what you have implemented and what proves it.

Step 03

Build the record

Your answers assemble into the assessment record, gap list, and supporting documents. This is the paperwork a prime asks for.

Step 04

Submit and defend

Take your result to SPRS. If you want a second opinion before you do, add the Validation review.

§ 04 Who Built This

A practitioner who has been on your side of the desk.

Globe-America Consulting is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business working exclusively with small and mid-size Defense Industrial Base contractors. These tools carry the same guidance we give advisory clients, without the retainer.

20 YR
U.S. Air Force
RP
CMMC Registered Practitioner
ISO
9001 Lead Auditor
LSS
Master Black Belt
§ 05 Questions

The ones we get asked first.

The CMMC Phase 2 rollout was paused. Do I still need to do this?

Yes. The pause affects the phase-in schedule for certification assessment requirements. It does not remove the Level 1 and Level 2 self-assessment obligations already in effect, and it does not touch what your prime is contractually flowing down to you.

If a clause is in your contract today, it is enforceable today. Waiting on a schedule change is not a compliance position.

How do I know whether I need Level 1 or Level 2?

It comes down to what information your contract puts in your hands. If you receive Federal Contract Information and nothing more, you are at Level 1. If Controlled Unclassified Information is in scope, generally signaled by DFARS 252.204-7012 in your contract, you are at Level 2.

If you are not certain which applies, do not guess and do not buy. Book a consultation and we will read the clauses with you first.

Does the Level 1 tool give me an SPRS score?

No. Level 1 is a pass or fail affirmation, not a numerical score. You either meet all 17 requirements or you do not. Any tool selling you a Level 1 SPRS score is describing something that does not exist.

Do I need FIPS-validated encryption?

That is a Level 2 requirement, not a Level 1 requirement. FIPS 140 validated cryptography applies where CUI is protected. If you are Level 1 and someone has told you to go buy FIPS validated products, get a second read before you spend the money.

Is this the same as a certified assessment?

No, and it is not sold as one. These tools support the self-assessment work you are responsible for. Certification assessments at Level 2 are conducted by an authorized C3PAO. What these tools do is get you to the point where that assessment is survivable instead of expensive.

I already submitted a score. Is the Validation review worth it?

If you scored yourself without an outside read, it is worth checking. The most common problems we find are not arithmetic. They are scope drawn too wide or too narrow, partial credit claimed where the methodology does not allow it, and POA&M items with no closure path behind them.

A score you cannot explain in a meeting is a liability whether or not the math was right.

How long do I have access?

Twelve months from purchase for both self-assessment tools. Remediation takes time and your answers change as you close gaps, so you can return and rescore throughout the year.

What if I need more than a tool?

Then say so and we will scope it. The tools are the entry point to a full advisory engagement, and what you spend here is not wasted work. The assessment record you build carries directly into the engagement.

§ 06 Next Step

Start with the one that fits your contract.

If you are not sure which that is, book a call. We would rather point you at the right tool than sell you the wrong one.