CMMC 2.0 for DoD Suppliers: The 110 Controls That Require Architecture Decisions

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NIST SP 800-171 Rev 2 security requirements across 14 control families â€” every one requires an engineering decision

CMMC 2.0 Level 2 requires compliance with all 110 practices in NIST SP 800-171 Rev 2 across 14 control families. The distinction between self-assessment (allowed for some contracts) and C3PAO assessment (required for contracts involving sensitive programs) determines your compliance timeline and cost. The 110 controls are not documentation exercises â€” Access Control (AC) requires technical enforcement, not policy statements. Incident Response (IR) requires tested procedures with evidence. System and Communications Protection (SC) requires encryption and network segmentation that must be in the architecture before a C3PAO assessment begins.

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