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BUILT FOR THE DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE

Protect Your Defense Contracts.Build Defensible Cybersecurity Compliance.

Continuum helps small and midsize defense contractors navigate NIST SP 800-171, DFARS, and applicable CMMC requirements through compliance assessments, evidence validation, documentation, remediation coordination, and ongoing readiness support.

Specialized support for defense contractors handling FCI and CUI.
BUILT ON PRECISION.
PREPARED WITH PURPOSE.
YOUR MISSION.
OUR FOCUS.
CMMC READINESSNIST SP 800-171DFARS REQUIREMENTSFCI / CUI SCOPING

OCTOBER 2026 REGULATORY UPDATE

CMMC Phase II Is Paused. Your Cybersecurity Obligations Are Not.

On July 13, 2026, the Department suspended the CMMC Phase II transition originally scheduled for November 10, 2026. Phase I self-assessment requirements remain in place.

Applicable defense-contract cybersecurity obligations still matter. Review your contract clauses, customer instructions, FCI/CUI environment, implementation evidence, and assessment requirements before deciding what to do next.

Continuum helps you address the requirements that apply today and maintain readiness as the program evolves.

Last reviewed: October 15, 2026 · Official sources

Understand Your Compliance Requirements

BUILT FOR TEAMS LIKE YOURS

Defense compliance.
Built around your business.

We help U.S. defense contractors understand applicable requirements, validate implementation, close compliance gaps, and maintain assessment readiness. Our primary fit is a 30–250 person organization within the broader 20–500 employee defense supply chain.

20–500employees
Focused support for limited internal teams.

BUSINESS CONCERNS. PRACTICAL ANSWERS.

01

Know what applies to your contracts.

Clarify obligations, customer expectations, and FCI/CUI scope before investing.

02

Show how controls actually operate.

Connect policies and SSP descriptions to implementation and evidence.

03

Make remediation manageable.

Prioritize gaps, assign owners, and coordinate with technical providers.

04

Keep compliance work moving.

Support IT leaders, security managers, and executives with a repeatable operating plan.

Defense engineering & aerospace
Manufacturing, electronics & components
Defense technology & federal technical services

CHOOSE YOUR STARTING POINT

What does your team need today?

02 / YOUR NEXT STEP

Find the gaps.

Know the requirement, but need to validate implementation, documentation, and evidence?

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03 / YOUR NEXT STEP

Keep compliance moving.

Need steady support for evidence, documentation, remediation tracking, and reviews?

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EXPERTISE BEHIND CONTINUUM

Federal assessment experience.
Practical compliance execution.

Continuum brings federal cybersecurity risk, control-assessment, documentation, and evidence-review experience to a founder-led approach for defense contractors. Clear scope, traceable findings, and defined responsibilities guide the work.

Ivan Nlondock, founder of Continuum Consulting & Services

FEDERAL ASSESSMENT DISCIPLINE.
PRACTICAL COMPLIANCE SUPPORT.

MEET THE FOUNDER

Ivan Nlondock

Founder & Engagement Lead, Continuum Consulting & Services

Ivan is a cybersecurity risk and security control assessment professional with more than 10 years of experience supporting federal information systems. His work spans the NIST Risk Management Framework, control testing, evidence validation, security documentation, and continuous monitoring.

  • NIST RMF and security control assessment
  • SSP, SAP, SAR, risk assessment, and POA&M documentation
  • Evidence review and control implementation validation
  • Corrective-action tracking and continuous monitoring

Master of Science in Cybersecurity, University of Maryland Global Campus, 2020

Each engagement is evaluated against its applicable NIST SP 800-171, DFARS, and CMMC requirements. Official certification assessments are performed by appropriately authorized or accredited assessment organizations.

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COMPLIANCE EXECUTION, END TO END

Clear deliverables.
Work that moves you forward.

Start with the requirement.
Connect the evidence. Maintain the work.

01

Compliance Applicability & Scoping

Understand What Applies Before You Invest.

Unclear requirements or information boundaries make compliance investment difficult.

Key deliverables
  • Review of cybersecurity requirements in the contract materials you provide
  • FCI/CUI information-flow analysis with your designated information owners
  • Preliminary system boundary and scope documentation
  • Identification of potentially applicable assessment requirements
  • Record of open questions for your customer, contracting officer, or technical providers
  • Prioritized compliance action plan and recommended next engagement
EXPECTED BUSINESS OUTCOME

Documented requirements, scope assumptions, and a prioritized starting plan.

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02

NIST 800-171 Gap Assessments

Identify Compliance Gaps Before They Become Business Risks.

Your team needs to know which implementation and evidence gaps remain.

Key deliverables
  • Requirement-level gap analysis against the agreed baseline
  • Review of existing control implementation and relevant documentation
  • Evidence inventory with validation observations
  • Prioritized findings with clear descriptions of the identified gaps
  • Remediation roadmap with proposed sequencing and responsible roles
  • Executive summary for leadership decisions and resource planning
EXPECTED BUSINESS OUTCOME

Requirement-level findings and an actionable remediation roadmap.

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03

Documentation & Evidence Management

Build Documentation That Reflects Your Actual Security Environment.

SSPs, policies, and evidence need to match how your environment operates.

Key deliverables
  • System Security Plan development or update support
  • POA&M development and maintenance support, where applicable
  • Policies and procedures tailored to agreed operational practices
  • Organized evidence index mapped to relevant requirements
  • Control implementation documentation and evidence-gap tracking
  • Assessment preparation materials and document review responsibilities
EXPECTED BUSINESS OUTCOME

Traceable documentation and an evidence package your team can maintain.

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04

Remediation Planning & Coordination

Turn Compliance Findings Into Action.

Findings need priorities, accountable owners, and coordinated technical support.

Key deliverables
  • Remediation plan connecting findings to specific actions
  • Prioritization based on risk, applicable requirements, and business dependencies
  • Assignment of responsible roles and agreed checkpoints
  • Coordination with your IT team and qualified technical providers
  • Progress tracking, dependency management, and management reporting
  • Validation of supporting evidence following reported remediation
EXPECTED BUSINESS OUTCOME

A shared remediation plan with tracked actions and completion evidence.

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05

CMMC Assessment Preparation

Prepare With Confidence. Validate Before Assessment.

Your documentation, evidence, and personnel need a structured readiness review.

Key deliverables
  • Readiness reviews against the agreed assessment scope and baseline
  • Mock assessment preparation and structured walkthroughs
  • Evidence verification and documentation consistency review
  • Personnel interview preparation and responsibility mapping
  • Outstanding-gap register with recommended preparation actions
  • Assessment coordination support and request tracking, as agreed
EXPECTED BUSINESS OUTCOME

Clear outstanding gaps and coordinated preparation for the applicable assessment.

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06

Managed Compliance Services

Maintain Readiness Beyond the Initial Assessment.

Compliance work needs consistent attention without a large internal GRC team.

Key deliverables
  • Compliance calendar management and recurring task tracking
  • Evidence-maintenance coordination and review checkpoints
  • SSP and documentation update coordination
  • Remediation tracking and escalation of unresolved items
  • Periodic compliance reviews within the agreed scope
  • Management reporting on progress, dependencies, and decisions
  • Ongoing assessment-readiness support
EXPECTED BUSINESS OUTCOME

A repeatable calendar for evidence, documentation, reviews, and reporting.

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Continuum provides readiness consulting and preparation services. Official CMMC certification assessments must be performed by appropriately authorized or accredited assessment organizations.

HOW WE WORK

Structured support.
Shared accountability.

From initial assessment to ongoing compliance, Continuum provides a structured approach to managing cybersecurity obligations.

01

Discover

Understand your business, contractual obligations, systems, and compliance challenges.

A defined starting point
02

Assess

Evaluate current implementation, documentation, and supporting evidence.

Evidence-backed findings
03

Plan

Develop a prioritized remediation and compliance roadmap with clear responsibilities.

A practical plan of work
04

Execute

Coordinate documentation, evidence development, and applicable remediation activities.

Accountable execution
05

Maintain

Support ongoing compliance operations, updates, and assessment readiness.

A repeatable operating rhythm

One plan. Your team, aligned.

Compliance work stays connected to leadership priorities, technical ownership, and documented evidence. Technical implementation is scoped with your internal team or qualified providers.

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FIND YOUR STARTING POINT

Check Your
Compliance
Readiness.

A short questionnaire about your business, requirements, and current program. Get an educational summary and a practical next step.

No email required for resultsNo compliance or certification score

High-level business information only. Please do not submit CUI, credentials, network diagrams, or sensitive technical artifacts.

COMPLIANCE READINESS SNAPSHOT01 / 12

What industry best describes your organization?

Choose the closest match to your primary business.

Educational guidance, not an official CMMC assessment, certification decision, or compliance score. Results and download require no email. Answers stay in your browser unless you choose to share them and submit the consultation form.

SCOPED TO YOUR NEEDS

Flexible Engagements Built
Around Your Compliance Needs.

Final pricing depends on system scope, applicable requirements, organizational complexity, current compliance maturity, required deliverables, and technical remediation needs. Technical implementation and official assessment fees are scoped separately where applicable.

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CLARITY FOR YOUR NEXT DECISION

Defense Contractor
Compliance Resources.

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PUT THE GUIDANCE TO WORK

See the deliverables. Start with a useful template.

Explore illustrative findings, editable evidence and remediation templates, and an annotated SSP outline. No email required.

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A LITTLE MORE CLARITY

Good questions.
Straight answers.

Your environment and contracts determine the right starting point.

Read the 2026 requirements guide
What does the CMMC Phase II pause mean for our business?

The July 2026 suspension changes the Phase II transition, not every cybersecurity obligation. Review your actual solicitation, contract clauses, prime-contractor instructions, and FCI/CUI environment. Phase I self-assessment requirements remain in place. Our current regulatory guide explains the distinction.

Does Continuum perform official CMMC certification assessments?

Continuum provides readiness consulting and preparation services. Official CMMC certification assessments must be performed by appropriately authorized or accredited assessment organizations. We can help organize evidence, prepare personnel, and coordinate readiness activities; the official assessment decision belongs to the relevant assessment organization.

Can you work with our internal IT team or MSP?

Yes. Continuum provides compliance assessments, documentation, evidence validation, and remediation coordination. Technical configuration changes, scans, engineering, and implementation are performed by your internal team or separately scoped qualified providers. Responsibilities and costs are defined in the engagement.

Can we start with an existing SSP or self-assessment?

Yes. Existing documentation and assessment records provide a starting point. We review whether they match your current environment, applicable requirements, implementation, and supporting evidence before recommending targeted updates.

What affects cost and timing?

System scope, contractual requirements, organizational complexity, current compliance maturity, required deliverables, and technical remediation needs drive the scope. You receive a written proposal with responsibilities, deliverables, assumptions, and pricing before an engagement begins.

What happens after we request a consultation?

Your inquiry is saved for Continuum to review. We use your preferred contact method to discuss scheduling and fit. Submitting a request does not automatically book a meeting. The introductory discussion identifies potential next steps; it is not a complete assessment.

SCHEDULE A COMPLIANCE READINESS CONSULTATION

Understand Your Requirements. Identify Your Gaps. Build Your Compliance Roadmap.

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CHOOSE A TIME THAT WORKS FOR YOU

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WHAT TO EXPECT

Discussion of applicable requirements

Your current compliance challenges

Preliminary view of potential scope

Recommended next steps

Suitable engagement options

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