COMPLIANCE APPLICABILITY & SCOPING

Understand What Applies Before You Invest.

Continuum helps your leadership and IT team connect contractual cybersecurity requirements to the information you handle and the systems that support it. We document a preliminary scope and identify the decisions that need to be resolved before you commit to a larger readiness effort.

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THE BUSINESS CHALLENGE

Give your team a clearer way forward.

A new award, prime-contractor request, or unfamiliar contract clause can leave your team unsure which requirements apply—and how much of the business belongs in scope.

Who this service is for

U.S. defense primes and subcontractors entering the defense supply chain, reviewing a new contract, or uncertain where FCI/CUI moves through their environment. Especially useful for organizations with 20–500 employees and limited internal compliance capacity.

Requirements shape the work.

Applicability depends on the clauses and instructions in your contracts, the information involved, and the work your organization performs. We review those inputs with you; a company’s size or status as a defense supplier alone does not establish a universal CMMC level. Questions about contract interpretation or information designation may need confirmation from the appropriate customer or government authority.

For primary guidance, review the DoD CMMC program and NIST SP 800-171 Revision 2 publication. The baseline for your engagement is confirmed against your applicable requirements.

TANGIBLE DELIVERABLES

Know what the work produces.

The engagement is tailored to your environment. The agreed scope may include:

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

THE ENGAGEMENT PROCESS

A shared plan from the start.

Review the business context

Discuss your awards, customer requests, delivery model, and the contract materials available for review.

Trace information and systems

Work with information owners and IT to describe where relevant information enters, is used, is stored, and leaves the organization.

Document the way forward

Deliver scope assumptions, a requirements map, open decisions, and a practical sequence for the next phase of work.

QUESTIONS BEFORE YOU BEGIN

Clarity about
the engagement.

Discuss the details of your environment in a consultation. Keep public inquiries free of sensitive technical information.

Do all DoD subcontractors need the same CMMC level?

No. Relevant contract requirements, the information handled, and the applicable assessment requirements must be reviewed. The first step is to understand what your contracts and customers actually require.

Can you decide whether our information is CUI?

We help organize the information-flow review and identify questions, markings, and handling requirements. Your customer or the appropriate government authority may need to confirm the designation or clarify the information provided.

Do we need to provide sensitive files through this website?

No. The consultation form is for non-sensitive business information only. Any subsequent review of contracts or technical materials uses a separately agreed process and appropriate handling arrangements.

Is the preliminary scope an official assessment determination?

No. It is a consulting deliverable based on the information available. Scope may need refinement as systems, data flows, or assessor requirements are validated.

YOUR NEXT STEP

Discuss your compliance priorities.

Start with your requirements, current challenges, and internal capacity. We will discuss a practical scope and suitable next steps.

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