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Title card: How to Calculate Your SPRS Score (With a Worked Example)

How to Calculate Your SPRS Score (With a Worked...

SPRS scores start at 110 and lose 5, 3 or 1 point for each unmet NIST 800-171 requirement, down to a minimum of −203. A worked example shows the math...

How to Calculate Your SPRS Score (With a Worked...

SPRS scores start at 110 and lose 5, 3 or 1 point for each unmet NIST 800-171 requirement, down to a minimum of −203. A worked example shows the math...

Title card: CMMC Level 1 Self-Assessment: The 15 Requirements Explained

CMMC Level 1 Self-Assessment: The 15 Requiremen...

All 15 CMMC Level 1 requirements from FAR 52.204-21, quoted verbatim and explained in plain English, plus how the annual self-assessment, SPRS entry and affirmation work.

CMMC Level 1 Self-Assessment: The 15 Requiremen...

All 15 CMMC Level 1 requirements from FAR 52.204-21, quoted verbatim and explained in plain English, plus how the annual self-assessment, SPRS entry and affirmation work.

Title card: CMMC in 2026: Phase 2 Is Paused. What Do You Still Owe?

CMMC in 2026: Phase 2 Is Paused. What Do You St...

CMMC third-party assessments are paused and being removed from contracts, but self-assessments, SPRS scores, annual affirmations and DFARS 7012 duties still apply. Here is what you owe and what to...

CMMC in 2026: Phase 2 Is Paused. What Do You St...

CMMC third-party assessments are paused and being removed from contracts, but self-assessments, SPRS scores, annual affirmations and DFARS 7012 duties still apply. Here is what you owe and what to...

Not ready to buy? Start with the free CMMC Level 1 checklist

15 plain-English questions, one per FAR 52.204-21 requirement, to find the gaps before you affirm in SPRS.