CMMC compliance for contract manufacturing
CMMC Compliance for Contract Manufacturing
Contract manufacturers build defense products from customer-owned CUI every day. We get your build, test, and ship operations to CMMC Level 2 without collapsing throughput or customer responsiveness.
Schedule a free consultationWhy Contract Manufacturing Companies Need CMMC Compliance
Contract manufacturers are the backbone of the defense industrial base. You receive technical data packages, bills of material, approved vendor lists, and build instructions from primes and OEMs, then turn that data into hardware on tight schedules. Almost every piece of that input data is Controlled Unclassified Information under NIST SP 800-171, and your customers increasingly expect you to prove it is protected.
The challenge is that contract manufacturing runs on shared infrastructure. A single engineering team, a single ERP, and a single shop floor serve dozens of customers simultaneously. CMMC Level 2 requires you to prove that CUI from one customer is not accessible to unauthorized staff, that configuration is controlled across the build, and that every change to the TDP is logged and authorized.
Primes such as Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, L3Harris, and General Dynamics are flowing CMMC down on new subcontracts. Contract manufacturers that cannot demonstrate Level 2 readiness will find themselves designed out of new programs and dropped from approved vendor lists.
We build CMMC programs that fit how contract manufacturers actually work, multi-customer, multi-product, build-to-print, and schedule-driven, without creating a compliance organization that slows down the plant.
Controlled Unclassified Information We Protect in Contract Manufacturing
Build-to-Print Drawings & BOMs
Customer TDPs, bills of material, and approved vendor lists that control how the product is built.
Engineering Change Notices
ECNs and ECOs that modify the configuration of CUI products.
Test Procedures & Results
ATPs, acceptance test results, and burn-in data tied to CUI products.
Customer-Furnished Equipment
CFE and GFE records that identify sensitive hardware on the shop floor.
Traceability & Serialization Data
Serial-number-level traceability records tied to DoD end items.
Purchase Orders & Statements of Work
Customer POs and SOWs citing DFARS 252.204-7012 flow-down.
What CMMC services do we provide for contract manufacturing?
End-to-end CMMC consulting, fixed-price. See how CMMC compliance works.
Gap assessment
A full review against all 110 NIST SP 800-171 controls, with a documented SPRS score and a clear picture of where your CUI lives.
Readiness assessment
A mock assessment that mirrors the official methodology, with objective evidence collection and interview coaching.
Policy and documentation
SSP, POA&M, incident response plan and the supporting policy set, written in plain English for how you operate.
Technical controls
Network segmentation, FIPS-validated encryption, MFA, audit logging, vulnerability management and endpoint hardening.
Managed compliance
Log review, vulnerability scanning, quarterly evidence refresh and annual SSP updates between assessments.
Assessment support
Scoping, scheduling, interview coaching and on-site support during your formal assessment.
Contract Manufacturing: CMMC questions
How do we segregate CUI from multiple customers?
We design role-based access controls in your ERP and file shares, add customer-tagged data classifications, and apply need-to-know policies so a program engineer only sees their program.
Does Level 2 require a separate enclave per customer?
No. One Level 2 enclave can protect CUI from many customers as long as logical access controls enforce customer-by-customer need-to-know.
Will CMMC slow down our build schedules?
Not if the program is scoped correctly. We design controls that fit around your MES and ERP workflows rather than bolting onto them.
Schedule a free CMMC consultation
We will review your contracts and DFARS clauses with you at no cost and confirm the level you need.
When was the last time you ran a cyber risk assessment?
Tell us about your environment and your contracts. We will tell you where you stand and what to fix first.