CMMC compliance services in Tennessee

Tennessee defense contractors operate within the state's significant defense and national security research base. Fort Campbell on the Kentucky-Tennessee border near Clarksville is home to the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) and the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment. Arnold Air Force Base near Tullahoma houses the Arnold Engineering Development Complex, the world's largest aerospace testing facility. The Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Y-12 National Security Complex conduct nuclear weapons and national security research. Any Tennessee business with a DoD prime or subcontract is now encountering CMMC clauses under DFARS 252.204-7021.

Tennessee defense primes and contractors include Consolidated Nuclear Security (Y-12), BWXT Nuclear Operations, Leidos, SAIC, DXC Technology, and aerospace firms supporting Arnold AFB test programs. Tennessee businesses providing engineering analysis, materials testing, IT services, logistics, or professional support to DoD and DOE programs handle CUI and need CMMC Level 2.

Most Tennessee businesses we talk to underestimate how much CUI they actually touch. Contract drawings, program schedules, personnel rosters with clearance data, and even unclassified email threads that reference part numbers can all qualify as CUI under the National Archives registry. Once that information lands in your environment, every control in NIST 800-171 is in scope.

We specialize in CMMC for small and mid-size defense contractors. We know how to scope the CUI enclave so you are not rebuilding your whole company, how to write policies that a C3PAO will accept, and how to implement technical controls without grinding Tennessee businesses to a halt.