BlueKey IT helps Arizona defense contractors and suppliers get ready for NIST 800-171 and CMMC, from scoping and gap review to documentation and assessment preparation, delivered from our Mesa office.
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Read All ReviewsIf your Arizona company handles Federal Contract Information or Controlled Unclassified Information, you are expected to protect it now. We help you find where that data lives, close the gaps, and document the controls so you can answer your customers with confidence.
CMMC rules are in motion. Third-party (Phase II) certification is suspended, but Phase I is still in effect: Level 1 and Level 2 self-assessments, SPRS scores, and annual affirmations are still required, and DFARS 252.204-7012 still requires NIST SP 800-171 for CUI.
For the latest status, read Where CMMC Stands Today on our CMMC Compliance page, or the background guide What Is CMMC Certification.
The Valley has a deep base of companies that build parts and provide services for aerospace and defense: precision machine shops, electronics manufacturers, engineering firms, and the semiconductor supply chain along the Chandler corridor. Many are small and mid-sized suppliers, and many receive cybersecurity requirements from the prime contractors above them.
Our office is in Mesa, at 916 E Baseline Rd, Suite 227, close to the suppliers in Mesa, Chandler, Gilbert, and across the East Valley. We also support suppliers in the West Valley, including Glendale, Peoria, Goodyear, and Avondale, with remote work and scheduled on-site visits. Remote support covers the rest of Arizona.
Readiness efforts most often go wrong in two ways: companies scope too broadly, pulling their whole network into the project when only part of it touches CUI, and they treat documentation as an afterthought when it is what an assessor evaluates. We work in the opposite order, scope first and documentation alongside the technical work.
The level that applies is the one your contract or subcontract flow-down names.
For companies that handle Federal Contract Information only. Covers 15 basic safeguarding requirements from FAR 52.204-21, with an annual self-assessment and affirmation.
For companies that handle CUI. Built on all 110 security requirements of NIST SP 800-171. Most Arizona suppliers we speak with land here.
For programs involving the most sensitive information. Adds requirements from NIST SP 800-172 on top of Level 2, assessed by the government.
From first conversation through assessment preparation.
A structured review of your environment against all 110 NIST SP 800-171 requirements, with your SPRS score and a prioritized remediation plan. It is the baseline the rest of the work builds on.
We identify which systems touch CUI and design a separated, hardened enclave that keeps controlled information out of the rest of your network. Our scoping worksheet is a good place to start.
Your SSP is the document an assessor reads first. We write it to describe your environment accurately, alongside a Plan of Action and Milestones for anything not yet closed.
We walk through evidence, controls, and interview preparation before the assessor arrives, and we coordinate an independent C3PAO when you are ready to certify.
We review your contracts, the data you handle, and your current security controls. You get a summary of risks and priorities.
We scope the work, recommend an enclave or a whole-environment approach, and quote it clearly. Support can be project-based or part of a managed IT plan.
We close gaps, build your SSP and POA&M, and prepare your team and evidence, then support you through annual affirmations and any assessment.
Every request is prioritized by business impact. Response times are measured in business hours.
| Priority | First response | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Critical | 1 hour | Server down, office cannot work, suspected breach |
| High | 2 hours | Email or internet down for a user or team |
| Medium | 4 hours | Printer down, but a workaround exists |
| Low | 8 hours | New user setup, scheduled changes |
CMMC Certified Professionals and CyberAB Registered Practitioners who know the standard.
We prepare you and coordinate an independent C3PAO, so the process stays credible.
The same team that runs your day-to-day IT builds the controls, so what is documented matches what is in place.
Our Mesa office keeps experienced people close to Arizona suppliers.
We explain what applies to your contract and what does not, so you spend only where it counts.
Third-party (Phase II) certification is suspended, but Phase I is still in effect. Level 1 and Level 2 self-assessments, SPRS scores, and annual affirmations are still required, and DFARS 252.204-7012 still requires NIST SP 800-171 for CUI. See the status on our CMMC Compliance page for the latest.
No. The NIST SP 800-171 requirements are the stable baseline. Scoping your environment and closing gaps now protects your contracts today and stays useful however the certification program changes.
It depends on what your contract names. Companies that handle only Federal Contract Information are generally at Level 1. Companies that handle Controlled Unclassified Information are generally at Level 2. We help you read your contract and flow-down clauses to confirm.
No. An independent C3PAO performs certification assessments. We prepare you with scoping, documentation, and evidence, and we coordinate the assessor when you are ready, so readiness work and certification stay separate the way the program requires.
Often, yes. Primes flow cybersecurity requirements down to their suppliers through contract clauses. If you handle Federal Contract Information or CUI for a prime, those requirements can apply to you.
We evaluate your environment against all 110 NIST SP 800-171 requirements, calculate your SPRS score, and give you a prioritized remediation plan that shows what stands between where you are and what your contract requires.
By scoping tightly. We identify which systems actually touch CUI and design a separated, hardened enclave, so an assessor reviews a smaller environment and you protect less than your whole network.
Yes. We help defense and aerospace suppliers in Glendale, Peoria, Goodyear, and across the West Valley prepare for NIST 800-171 and CMMC, with remote work and scheduled on-site visits from our Mesa office.
Do you know exactly where CUI lives in your business? Use the BlueKey IT worksheet to check your contract clauses, trace how CUI moves through your business, sort your systems into CMMC asset categories, and plan the smallest boundary you can defend. It is a planning tool, not legal advice, a CMMC assessment, or a certification.
Prefer to talk it through? Schedule a discovery call and we will review your contracts and security controls, then give you a clear plan.
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