Defense and federal contractors, assessment-ready.
Your contracts depend on protecting federal information and proving it. TruOps keeps your requirements, evidence, and gaps in one place.
- CMMC 2.0
- NIST SP 800-171
- DFARS 252.204-7012
- NIST SP 800-53 / FedRAMP
- Assessments pre-filled, with sources
- Vendor reviews sized to risk
- Findings with recommended fixes
- Examiner- and board-ready, dated
TruOps helps government contractors prepare for CMMC Level 1 and Level 2, implement NIST SP 800-171, maintain the requirement-level evidence behind an SPRS self-assessment score, and track plans of action and milestones, with continuous control monitoring and cited evidence for assessors. TruOps does not file SPRS or replace a C3PAO.
- CMMC is in the contract language now, not "someday"
- Your SPRS score does not match a requirement-level evidence file
- Subcontractors must meet the same bar
The rules that apply
Most government contractors answer to several overlapping regimes at once. The common ones:
| Regime | What it asks for |
|---|---|
| CMMC 2.0 | Verified cybersecurity for DoD contractors, Levels 1 to 3 |
| NIST SP 800-171 | Protecting CUI in nonfederal systems |
| DFARS 252.204-7012 | Safeguarding covered defense information and incident reporting |
| NIST SP 800-53 / FedRAMP | For federal systems and cloud services |
Exactly which apply depends on your size, location, and activities. TruOps runs whichever you need on one engine and shows where they overlap.
The actual challenge
CMMC Phase 1 (since November 2025) means Level 1 and Level 2 self-assessments plus annual SPRS affirmations signed by a senior official. The planned November 2026 move to C3PAO certification was paused in July 2026 pending review, which makes the self-assessment the thing that has to hold up. Most DIB companies still have an 800-171 spreadsheet, a consultant SSP, and a POA&M that is not connected to either.
- The SPRS number cannot be walked back to 110 requirements with evidence.
- Limited Level 2 POA&Ms must close in 180 days; they live in a document, not a findings list with owners.
- Primes cannot look up a sub’s SPRS status, so flow-down is a contract clause with no assessment behind it.
Bring one real document. Watch the program get set up from it.
What you are probably using today
DIB companies usually have an 800-171 spreadsheet, a consultant SSP, and a POA&M that is not connected to either. That package will not survive a C3PAO — and TruOps will not pretend to file SPRS or be the assessor.
| What you use now | Where it breaks | With TruOps |
|---|---|---|
| Spreadsheets, shared drives, and email | The program lives in folders named after last year's audit. Owners paste screenshots the week before fieldwork. Nothing is dated, so you cannot show what was true last quarter. | Upload those same files. TruOps pre-fills the assessment from them, cites every answer, and keeps technical checks running so evidence exists for the whole period. |
| A consultant-built binder | The program was true the week the engagement ended. Surveillance, a new framework, or an acquisition and it is stale. | The binder becomes a living program: recurring assessments that pre-fill, controls checked from your tools, findings that stay owned. |
| A CMMC “readiness” tool that scores a worksheet | A score without cited evidence, scoping, or a living POA&M. The affirming official still has to sign SPRS. | Requirement-level status, owners, and cited evidence. You still file SPRS; a C3PAO still issues the certification when the solicitation requires it. |
| A separate TPRM spreadsheet for subcontractors | Flow-down is a clause in the contract, not an assessment. | Subcontractors get portal assessments against the same requirements, with findings you can track. |
Jobs this sector actually runs
Frameworks are how outsiders name the work. These are the programs government contractors actually staff, and what "done" has to look like when an examiner, customer, or board asks.
| Use case | What done looks like |
|---|---|
| Requirement-level 800-171 status | Each of the 110 Rev. 2 requirements (CMMC Level 2) has a status, owner, and cited evidence — the basis of the SPRS score you report |
| SSP and POA&M as one list | Gaps are findings with owners, plans, and dates. Limited POA&Ms at Level 2 must close within 180 days of conditional status |
| Self-assessment vs C3PAO path | Phase 1 (since November 2025) runs on Level 1 and Level 2 self-assessments and annual SPRS affirmations; the planned November 2026 C3PAO phase was paused in July 2026 pending review. TruOps prepares the package; it does not file SPRS or replace a C3PAO. |
| Subcontractor flow-down | Primes cannot look up a sub's SPRS status. Assess subs through a portal against the same requirements and keep the evidence you were shown. |
| CUI boundary that stays still | Scope the systems that handle FCI or CUI so the assessment does not keep moving |
What makes it hard
- Requirements are detailed and assessors expect evidence for each.
- Gaps must be tracked with plans and dates.
- Subcontractors have to meet the same bar.
How TruOps handles it
- Assess each 800-171 requirement with cited evidence and a clear status.
- Track gaps as findings with owners, plans, and dates for your POA&M.
- Flow requirements down to subcontractors through vendor assessments.
If this is your situation
Bring the current SPRS worksheet and SSP. TruOps will turn them into requirement-level status with cited evidence — and stay honest about what you still have to file.
How TruOps helps
- One engine
- Compliance, risk, vendor, and customer assessments share one set of questionnaires, evidence, and findings.
- Pre-filled with sources
- Assessments open with answers drawn from your documents and tools, each cited.
- Vendor portal
- Third parties answer, upload proof, and fix findings in their own space.
- Examiner-ready history
- Results saved as of their date, with every decision in one audit log.
Questions
Which compliance requirements apply to government contractors?
Common ones include CMMC 2.0, NIST SP 800-171, DFARS 252.204-7012, NIST SP 800-53 / FedRAMP. Which apply depends on your size, location, and activities; TruOps runs any of them on one engine and shows where they overlap.
Can TruOps calculate an SPRS score?
TruOps tracks the status of each NIST SP 800-171 requirement, which is the basis of the DoD Assessment Methodology score you report in SPRS.
Does TruOps file SPRS or replace a C3PAO?
No. TruOps prepares a requirement-level package with cited evidence so you can compute the score and walk a self-assessment or C3PAO. You still enter results in SPRS; C3PAO assessments are recorded in eMASS. TruOps does not file either, and it is not a Certified Third-Party Assessment Organization.
Do we have to rip out the tools we already use?
No. Connectors are read-only: they observe cloud, identity, endpoint, vulnerability, and code tools; they do not change them. Spreadsheets, prior reports, and policies upload into the Data Room. If you are on a SOC 2 automation tool or an enterprise GRC suite, you migrate the program (frameworks, evidence, vendors, risks), not the business.
Can we bring our existing assessments, control lists, and vendor files?
Yes. Upload workbooks, reports, policies, and vendor exports. TruOps turns them into structured questionnaires, controls, and register entries, each cited back to the file they came from, for you to review.
See it run on your own data.
Thirty minutes with a GRC expert, not an SDR. Bring one real document (a SOC 2 report, a risk register, a vendor list; redacted is fine) and watch TruOps set up a live program from it, with an assessment already pre-filled.