Readiness check
Pricing

We scope every engagement. Here's how the number is built.

No two boundaries cost the same, so we don't publish a price that would be wrong for you. What we will do — before you commit to anything — is show you exactly what drives your number and give you a fixed quote.

What moves the number

Four things decide what compliance costs you.

01
Scope

How much of your environment touches CUI. A tight enclave can cut the total by half versus certifying everything.

02
Data type

CUI Basic sits on a standard baseline. ITAR and export-controlled data add US-person controls, which raise the floor.

03
Starting maturity

Your current SPRS score. The more controls already in place, the less remediation the build carries.

04
Where you run

Building where your workloads already live avoids a second estate. Re-platforming is the most expensive path.

What you're quoted for

Three engagements, priced independently.

ENCLAVE · BUILD
The boundary, stood up
One-time · fixed scope
Architecture & deployment (IaC)Control-by-control mappingCUI migrationSSP & evidence baseline
Billed once, on a fixed scope agreed before kickoff — no hourly surprises.
CADENCE · RUN
The boundary, operated
Monthly · by scope
Managed operations & patchingMonitoring & incident responseAccess reviewsContinuous evidence & SPRS upkeep
Billed monthly; scales with the size of the boundary, not headcount.
ATTEST · ASSESS
Ready for the C3PAO
One-time · per assessment
Evidence assembly (320 objectives)Full mock assessmentC3PAO coordinationPOA&M where permitted
Billed per assessment cycle. The C3PAO’s own fee is separate and paid to them.
The C3PAO assessment itself is billed by the independent assessor, not by Aletheon.
One honest number to budget against
~25%
of true Level 2 cost is the assessment
Aletheon estimate

DoD estimates a Level 2 assessment cycle near $105,000 for a small business — the triennial assessment plus annual affirmations.

In our experience, that assessment fee is only about a quarter of the real total. The other three-quarters is the build, the tooling, and the run — the work most firms underestimate. We price all of it up front so there are no surprises after the contract is signed.

The $105,000 figure: DoD CMMC final rule cost analysis, 32 CFR Part 170 (current Sept 2026). The 25% / 75% split is an Aletheon estimate, not a DoD figure.

Want a real number? It starts with a readiness check.

Ninety minutes gets you a scoped, fixed quote for exactly what your boundary needs.