Oct 22, 2026

What CMMC Level 2 costs, in DoD's own numbers.

DoD's small-firm Level 2 figures are $34,277 and $101,752, and they leave out implementation cost.

DoD's rule puts a small firm's Level 2 self-assessment at $34,277 and a third-party assessment at $101,752. Phase 2 is still suspended, so self-assessment is what applies today.

Those figures leave out the cost of meeting the 110 requirements themselves.

Read the sourced breakdown.

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Status check

CMMC
Phase 2 suspended since Jul 13, 2026. Level 1 and Level 2 self-assessments apply.
dowcio.war.gov
SPRS
DFARS 252.204-7019 still requires a current score posted in SPRS.
acquisition.gov
SAM.gov
Registration is free. You do not need to pay anyone to register.
sam.gov

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