AIA helps small defense contractors and growing organizations understand their exposure, prepare for CMMC, NIST SP 800-171 and customer requirements, and improve security without building a full internal security department.
Start with the question in front of you. Each engagement ends with useful priorities, reusable work products, and a defined next step.
Up to ~25 people · one primary environment
For small organizations that need to know where they stand and what to fix first.
Scoped after discovery · CMMC Level 1 or 2, NIST SP 800-171, prime flow-downs
For contractors facing a DFARS 252.204-7012 flow-down, a CMMC requirement, a customer questionnaire, or an evidence request.
Month to month · hours scaled to your needs
For teams that need ongoing experienced guidance without a full-time security hire.
Final engagement scope depends on organization size, environment complexity, and the requirement being addressed. AIA is not a CMMC Third-Party Assessment Organization (C3PAO) and does not issue certifications; readiness support does not guarantee certification, authorization, or a specific customer decision.
AIA is a strong fit when security matters to growth, customer trust, or contract readiness—but the organization is not ready to staff every security role internally.
The goal is not a larger report. It is a smaller set of better decisions—supported by evidence your team can understand, own, and continue improving.
Define the requirement, environment, stakeholders, and business decision driving the work.
Review the relevant controls, evidence, practices, and gaps without expanding the scope unnecessarily.
Connect findings to risk, effort, ownership, and the sequence that creates the most useful progress.
Brief the team, answer questions, and establish the next engagement only when it is justified.
Yes. AIA helps you scope where Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) lives, assess your environment against NIST SP 800-171, build or correct the System Security Plan and Plan of Action and Milestones, support your SPRS self-assessment score, and prioritize remediation before a certification assessment. The assessment itself is performed by an accredited C3PAO.
No. AIA provides assessments, readiness support, documentation guidance, and practical remediation planning. Certification, authorization, and customer acceptance remain decisions made by the relevant external authority—a C3PAO for CMMC, an authorizing official for ATO, or your customer.
Yes. AIA can provide the risk, governance, evidence, and prioritization layer while your internal team or managed service provider handles day-to-day implementation.
You receive prioritized findings and a practical roadmap. You can implement internally, use your existing provider, or scope targeted follow-on support with AIA.
No. Federal and DoD experience informs the discipline behind the work, but AIA also supports growing organizations facing customer, insurance, cloud, and general security requirements.
Share the situation, timeline, and what prompted the conversation. We will reply with a practical next step and the most appropriate starting engagement.