CMMC Level 2 Certified Configurations & Documentation from an authorized C3PAO

Licensed CMMC

Our Licensed CMMC offering is designed to help organizations with internal IT and security staff achieve and maintain a CMMC Level 2 certification quickly and easily by implementing our compliant, vetted Microsoft 365 configurations and accompanying documentation.

  • Train your IT team on CMMC

    During onboarding we train your IT team on our CMMC complaint Microsoft 365 configurations licensed to you as part of our service and assist in implementation (optional). Ongoing training is provided via LMS, and access to our experts gives your team a go to for security and compliance questions, guidance and support.

  • Proven Success

    Our configurations and accompanying documentation have successfully passed hundreds of assessments, including DIBCAC and C3PAO assessments. 

  • Reduce your CMMC timeline and level of effort

    Up to 54% of NIST 800-171/CMMC Level 2 assessment objectives covered! Leverage our proven methodology, saving you time, money and effort when it comes to implementing CMMC.

  • One Partner for All of CMMC Readiness

    Our CMMC certified staff of operators & auditors have sat on both sides of assessments, enabling us to provide a full suite of services to make sure you are ready going into your C3PAO assessment. You even have access to our C3PAO side of the house for questions, guidance, clarifications, and more.

Why Choose Us

From an Authorized C3PAO

CMMC Certified US Personnel, No outsourcing

CMMC Level 2 Certified

DIBCAC (DOD) Assessed & Authorized

Original CMMC Stakeholder, serving DIB since 2016

Microsoft GCC & GCC-H authorized partner

CMMC Marketplace Gold Status

CMMC Marketplace Best of 2024 & 2025

Key features

Geared towards mid-sized government contractors that have internal IT & security staff, and want to fast track their CMMC journey by leveraging previously assessed and certified configurations and documentation.

Satisfies CMMC Training & Awareness

We provide required CMMC training & awareness controls via our learning management system (LMS) for your end users, IT staff, and CMMC stakeholders. By doing training through our LMS, you are able to easily prove it during your certification assessment.

CMMC Compliant Microsoft 365 Configurations

We are one of ~50 Microsoft AOS-G partners authorized to resale, implement and support Microsoft 365 Government Community Cloud (GCC and GCC-High). We license you our CMMC compliant configurations for Microsoft 365 covering up to 54% of security controls.

FIPS & FedRAMP Body Of Evidence

Allows inheritance of security controls from in scope cloud service providers (CSP). We provide the body of evidence for your assessment, so you don’t have to.

Access to Ariento’s CMMC Level 2 certification package w/ optional documentation assistance

We provide you with pre-filled templates for required CMMC procedural, policy and system security plan (SSP) documentation as well as access to our completed documentation that has successfully passed CMMC Level 2 assessments. Optionally, we can create your custom documentation for you.

Fractional CISO/CIO/CCO

We provide a bucket of hours for guidance related to compliance, information technology and cybersecurity. We are an extension of your team and supplement capabilities where you don’t have them.

Discounted Rate Cards

As a licensed CMMC client, you receive discounted labor rates for project work and additional services.

Optional CMMC Compliant Disaster Recovery & Backup Implementation & Training

As an authorized Druva Federal Partner we can resell and implement backup and recovery services for your Microsoft 365 GCC or GCC-High environment.

Optional CMMC Compliant Network Implementation & Training

If needed, we are an authorized Cisco Federal partner and can support migrating your network to our licensed CMMC compliant configurations.

Optional Continuous Monitoring from an authorized C3PAO

Satisfies CA.L2-3.12.3 requirement to monitor security controls on an ongoing basis. Prevents compliance drift, saves you time and effort on your triennial assessment, and gives you peace of mind for your required annual attestation against False Claims Act.

Optional POA&M as a service

We create a POA&M project for you in our CMMC Level 2 certified system and grant access to your staff. We conduct regular check meetings via Agle Sprint Methodology to hold stakeholders accountable and produce artifacts for your assessment.

Optional Change Management as a Service

We create a Change Management project for you in our CMMC Level 2 certified system and grant access to your staff. We conduct weekly change management meetings and produce artifacts for your assessment.

Keep compliant

We release updates to our configurations and documentation at least annually to ensure you stay up to date with CMMC and vendors.

Ariento ONE GRC Tool

We grant access to our asset inventory tool to help you discover and maintain your CMMC scope. Optionally use it for evidence and artifacts for your assessment.

Types of customers that use this product/service

Mid size defense contractors WITH Internal IT AND security staff

FAQs

  • We assist in implementing our M365 licensed configurations and access to our CMMC package to assist you in your documentation efforts. We can further assist in creating your documentation if needed. We also can provide readiness, continuous monitoring and other services via our authorized C3PAO team.

  • You are responsible for creating your own documentation. We provide templates for required CMMC procedural, policy and system security plan (SSP) documentation as well as access to our completed documentation that has successfully passed CMMC Level 2 assessments (with the templates filled out). Optionally, we can create your custom documentation for you at a cost.

  • Yes, however it is heavily discounted if you choose to do a Readiness engagement OR continuous monitoring with our C3PAO personnel.

  • We are agnostic to the vendor you choose to be your C3PAO, but we do have a list of C3PAOs we have worked with in the past and know our services. Either way, your C3PAO assessment should be cheaper due to the reduced level of effort required by using Ariento’s CMMC Level 2 certified configurations and documentation.

  • Yes, for an additional charge. As an authorized Microsoft AOS-G partner, we have performed hundreds if not thousands of data migrations for our customers.

  • At least annually, and with any significant CMMC change or vendor change.

  • Yes, as part of licensed CMMC you get access to not just our Microsoft 365, but also our Sumo Logic, Druva, Okta, Duo, and more!