05/06/2026
If your CMMC provider has recently shut down, stepped back, or is no longer supporting your environment, hereโs what to do immediately:
โ๏ธ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฆ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐๐. A change in provider does not reset your score, but any controls tied to a third-party environment should be reviewed.
โ๏ธ ๐๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ก๐ข๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐๐ซ ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ. This clarifies where your exposure exists and what needs to be stabilized first.
โ๏ธ ๐๐จ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ฉ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ข๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ. Engage a replacement provider and document that remediation is in progress. Contracting officers understand transition periods. What creates risk is a lack of documented action.
Continuity matters in CMMC. Compliance is not a point-in-time effort, and it cannot be put on hold during provider transitions.
Ardalyst is actively supporting contractors navigating these situations. If you have questions or need a second set of eyes on your current state, feel free to reach out.
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