Why Waiting Until 2027 for CMMC Certification Could Cost You Every DoD Contract

Roughly 76,000 companies across the Defense Industrial Base need CMMC Level 2 certification. Right now, about 1,000 of them actually have it.

If you're planning to sort out CMMC "sometime next year," you're in good company. Most of the industry is thinking the same way. That doesn't mean it's a safe position to be in.

Phase 2 kicks in on November 10, 2026. From that date, third-party certification through a C3PAO becomes a genuine condition of contract award, not a line item buried in a future rule.

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