This guide contains everything you need to know about conducting an information security risk assessment questionnaire at your organization.
Conduct required CMMC Level 1 and Level 2 self-assessments for defense contractors and federal subcontractors. Maintain in-scope CUI and FCI system inventories, link evidence to assessment responses, and route applicable findings into POA&Ms with practice-level lineage. Then, produce an SPRS score and assessment documentation from that record.




























CMMC requires organizations to implement a specific set of security controls. But it also asks them to assess those controls and reaffirm the result annually. Most contractors split that work across an assessment spreadsheet, a separate POA&M, and shared evidence files — a setup that simply cannot trace an SPRS score to the responses and evidence supporting it. Eventually, failure to affirm lapses CMMC status, inaccurate attestations can create False Claims Act exposure, and SPRS scores can filter contractors out of award consideration.
Launch CMMC Level 1 and Level 2 self-assessments with questionnaires mapped to the applicable FCI and CUI practices. As system owners and security leads respond, attach policies, configurations, training records, and other evidence directly to each practice. The completed assessment shows status by practice, domain, and system boundary, with the supporting evidence preserved alongside each response.
Build the CMMC scope by inventorying each system and application that stores, processes, or transmits CUI or FCI. Link every inventory record to its assessment results, applicable CMMC level, and risks as the scope is reviewed. The result is a current inventory showing which systems were assessed, what information they handle, and where each boundary begins and ends.
Publish eligible Level 2 assessment findings to the risk register as POA&M items. Each item retains the CMMC practice, NIST SP 800-171 requirement, assessment question, supporting evidence, remediation plan, and milestone dates. This creates a working closeout record for tracking progress, SPRS scoring impact, and the required 180-day window.
Export documentation behind self-assessments, annual affirmations, and SPRS scores from the assessment record. Trace every result to its responses, evidence, and remediation history in an append-only audit log. Use the same package to answer DIBCAC assessments and prime contractor flow-down requests.
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CMMC Level 1 requires self-assessment against 15 basic practices protecting Federal Contract Information (FCI). Level 2 requires assessment against 110 practices mapping to NIST SP 800-171 and protecting Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI). Level 3 adds enhanced requirements from NIST SP 800-172 with DIBCAC assessment. Isora GRC supports CMMC Level 1 and Level 2 self-assessment.
No, Isora does not offer CMMC certification for organizations. It structures Level 1 and Level 2 self-assessments, maintains system inventories, manages Level 2 POA&Ms, and generates assessment documentation. When a third-party or government-led assessment applies to a contract, the same evidence package supports review by a C3PAO or DIBCAC. Isora is the self-assessment engine, not the assessing or certifying body.
CMMC Level 2’s 110 practices map directly to NIST SP 800-171’s 110 security requirements. DFARS 252.204-7012 requires defense contractors to implement NIST SP 800-171 for CUI systems. CMMC adds structured assessment and affirmation requirements to those safeguarding obligations. Isora supports NIST SP 800-171 and CMMC in the same workspace (shared inventories, shared POA&Ms, shared evidence) because Level 2 evaluates the same 110 requirements.
Yes, Isora GRC can produce and track SPRS scores. Because it structures CMMC workflows in one workspace, Isora connects responses, evidence, findings, and in-scope systems to keep the documentation behind SPRS scores and annual affirmations complete and traceable