CMMC Certification Cost for SMBs: 2026 Budget Breakdown

CMMC certification cost ranges from $60,000 to $275,000 in year one for most small to mid-sized defense contractors. The DoD’s official cost estimate for CMMC Level 2 triennial certification is $105,000 to $118,000, based on the 32 CFR Part 170 Final Rule analysis. Our experience helping clients through gap assessments, controls, and documentation – and what C3PAO assessors consistently report – is that the realistic number is higher […]