OAKTON, VA. May 18, 2026 — S2i2, Inc. has completed its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Level 2 certification assessment, with all 110 NIST SP 800-171 security practices determined MET and zero findings issued. The independent assessment was conducted by Certified Third-Party Assessment Organization (C3PAO) CISO Global, with formal out-brief on April 15, 2026. S2i2 has achieved Final CMMC Level 2 (C3PAO) status, with certificate issuance pending eMASS submission.
A Perfect Result on First Assessment
A clean CMMC Level 2 assessment is uncommon. The framework’s 110 controls cover everything from access management and configuration management to incident response, audit logging, and supply chain risk: the kinds of controls where most defense industrial base companies accumulate findings that flow into a Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&M) for remediation within 180 days. S2i2 issued no POA&Ms. Across all 14 CMMC Level 2 domains (Access Control, Awareness and Training, Audit and Accountability, Configuration Management, Identification and Authentication, Incident Response, Maintenance, Media Protection, Personnel Security, Physical Protection, Risk Assessment, Security Assessment, System and Communications Protection, and System and Information Integrity), the assessment team determined every required practice as fully implemented.
The Phase 2 assessment ran from March 27 through April 10, 2026: 11 business days at 100% timeline adherence. The CISO Global assessment team applied all three CMMC Assessment Process (CAP) evaluation methods (examination of policies and artifacts, interviews with control owners across the organization, and technical testing of implemented controls) across S2i2’s defined CUI enclave (CAGE 7N8U5).
Why a C3PAO Assessment, Not a Self-Attestation
CMMC Level 2 can be achieved through annual self-assessment or triennial third-party assessment by a C3PAO. The Department of War prioritizes C3PAO-certified contractors for awards involving Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), and prime contractors writing flow-down requirements under DFARS 252.204-7021 increasingly demand the independent path. By selecting the C3PAO route, S2i2 has demonstrated to federal customers and prime partners that our controls hold up under outside scrutiny against the full NIST SP 800-171 control set, not against our own attestation.
The result also speaks to the rigor of the assessment itself. CISO Global maintained daily quality assurance checkpoints throughout the engagement, independence verification per Cyber AB requirements, and zero conflicts of interest. The MET determinations were defensible to DIBCAC oversight standards.
What This Means for Our Federal Customers
For agencies and prime partners that contract with S2i2 under our GSA MAS (47QTCA22D00D8), DLA JETS 2.0 (SP4709-24-D-0024), MDA SHIELD (HQ085926DF475), SeaPort-NxG (N0017825D7783), and our 8(a) direct award authority, this certification removes procurement risk on any pursuit involving CUI. CMMC Level 2 is now a hard gate on Department of War contracts that touch CUI, and contracting officers no longer have to underwrite a small business’s cybersecurity posture on faith.
This certification complements S2i2’s broader quality and security framework: CMMI Maturity Level 3 for both Services and Development (Appraisal #74737), ISO 9001:2015, ISO/IEC 27001:2022, ISO/IEC 20000-1:2018, and a cleared engineering bench supporting classified federal programs. Together, these credentials represent the operational discipline our customers expect when their mission data is on the line.
Recognition for the S2i2 Team
A zero-findings result is not an accident. It reflects sustained discipline from the entire S2i2 team, with executive accountability from Affirming Official Edward Shin (President and CEO), technical ownership from James Scobey (CTO), and subject matter expertise from Cristina Stout across the Awareness and Training and Personnel Security domains. Every employee who follows our security policies in daily operations contributed to this outcome.
Ready for What’s Next
The Department of War’s enforcement timeline under DFARS 252.204-7021 means CMMC requirements will appear in more solicitations every quarter for the next three years. S2i2 is positioned to compete and win on those opportunities as a prime, and to support teaming partners who need an audited subcontractor on their proposals. For partners considering S2i2 on a CMMC-required pursuit: our assessment is complete and our controls are validated.
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