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Enterprise / Security assurance

Security claims need an evidence trail.

A transparent status of procurement, controlled-information and technical assurance work. This is a working readiness register—not a CMMC, FedRAMP, ISO 27001, SOC 2 or government-accreditation claim.

Data boundaries

What information can be accepted where

Classification is established before access or transfer—not after files arrive. Public pages and the commercial portal are not an authorized destination for government controlled material.

Published; limited scope

Public marketing and browser labs

Public pages, synthetic research demonstrations and code-backed website controls. These are not a federal contractor system or proof of company-wide compliance.

Not qualified for government controlled data

Ordinary commercial client workspace

Do not upload FCI, CUI, classified material, export-controlled technical data, unknown malware samples or customer secrets to the public forms or unapproved Cloudflare storage.

Assessment and inventory needed

FCI covered systems

A covered contractor system must be defined for each contract, including endpoints, identity, communications, storage, vendors and third-party access. All 15 FAR basic safeguards require evidence.

Not approved or represented

CUI and classified programs

A separate, contract-approved boundary, flow-down review, system security plan and assessment evidence are required for applicable CUI. No cleared facility, classified processing or government accreditation is claimed.

Federal baseline

FAR 52.204-21 / 15 basic safeguards

These are the safeguards in the federal clause, paraphrased for planning. Organization-wide and system-specific control implementation has not been independently assessed. This list is not a score.

IDRequirement to assessCurrent evidence status
01Restrict system access to authorized users, processes and devices.Not assessed
02Restrict user actions and permitted functions by role.Not assessed
03Verify and control connections to external information systems.Not assessed
04Control data placed on publicly accessible systems.Not assessed
05Identify system users, processes and devices.Not assessed
06Authenticate users, processes and devices prior to access.Not assessed
07Sanitize or destroy FCI-bearing media before reuse or disposal.Not assessed
08Restrict physical access to systems and facilities.Not assessed
09Escort and monitor visitors; maintain physical access controls and records.Not assessed
10Protect communications at external and critical internal boundaries.Not assessed
11Separate publicly accessible components from internal networks.Not assessed
12Identify, report and remediate system flaws in a timely manner.Not assessed
13Deploy malicious-code protections at appropriate system locations.Not assessed
14Keep malicious-code protection mechanisms updated.Not assessed
15Scan systems periodically and inspect incoming files as appropriate.Not assessed

Primary source: FAR 52.204-21. The controls must be evaluated against systems actually processing Federal Contract Information.

Readiness register

Verified status versus remaining work

Entries stay explicitly unverified until relevant business records, evidence owners, personnel and contract requirements are supplied.

Evidence pending

Legal contracting entity / DBA

Identify legal contracting party and validate current DBA filing.

Next evidence: Confirm current county registration, W-9 identity, signatory authority and any planned corporate transition.

Not established

SAM.gov UEI and CAGE

Complete a verified All Awards registration when pursuing direct federal awards.

Next evidence: Use official SAM.gov registration; record identifiers only after confirmation.

Not established

FAR 52.204-21 FCI controls

Assess all 15 basic safeguarding items for each covered contractor system.

Next evidence: Define FCI boundary and collect implementation evidence for every applicable requirement.

Not established

NIST SP 800-171 / CUI

Assess contract-selected requirements against the actual CUI system boundary.

Next evidence: Produce inventory, system security plan, implementation evidence, assessment record and remediation plan.

Not established

CMMC requirement assessment

Review live program requirements, solicitation clauses and current CMMC phase status.

Next evidence: Confirm contract-specific applicability; no certification or self-assessment score claimed.

Policy drafted

Malware sample and forensic data handling

Document safe intake, analysis isolation, chain-of-custody and purge procedures.

Next evidence: Test controls in an actual approved environment before accepting raw samples.

Not established

Export controls and sanctions

Classify services/data and screen jurisdiction, end user and license requirements.

Next evidence: Obtain qualified export review and required authorizations before any controlled international work.

Evidence pending

Personnel, facility and specialist capacity

Verify actual staffing, ability to access sites, qualifications and clearance requirements.

Next evidence: Assemble named specialist resumes and approved capacity/availability evidence.

Evidence pending

Insurance and enterprise contracting

Provide current policy evidence and approved customer terms.

Next evidence: Verify coverage/limits with broker and have NDA/MSA/SOW/DPA templates reviewed.

Not established

Government past performance

Provide independently verifiable contracting outcomes and references when they exist.

Next evidence: Begin bounded subcontract tasks, retain acceptance evidence and request reference permission.

Controlled work

A five-step authorization path

  1. GATE 01

    Intake & classification

    Record only non-sensitive project requirements. Identify FCI, CUI, classified, ITAR/EAR or customer-regulated material; stop if undefined.

  2. GATE 02

    Authorization & procurement

    Verify legal contracting entity, end user, written scope, access authorization, export screening and mandatory flow-down clauses.

  3. GATE 03

    Approved environment & people

    Select authorized tools, storage, physical location, access controls and vetted personnel for the exact data classification.

  4. GATE 04

    Scoped engineering delivery

    Produce traceable changes/findings, evidence timestamps, review decisions, versioned handoffs and remediation verification.

  5. GATE 05

    Acceptance & disposal

    Confirm delivery acceptance, retention, transfer, incident reporting, deletion and closeout requirements.

Regulatory references

Check the contract clause and its revision.

Requirements vary by agency, solicitation, contract language, classification, delivery location and subcontract flow-downs.

This public page deliberately excludes internal network diagrams, secrets, specific security settings, incident artifacts, control-test results and regulated or export-controlled data. Request restricted evidence through a verified buyer contact and appropriately protected channel.

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