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The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) is a tiered system requiring defense contractors to be vetted by a third-party assessor on a five-level scale for the maturity of their enterprise cybersecurity.  Every contract to include Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contracts and grants will be marked with a corresponding CMMC level that any bidding contractors must have that level of certification to bid on the contract. Presently, there are over 350,000 Defense Contractors that required this certification.  Also, any new government contractors seeking DoD contracts will have to be certified.   Also, they will need to obtain the certification just to be able to bid on the contract. Cost of Business A DoD representative states that they understand that this certification is going to cost money.  The cost of the certification is going to depend on many factors.  However, the initial cost for the certification is $3,000.  That cost is for the lowest level certification.  The higher-level certi