IT & CMMC Compliance for Government Contractors
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Win the contract.
Meet the mandate.

Federal contracts come with security mandates that are not optional, and getting them wrong can cost you the award. For 20 years IPC has helped contractors meet CMMC and NIST 800-171, protect controlled information, and run secure, compliant IT, fully managed or right alongside your team.

Start with a Navigate Clarity Conversation
The First Step
Contractor Clarity Conversation

A 30-minute conversation with an IPC expert, no obligation. We review your environment and CMMC and NIST 800-171 posture and give you an honest read on what to fix first.

Learn about the Clear Path Assessment
Paid Engagement · Go Deeper
Clear Path Assessment

A structured professional engagement that follows the Clarity Conversation. We validate the findings, map every gap and risk, and build a prioritized roadmap you can act on.

30 minutes  ·  No obligation
CMMC RPO NIST 800-171 Co‑Managed or Fully Managed Michigan-based
Government contractor team
Cleared for compliance
CMMC-ready IT, built to win work.
The reality for contractors

What every contractor's IT must prove

CMMC, NIST 800-171, and controlled-information rules, with your next award on the line.

Compliance
Compliance wins contracts

CMMC and NIST 800-171 are pass-fail for federal work. We get you compliant and keep you there, with the documentation and SPRS scores your contracting officers expect.

Security
Controlled information must be protected

CUI carries real obligations and real penalties. We bring 24/7 monitoring, access controls, and layered defense built to protect controlled information across your environment.

Evidence
Audits expect proof

A System Security Plan and POA&M are only as good as the evidence behind them. We build, maintain, and document your controls so an assessment confirms work already done.

What we hear from contractors

The gaps we close for contractors

Most contractors come to us carrying some version of these three. We take them off your plate.

A compliance gap before an award
The challenge

A contract requires CMMC or 800-171 and your environment isn't ready.

How IPC solves it

We close the gap and document it, so compliance never costs you the work.

A lean team and a heavy mandate
The challenge

Federal security requirements are a full-time job your staff doesn't have time for.

How IPC solves it

We bring the depth and run the program, without replacing your team.

CUI you can't fully account for
The challenge

Controlled information spread across systems with unclear boundaries.

How IPC solves it

We scope it, protect it, and document the controls, so you can prove compliance.

Clear Path  ·  Assess. Navigate. Sustain.

A clear path to contract-ready IT

The same structured methodology IPC applies across every engagement, brought to your compliance program. You always know where you stand and what comes next.

01
Assess

We map your environment against CMMC and NIST 800-171, identify control gaps, and give you an honest picture of where you stand and your SPRS score.

02
Navigate

You get a prioritized roadmap, a System Security Plan, and a POA&M scoped to your contracts and controlled information. We guide every step.

03
Sustain

We run and monitor your environment, maintain controls and evidence, and keep your posture current as requirements and contracts evolve.

Delivery Models

Fully Managed or Co‑Managed. Your call.

Whether IPC runs IT entirely or works alongside your existing team, the program, the process, and the standard of care are the same.

Fully Managed

IPC becomes your IT department. Best for organizations with no dedicated internal IT staff, or those who want to fully offload the operational burden. Your team focuses on the work that matters; IPC handles the rest.

Best when
No internal IT staff
Want a fully accountable partner
Need 24/7 coverage without 24/7 staffing costs
Co‑Managed

IPC works alongside your existing internal IT team. Best for organizations with an IT person or small team who need depth, 24/7 coverage, or specialized expertise. IPC extends the team without replacing it.

Best when
Existing IT staff
Need specialized depth
Want to extend coverage without adding headcount
Built for defense-grade compliance

We hold the standard your contracts demand

As a CMMC Registered Practitioner Organization, we live in NIST 800-171 and controlled-information requirements every day, not as a checkbox.

What sets us apart
CMMC NIST 800-171 NIST 800-172 DFARS CUI
CMMC Registered Practitioner Org

Practiced expertise across CMMC Levels 1, 2, and 3 that most IT providers cannot fully support.

NIST 800-171 every day

We live in the controls, the SSP, and the POA&M, not as a one-time project but as an ongoing program.

CUI protection

We scope, protect, and document controlled unclassified information so you can prove compliance to contracting officers.

Documented and audit-ready

Evidence maintained and organized, so an assessment confirms work already done rather than a scramble.

Built for contractors

Which Navigate solutions fit your contract work?

The Navigate solutions contractors rely on most. Select any service to see the full details.

Support
Navigate IT

Proactive managed IT, fully or co-managed.

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Protect
Navigate Security

24/7 SOC monitoring and layered defense.

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Protect
Navigate Continuity

Backup, immutable copy, tested recovery.

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Govern
Navigate Compliance

Managed GRC across CJIS, CMMC, HIPAA, NIST.

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Modernize
Navigate AI

Governed AI adoption, 70+ models, SOC 2.

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Modernize
Infrastructure & Cloud Projects

Cloud migration and infrastructure refresh.

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CMMC
Registered Practitioner Org
NIST
800-171 expertise
20+
Years in regulated IT
98%
Client retention
Your Partner

Why contractors choose IPC

CMMC Registered Practitioner Org

Practiced expertise across CMMC Levels 1, 2, and 3. We can support your program at the named-role level, not just advise.

We Live in NIST 800-171

Controls, System Security Plans, and POA&Ms are daily work for us, from experience, not from a template.

Co‑Managed or Fully Managed

Run IT entirely or extend your existing team with compliance depth they can't staff alone. Same standard of care either way.

Compliance That Protects Awards

We keep you contract-ready so a security requirement never costs you the work you've earned.

Privately Owned and Founder-Led

Not PE-backed, not chasing an exit. Every decision is driven by what is right for your business. That is why our retention rate is 98%.

Real Engineers, Real Answers

You reach experienced engineers who already know your environment, not a script-reading queue. Every escalation reaches someone who can actually fix it.

Got Questions?

Contractor IT, answered honestly

Yes. We have practiced expertise across CMMC Levels 1, 2, and 3, and live in NIST 800-171 requirements every day. We can support your program at the governance level, not just advise from the sidelines.

Ready to meet the mandate and win the work?

Start with a Navigate Clarity Conversation. 30 minutes, no cost, no obligation. An honest read on where your compliance stands and what to fix first.

Start with a Navigate Clarity Conversation
The First Step
Contractor Clarity Conversation

A 30-minute conversation with an IPC expert, no obligation. We review your environment and CMMC and NIST 800-171 posture and give you an honest read on what to fix first.

877-568-0230  ·  ipconsultinginc.com  ·  Offices in Michigan and Virginia