REGISTERED PROVIDER
ORGANIZATION (RPO)
The RPOs and RPs in the CMMC ecosystem provide advice, consulting, and recommendations to their clients. They are the “implementers” and consultants, but do not conduct Certified Assessments. Any references to “non-certified” services are only referring to the fact that an RPO is not authorized to conduct a certified assessment.
Benefits
- Authorized to represent the organization as familiar with the basic constructs of the CMMC Standard with a CMMC-AB provided logo
- Offer consulting advice, but not assessments
- Signifies that you have agreed to the CMMC-AB Code of Professional Conduct
- Listed on the CMMC-AB Marketplace
REQUIREMENTS
- Receive authorization from the CMMC-AB as a result of registering
- Sign the RPO agreement with the Accreditation Body (will be sent to applicants for review when available)
- Must pass an Organizational Background Check via data provided to the CMMC-AB by Dun & Bradstreet and have a DUNS number
- At least one Registered Practitioner (RP) must be associated with the RPO at all times (30-day grace period applies)
JOURNEY
Registrations Are Now Open
Registered Provider Organization (RPO) Fee Schedule
Initial Fee: $5,000 (valid for one year, renewed annually)
CMMC-AB Refund Policy
CMMC-AB Refund Policy
- All application fees are non-refundable
- Refunds for C3PAO, RP, RPO, LTP, LPP requested within 30 days shall be fully refundable.
- Fees paid shall only be transferable to another named person from the same organization only if training has not commenced or exam has not be started.
- All other fees outside of these conditions shall not be refundable.
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If you have questions (or suggestions!) regarding the CMMC-AB application process please contact us. Due to demand for applications, there may be a delay of several days before our team can respond.
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