Blue Heron Defense delivers

Turnkey CMMC Compliance for Defense Contractors

BHD's compliance platform automates the CMMC 2.0 lifecycle — Plan, Execute, Maintain, Assess — in a bounded GCC High enclave that configures, evidences, and documents itself. No drift, low distraction, small footprint.


CMMC changed on July 13, 2026. Your obligations didn't.

The Department suspended CMMC Phase II requirements while a Reform Task Force reviews the program. Third-party certification timelines are paused — but NIST SP 800-171, DFARS 252.204-7012, and the self-assessment and affirmation you file in SPRS remain fully binding. Those affirmations carry real legal weight, and they are exactly where scrutiny now concentrates.


BHD's Compliance Execution Platform

One platform carries your enclave through the whole CMMC 2.0 lifecycle — it plans your CUI boundary, configures GCC High deterministically, keeps operations compliant by design, and generates assessor-ready evidence as a by-product of normal work. You own the environment; the platform keeps it provable.


What We Do

CMMC enforcement is shifting — DoD suspended CMMC Phase II requirements in July 2026 while a reform task force reviews the program — but your obligations did not move: NIST SP 800-171, DFARS 252.204-7012, and the SPRS affirmations you sign remain binding, and those affirmations carry real legal weight. Blue Heron Defense delivers the Turnkey CMMC Enclave — a customer-owned compliance platform purpose-built for Microsoft 365 GCC High — and the hands-on services to make your posture defensible and keep it that way. From an independent readiness evaluation to full-service enclave delivery to ongoing managed compliance, BHD serves small and mid-size primes, their sub-tier, and any contractor who needs a clean CUI enclave built from the ground up.

Know Your Gap Before You Spend

You get a fixed-scope readiness picture — which CMMC controls you already satisfy, which gaps need plans of action, and what your SPRS score looks like — before you sign an affirmation or spend on configuration work. No ambiguity that expands scope or cost after engagement starts.

A Compliant Enclave You Own from Day One

Your Microsoft 365 GCC High environment is configured to the full CMMC L2 control set — deterministically, from a documented registry — whether you're starting clean or remediating an existing tenant. You own the platform. BHD configures it to spec and documents every decision.

Audit Prep Is Eliminated — Evidence Files Itself

Evidence is generated and integrity-hashed through normal system operation, not assembled under deadline pressure. When anyone asks — a prime, a program office, or a future assessor — the record is already there: continuous, assessor-mapped, and current — produced as a function of how the system runs.

Stay Ready After the Work Is Done

Compliance is a posture, not a milestone. Ongoing managed operations keep your enclave continuously aligned with CMMC requirements — by design, not by alert. Your team focuses on mission; BHD keeps the compliance posture current without requiring dedicated in-house IT capacity.

Walk In Assessment-Ready

Your SSP, POA&M, and evidence posture arrive at assessment day in the format your C3PAO expects. SPRS score current and traceable. No late-breaking findings, no scope disputes, no documentation gaps discovered during the formal assessment.


Who We Serve

We partner with federal contractors who must protect Controlled Unclassified Information and cannot afford ambiguity, rework, or audit failure.

Mid-Market Federal Contractors

Organizations supporting multiple programs, primes, or agencies that require CUI protection but lack dedicated compliance engineering teams. We provide structure, execution discipline, and audit confidence.

Growing Small Businesses Facing CMMC Flow-Downs

Contractors transitioning from informal security practices to formal CMMC obligations. We help determine what level is actually required and execute accordingly—without over- or under-building.

Prime & Strategic Partners

Prime contractors and integrators seeking assurance that subcontractor environments are built and operated in a way that will withstand independent assessment.


AI Alignment

We use AI as an assistant—governed, auditable, and aligned to mission intent. AI is introduced only where it strengthens reliability, traceability, and operational assurance.

Governance & Control

AI components are constrained by policy, role, and data sensitivity to ensure compliance and auditability.

Assurance-Focused Use Cases

We apply AI where it reduces human error, increases consistency, and strengthens evidence production—never as an uncontrolled experiment.

Operational Integration

AI capabilities are integrated into existing systems in ways that preserve system integrity and do not introduce assessment risk.


Giving Back

We invest time and resources to support local communities and causes aligned with our mission. This section highlights our ongoing initiatives and how you can get involved.

Vets Who Code

A nonprofit that teaches people transitioning from military service software development and coding skills to help them move into tech careers.

Commit Foundation

Provides personalized transition support, mentorship, and career resources to help those leaving military service and military spouses find meaningful civilian careers.

Hiring Our Heroes

An initiative of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation that connects service members, transitioning personnel, and military spouses with meaningful employment opportunities.

Bunker Labs

A national network of military-connected entrepreneurs dedicated to helping the military-connected community start and grow businesses.

Code Platoon

A nonprofit coding bootcamp that prepares transitioning service members and military spouses for software engineering careers through immersive training and internships.


Intel & Briefings

Authoritative guidance on CMMC compliance, NIST frameworks, and Zero Trust architecture for defense contractors operating in high-consequence environments.


About Blue Heron Defense

Blue Heron Defense is founded by senior military and technology leaders with GCC High sovereign-cloud expertise, a deployed compliance platform, and assessor-centric methodology for delivering CMMC outcomes in high-consequence environments.

Mission

To deliver assessor-aligned cybersecurity execution that turns declared intent into engineered systems and defensible evidence, enabling federal contractors to operate, compete, and pass independent scrutiny with confidence.

Vision

A Defense Industrial Base where cybersecurity, compliance, and mission delivery are engineered together—so assessments confirm readiness rather than discover risk.

Values

We operate with discipline in execution, integrity in assessment alignment, service to mission-critical customers, and stewardship of systems that must withstand scrutiny long after delivery.

Government Contractor Credentials

With CMMC Registered Practitioners, we serve the Defense Industrial Base with clearance-ready personnel. Primary NAICS: 541512 (Computer Systems Design). Secondary NAICS: 541511 (Custom Programming), 541519 (Cybersecurity Services), 541690 (Technical Consulting). CAGE Code and UEI pending verification for federal contract vehicles.


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