CMMC Compliance Software for Manufacturers
Support CMMC and NIST SP 800-171 compliance inside your ERP: role-based access to CUI, per-user audit evidence, configuration control, and supplier flow-down.
CMMC (Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification) is the Department of Defense program that verifies a contractor protects Federal Contract Information and Controlled Unclassified Information before it can win or keep DoD contracts. It matters because the rule is now in effect: at the assessment levels most manufacturers fall under, you cannot be awarded the contract until a certification is on record, so the controls have to be live in the systems where your part data, work orders, and supplier records actually live.
Sound Familiar?
CUI scattered across uncontrolled systems
Controlled Unclassified Information rides along inside drawings, BOMs, routings, inspection records, and supplier files spread over shared drives, email, and spreadsheets, so when an assessor asks where CUI lives and who can touch it, nobody can draw the boundary or prove access is limited.
No access trail when the assessor asks
Level 2 assessments expect evidence that access is restricted to authorized users and that actions on covered data are logged, but if part revisions, quote changes, and receipts happen in tools with no per-user attribution, you are reconstructing who did what from memory.
An SSP and POA&M that drift from reality
The System Security Plan describes one set of systems while the shop actually runs on another, controls get marked met in a spreadsheet that never gets reopened, and the POA&M for the gaps you self-scored quietly goes stale until the next assessment surfaces all of it at once.
Flow-down to suppliers with no paper trail
DFARS and CMMC obligations have to flow down to the subcontractors and suppliers that handle covered information, but without a single place tracking which vendors are approved, qualified, and on record, proving flow-down across your supply base becomes its own scramble.
Core Capabilities
Role-based access to covered data
Engineering drawings, BOMs, routings, quotes, work orders, inspection records, and supplier files are first-class records behind per-user, role-based access, so the systems that hold CUI and FCI enforce least-privilege access instead of relying on a shared folder nobody pruned.
End-to-end traceability and audit evidence
Lot and serial genealogy runs from receiving through ship, and changes to quotes, orders, work orders, and receipts carry per-user attribution, so the access and accountability evidence an assessor expects comes straight out of the records the shop already runs against.
Configuration and change control
Multi-level versioned BOMs and routings with effective dating give every part a controlled baseline, so engineering change control happens through revision history instead of overwritten files, and work orders lock to the exact revision that produced each serial.
Vendor management and flow-down tracking
Approved supplier lists, supplier qualification, and supplier performance metrics live at the PO level, so the subcontractors and vendors handling covered information are tracked in one place and your DFARS and CMMC flow-down obligations have a record behind them.
Quality and corrective action records
AQL inspection templates, the NCR severity matrix, and 8-D CAPA give nonconformances and corrective actions a documented, tracked home, which doubles as the structured evidence trail that maps cleanly onto how a CMMC assessment expects deviations and remediation to be handled.
Single source of truth for the SSP
When part data, production, purchasing, quality, and accounting all run in one platform, the System Security Plan describes one system boundary instead of a dozen, so your SSP and POA&M stay anchored to where work actually happens.
By The Numbers
The CMMC assessment level required for contractors handling Controlled Unclassified Information, aligned to the 110 security requirements of NIST SP 800-171
DoD CMMC Program (32 CFR Part 170)
Security requirements in NIST SP 800-171 Rev 2 that a Level 2 assessment evaluates for protecting Controlled Unclassified Information
NIST SP 800-171 Rev 2
Companies in the Defense Industrial Base expected to fall within scope of the CMMC program
U.S. Department of Defense
Connected Modules
Engineering
Drawings, BOMs, and routings carry Controlled Unclassified Information, and versioning with effective dating gives every part the controlled baseline and change history an assessment expects.
Quality
Inspections, the NCR severity matrix, and 8-D CAPA document deviations and remediation, providing the structured corrective-action evidence that maps onto CMMC expectations.
Purchasing
Approved supplier lists, qualification, and performance metrics at the PO level give your DFARS and CMMC flow-down obligations a single tracked record across the supply base.
Common Questions
What is CMMC?
CMMC (Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification) is a Department of Defense program that verifies defense contractors and subcontractors meet required cybersecurity standards before handling Federal Contract Information (FCI) or Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI). It is administered under 32 CFR Part 170, with technical requirements drawn from FAR 52.204-21 at Level 1 and NIST SP 800-171 at Level 2.
Who has to comply with CMMC?
Any company in the Defense Industrial Base that handles FCI or CUI under a DoD contract, including prime contractors and the subcontractors and suppliers they flow requirements down to. Contractors handling only FCI generally fall under Level 1, while those handling CUI fall under Level 2 and must meet the 110 security requirements of NIST SP 800-171.
What are the CMMC levels?
CMMC defines three levels. Level 1 covers basic safeguarding of FCI against the 15 requirements in FAR 52.204-21 and uses an annual self-assessment. Level 2 covers protection of CUI against the 110 requirements of NIST SP 800-171 and generally requires a third-party assessment by a C3PAO. Level 3 adds a subset of NIST SP 800-172 requirements for the highest-priority programs and is assessed by the government.
Is WorkCell CMMC certified?
No. CMMC certification applies to a contractor's own systems and processes, not to an individual software product, and WorkCell does not claim to hold a certification of any kind. WorkCell provides features that support your compliance, such as role-based access to covered data, per-user audit evidence, configuration control, and supplier flow-down tracking, but the certification is earned by your organization through an assessment.
How does WorkCell support CMMC compliance?
WorkCell keeps the part data, work orders, purchasing, quality, and accounting records that hold FCI and CUI in one platform with role-based access and per-user attribution. That gives you least-privilege access controls, change and configuration history, traceability, and supplier qualification records in the same place, which is the kind of objective evidence a Level 2 assessment looks for, and it keeps your System Security Plan anchored to a single system boundary.
What is the difference between CMMC and NIST SP 800-171?
NIST SP 800-171 is the set of 110 security requirements for protecting CUI in nonfederal systems. CMMC is the DoD program that verifies and certifies that a contractor actually meets those requirements, adding the assessment, scoring, and certification mechanism on top of the standard. In short, NIST SP 800-171 defines the controls and CMMC Level 2 confirms you have implemented them.
What evidence do CMMC assessors expect to see?
Assessors expect a System Security Plan describing the system boundary, a POA&M for any open gaps, and objective evidence that each control is implemented, including restricted access to covered data, logging and accountability for actions on that data, configuration and change control, and flow-down to suppliers. Running that evidence in the platform where work actually happens, rather than scattered spreadsheets, is what keeps an assessment manageable.
CMMC Compliance Software for Manufacturers
Keep CUI controlled in the system your shop already runs on.