How the Documentation Process Works

  • Start with a Complete Documentation Baseline

    Begin with a full CMMC Level 2 documentation framework covering all control families. Policies, procedures, plans, diagrams, and templates are already structured and assessor-aware, eliminating the need to start from scratch.

  • Customize to Your Environment

    Tailor the documentation to reflect how your organization actually operates. Update roles, system descriptions, workflows, and implementation details so documentation aligns with real processes, not generic examples.

  • Implement & Operate Controls

    Use the procedures, logs, and evidence templates during day-to-day operations. Documentation supports ongoing control operation, helping teams consistently generate evidence that reflects real implementation.

  • Prepare for Assessment

    Present a clear, consistent, and traceable documentation package aligned with assessor expectations. Documentation maps cleanly into the SSP and assessment workflow, reducing last-minute clarification and surprises.

What Artifact Factory Provides and What Your Organization Does

  • Artifact Factory Provides the Documentation Foundation

    Artifact Factory delivers a complete, assessor-ready CMMC Level 2 documentation framework aligned to NIST SP 800-171. This includes structured policies, procedures, plans, diagrams, templates, and a System Security Plan (SSP) framework designed to reflect how organizations actually implement and operate controls.

    All documentation is written with assessor expectations in mind and organized by control family to ensure consistency, traceability, and clarity across the entire documentation set. Evidence templates, logs, and registers are included to support ongoing control operation and evidence collection over time.

    Artifact Factory eliminates the need to start from scratch and reduces the risk of conflicting or incomplete documentation during assessment preparation.

  • Your Organization Implements and Operates the Controls

    Your organization remains responsible for implementing, operating, and maintaining technical and operational controls within your environment. This includes configuring systems, enforcing processes, training personnel, and generating real evidence through day-to-day operations.

    Artifact Factory does not replace internal security teams, IT operations, or assessment activities. Instead, it provides a structured documentation foundation that your organization customizes, implements, and evidences based on how controls function in practice.

    Successful CMMC Level 2 assessments require both strong implementation and accurate documentation, Artifact Factory is designed to support the documentation side of that equation.

Designed to Support Real CMMC Level 2 Assessments

CMMC Level 2 assessments evaluate more than whether documentation exists. Assessors look for documentation that is consistent, traceable, and reflective of how an organization actually operates.

Artifact Factory is structured to support the full assessment lifecycle. Documentation aligns across policies, procedures, plans, diagrams, and the System Security Plan (SSP), helping reduce contradictions and last-minute clarification requests during assessor review.

Evidence templates, logs, and registers are designed to support ongoing operation of controls, making it easier for organizations to demonstrate that security practices are not only defined, but implemented and maintained over time.

By organizing documentation in a clear, assessor-friendly structure, Artifact Factory helps teams prepare confidently, communicate effectively, and move through assessments with fewer surprises.

Who This Works Best For

Artifact Factory works best for organizations that want to walk into a real CMMC Level 2 assessment with confidence — knowing their documentation is complete, aligned, and reflective of how they actually operate.

It is designed for small to mid-sized defense contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers that handle Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) and need assessor-ready documentation without starting from scratch.

This approach is a strong fit for teams that:

  • Are preparing for an upcoming C3PAO assessment
  • Need clear, traceable documentation aligned to NIST SP 800-171
  • Prefer to implement and operate controls internally
  • Want ownership of their documentation, not a black-box solution

Artifact Factory is not intended for organizations looking for a fully managed compliance service or a guarantee of certification outcomes. Successful assessments still require proper implementation, operation, and evidence generation.

If your goal is clarity, structure, and confidence going into assessment day, this approach is built for you.

What Happens After Purchase

Once you purchase Artifact Factory, you receive immediate access to the complete CMMC Level 2 documentation package.

The documentation is delivered digitally and organized in a clear, assessor-friendly structure aligned to NIST SP 800-171 and CMMC Level 2 control families.

From there, your team customizes the documentation to reflect your environment, systems, roles, and processes. This includes tailoring policies, procedures, plans, diagrams, and the System Security Plan (SSP) to match how your organization actually operates.

As controls are implemented and operated, your team uses the included templates, logs, and registers to generate real evidence over time. This documentation becomes the foundation for assessment readiness and ongoing compliance.

Artifact Factory is designed to support your preparation process, not rush it. You move at your own pace, retain full ownership of your documentation, and enter your assessment confident that your documentation is complete, consistent, and aligned with assessor expectations.

Ready to Prepare for a Real CMMC Level 2 Assessment?

Artifact Factory gives you a complete, assessor-ready documentation foundation designed to support real CMMC Level 2 assessments, not theoretical compliance.

If you want to walk into your assessment with documentation that is structured, consistent, and aligned with how your organization actually operates, you’re in the right place.

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