How much does CMMC Level 1 cost?

Short Answer

The Department of Defense estimates about $5,977 a year in labor for a small business, much of it optional outside help, with nothing attributed to the fifteen safeguards themselves. The SPRS entry is free and takes minutes. A do-it-yourself filer with reasonable IT can spend close to nothing out of pocket.

What the estimate includes

The government cost model for a small entity is labor, and it assumes roughly half of that time is optional outside help. It attributes no cost to implementing the fifteen safeguards, on the view that they are basic practices already expected.

Where the real effort goes

The assessment itself is quick. The time and cost cluster around gathering evidence, keeping it in final form, and maintaining it, since records must be retained for six years to back the affirmation.