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NIST SP 800-171 for startups. From $2,000.

The score a prime contractor checks in the Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS) first. A scored NIST SP 800-171 self-assessment is issued by you, by self-assessment, never by us. We build the program, the policies and the evidence behind it.

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a scored NIST SP 800-171 self-assessment
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Issued by you, by self-assessment

What you get for NIST 800-171.

The same platform every framework runs on, pointed at this one: your answers, your evidence, your documents.

System Security PlanThe System Security Plan drafted from your answers: your boundary, where Controlled Unclassified Information flows, and how each requirement is met.
Plan of Action and MilestonesEvery requirement you do not yet meet becomes a tracked item with an owner and a date, so the plan you submit is the plan you actually work.
Scored the way primes score itEach of the 110 requirements is weighted at 1, 3, or 5 points under the assessment methodology, so your number matches what a prime expects to see in SPRS.

How NIST 800-171 runs here.

Four steps, in this order, with the handoff at the end.

  1. Step 1

    Intake in an afternoon

    Answer questions about where Controlled Unclassified Information lives, who can reach it, and what you already run. It takes an afternoon, not a consultant engagement.

  2. Step 2

    Deterministic gap analysis

    Your answers are compared to all 110 requirements and scored against Revision 2, the version contracts still reference, with Revision 3 changes flagged for later.

  3. Step 3

    Policies, SSP, and evidence binder

    Policies and the System Security Plan are drafted from your answers, and evidence for each requirement is filed where an assessor would expect to find it.

  4. Step 4

    Score and submit to SPRS

    You self-attest. We hand you the score, the System Security Plan, and the Plan of Action and Milestones, and walk you through the SPRS submission.

What NIST 800-171 costs.

Published where it can be published, and arranged with the firm that signs it where it cannot.

$2,000 one time for platform onboarding.

That is the intake, the gap analysis, your policies, the evidence binder and the handoff package.

A scored NIST SP 800-171 self-assessment is arranged with you, by self-assessment and quoted before it begins.

Contracts still score against NIST SP 800-171 Revision 2 while Revision 3 is published; Polara scores Revision 2 and flags Revision 3 differences.

Polara Labs is not an accredited assessor. Assessments are performed by the independent assessor the framework requires.

NIST 800-171 questions.

What buyers ask, and what the work actually involves.

Revision 3 is published, but the DFARS clause and the assessment methodology contracts point to still reference Revision 2, so that is what we score. We flag where Revision 3 differs so the move is small when contracts catch up.
Platform onboarding starts at $2,000 and includes the System Security Plan, the Plan of Action and Milestones, policies, and the scored self-assessment. No assessor is required for a self-assessment, so there is no separate fee unless you later pursue CMMC Level 2, which is arranged through partner firms.
You do. NIST SP 800-171 is a self-assessment; a company officer affirms the score in SPRS. Polara prepares the score and the documents behind it but is not an assessor.
Yes. Many contractors submit with a Plan of Action and Milestones covering the open items. What matters is that the score is accurate and the plan has real dates, since a false score carries False Claims Act risk.

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Polara Labs is not a CPA firm. SOC 2 examinations are performed by independent licensed U.S. CPA firms in our network; the audit opinion is theirs alone and is not regulated by Polara Labs. We generate custom policies, evidence checklists, and remediation guidance. You remain responsible for implementing controls and owning audit outcomes. Replace placeholders with your actual controls and have final documents reviewed by qualified professionals before your audit.