Shops handling Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) for DoD contracts must secure a CMMC compliance assessment. ProShop is one component of a broader CMMC compliance program, offering digitized documentation and process controls to help shop owners meet requirements. Today, ProShop is proud to announce that we’re on track to achieve FedRAMP moderate equivalency status for June 2026.
We’re pursuing FedRAMP moderate equivalency because it supports our mission of delivering value to clients. Shops we service can’t afford to work with partners and vendors who cut corners on data security. A digitized system like ProShop enforces compliance with structured, systematized workflows that are always consistent.
ProShop is not FedRAMP Authorized. ProShop is undergoing an independent third-party assessment of its security controls against the FedRAMP Moderate baseline, targeting completion by June 2026. This assessment is designed to support customer compliance programs but does not constitute FedRAMP Authorization.
What does FedRAMP moderate equivalency mean?
First off, what exactly does FedRAMP moderate equivalency mean? Secondly, why is it such an important distinction for shop owners and their technology partners?
As classified by the DoD, FedRAMP moderate equivalency means a cloud service provider like ProShop has had security controls independently assessed by a C3PAO. It signifies that storing CUI data within ProShop will meet FedRAMP moderate baseline standards.
Tens of thousands of small-to-mid-market machine shops across North America handle CUI. Securing CUI within ProShop, a purpose-built system for compliance, you restrict access to CUI using role-based access controls. Thus, all travelers are now digitized, ensuring no data is mistakenly exposed. It’s a vital step as machine shops pursue their paths to CMMC Level 2 readiness.
What ProShop enforces for you
ProShop’s FedRAMP moderate equivalency assessment will be of vital importance to shop owners that manage CUI. Shops that service aerospace and defense giants like Lockheed, Boeing, and Raytheon are already asked to provide supplier performance risk systems (SPRS) scores. Non-compliant suppliers are losing bids right now, ultimately risking being cut from prime supply chains entirely.
ProShop generates audit-relevant system evidence that documents:
- Who among your team accessed CUI, and when
- Any changes made to documents, settings, or records
- An audit trail to review revisions and compare with original data
- Whether any unauthorized users attempted to access CUI
The reason ProShop is pursuing FedRAMP moderate equivalency is so you don’t have to become a data center operator to pass a cybersecurity audit. When it comes to securing your data, think of federal compliance like physical security. Don’t try to build a bank vault in your office. It’s incredibly expensive, and if you build it wrong, you lose everything.
Instead, think of ProShop as the bank. We have built the vault to federal standards, adding a massive layer of security that protects what matters most to your shop. You just need to rent the safety deposit box.
What Auditors Check: Why It Matters for Machine Shops
ProShop’s FedRAMP moderate equivalency assessment is on track to be completed by June 2026. It means ProShop’s cloud-based servers will meet CMMC cybersecurity requirements for shops that handle sensitive CUI data.
Machine shops that manage contracts for aerospace, defense, and medical manufacturing businesses must achieve CMMC Level 2 certification status. Without CMMC Level 2 certification, you lose the right to qualify for those lucrative government contracts. How you store and manage CUI data is a central part of your CMMC Level 2 readiness journey. Additionally, ProShop is the exclusive purpose-built manufacturing software pursuing FedRAMP moderate equivalency.
To achieve CMMC Level 2 certification, auditors will conduct what they term a CMMC authorization boundary. This involves assessing:
- Systems that store, process, or transmit CUI (CUI Assets).
- Connected systems that could impact security (CRMA, SPA, or SA Assets).
- Assets that provide security protections to the Authorization Boundary (SPA Assets).
- People with access to CUI (CUI Assets).
- Physical locations where CUI systems or media reside (CUI or SPA Assets).
- Assets shown to be logically and physically separated are out of scope.
Don’t think of these audits as undermining your machine shop. They’re meant to verify processes and systems that should already be implemented across your shop. These audits are evidence-based verifications, and ProShop’s FedRAMP moderate equivalency status will signal to auditors that you’ve taken cybersecurity seriously.
Join Our Upcoming CMMC for Machine Shops Webinar
ProShop’s journey to secure FedRAMP moderate equivalency status is underway. We’ll be sharing more about what this assessment means and the value it provides for your shop in our upcoming webinar.
Here, you’ll learn exactly how ProShop’s FedRAMP moderate equivalency can support your journey to CMMC compliance. We’ll also show you how to protect your current contracts, and set your shop up for unprecedented growth.