Stehrling was founded in 2025 by compliance veterans who spent over 15 years inside the Defense Industrial Base — guiding organizations through CMMC certification, developing compliance strategies, and supporting defense contractors and universities through federal security requirements.
They saw the same problems everywhere: firms that delivered a gap report and disappeared. Generic frameworks forced onto unique businesses. Organizations left to figure out implementation alone.
Stehrling exists to do it differently. We don't force a solution. We find the best business decision for your organization and walk you towards it — and across the finish line.
Based in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Serving the DIB nationwide.
CMMC isn't a product you install. It's a change in how your organization thinks about security. We approach it that way.
No two organizations are the same. We build a compliance strategy around how your business actually operates — your data flows, your operations, your budget, your timeline. Not a template.
We meet weekly, provide templates, review your work, and run a full mock assessment before the real thing. When we're done, your team owns it. And you don't fall apart without us.
Passing the assessment is the milestone, not the destination. We help organizations build a security mindset that lasts — so compliance is how you operate, not something you scramble to prove.
We'll tell you what you need to hear. If your timeline is unrealistic, we'll say so. If there's a simpler path, we'll show you. We'd rather lose a deal than set you up to fail.
We work exclusively with organizations in and around the Defense Industrial Base.
Prime contractors and suppliers
MSPs, ISVs, and IT service providers
Defense supply chain manufacturers
Universities with DoD-funded research
Talk to our team. No pitch, no pressure — just a conversation about where you are and how we can help.
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An independent firm focused exclusively on CMMC compliance for defense contractors and the DIB.