If the OSC cannot remediate deficiencies during the POA&M Close-Out process, the Lead Assessor must issue a recommendation of NOT MET, and the OSC will not be certified. CMMC requires all Level 2 practices to be MET (with limited exceptions under defined POA&M close-out rules).

Exact Extracts:

CMMC Assessment Guide: “If practices cannot be met within the POA&M Close-Out process, the Lead Assessor must not recommend certification.”

DoD policy: “CMMC Level 2 requires that all 110 practices be met. A failed POA&M Close-Out results in a final determination of NOT MET.”

“There is no provisional certification status in CMMC.”

Why the other options are not correct:

A: Assessments are not paused indefinitely; unresolved deficiencies result in NOT MET.

B: Justification alone does not satisfy requirements.

C: Provisional status does not exist in CMMC.