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Against the Practice of C3PAO-Conducted Mock Assessments
Executive Summary This paper presents the argument that CMMC Third-Party Assessor Organizations (C3PAOs) should not conduct mock assessments for Organizations Seeking Certification (OSCs) that they subsequently assess in a formal certification capacity. This practice creates fundamental conflicts with the impartiality requirements of ISO/IEC 17020:2012, undermines the conformity assessment classification framework established by ISO 17000:2020, compromises…
