The documents are a one-time purchase you own. Standing keeps that proof from expiring when the annual affirmation comes due. They are separate, and this page explains exactly what each buys.
Payment happens after your assessment is complete, not before.
Why this is recurring: annual affirmation is a legal obligation (32 CFR 170.15, 170.22), so the proof expires on a clock you do not control. Standing is lapse-protection, not storage. Your documents are yours forever; lapsing only stops the maintenance, it never removes them.
Customers who purchased the DefendR Bundle before July 2026 already have their second year of standing included. For those customers the standing fee begins in year three, and nothing changes before then.
The market offers two paths today: pay a consultant to do the work, or buy templates and do the work yourself.
Consultant-drafted documentation over a 3 to 6 month engagement. Thorough, and priced beyond most small shops.
Blank frameworks. You do all of the drafting, mapping, and maintenance yourself.
Done-for-you documentation at template-pack pricing, built from your own assessment answers, independently verifiable by the people who rely on it.
Complete your assessment first. The price is the price when you are ready.
Start Your Assessment$1,999 one-time for the documentation. Standing is included for the first year, then $59 a month, charged monthly and cancelable any time, to keep the proof from expiring on the annual affirmation clock.