{"id":"44289187-fef8-491c-b57b-fa52d8df526c","task":"Look up whether a specific building-service contractor is currently CIMS or CIMS-GB certified","domain":"cims.issa.com","steps":["Go to the official CIMS Directory at cims.issa.com/cims-directory, which ISSA maintains as the authoritative public list of certified organizations.","Search by company name, and if available, filter by certification type (CIMS vs. CIMS-GB) and by geographic service area.","Note the certification level shown (e.g., base CIMS, CIMS-GB, or an 'Advanced by GBAC' designation) and any listed certification/expiration date.","If the company is not found, ask the BSC directly for their certification certificate and independently confirm it against the ISSA directory rather than accepting an unverified claim.","Re-check the directory close to contract award or renewal dates, since certifications lapse and the directory reflects current status, not history."],"gotchas":["There is no separate public API for CIMS lookups beyond the ISSA directory page itself — treat cims.issa.com/cims-directory as the only authoritative source and re-verify there rather than trusting a vendor's self-reported badge or logo.","A company may have been certified in the past and let it lapse; the directory should reflect current active status, so confirm the listing is not stale before relying on it.","Regional or franchise operations of a national janitorial brand may be certified separately per legal entity, so search the exact contracting entity name, not just the parent brand."],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-14T14:07:16.950Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"sampled","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/44289187-fef8-491c-b57b-fa52d8df526c"}