The CIMS Standard is Right For Your Organization
Win More Bids. Prove Quality. Reduce Risk.
CIMS (Cleaning Industry Management Standard) is the industry standard that shows your operation runs professionally, safely, and efficiently. Certification helps Building Service Contractors:
- Stand out in competitive bids
- Earn trust with customers and procurement teams
- Streamline operations and deliver consistent quality
Cleaning Industry Management Standard is designed with a customer focused mindset. This standard of best practices describes the very procedures and principles organizations must consider in designing and implementing quality management/ environmentally preferable programs for cleaning organizations. The goal is to produce quality outcomes for your customers using best practices, processes and procedures.
Why BSCs Get CIMS Certified
- Meet RFP Requirements – Many government, healthcare, and education clients require or prefer CIMS-certified vendors.
- Build Customer Confidence – Third-party validation demonstrates your commitment to industry best practices.
- Improve Internal Systems – CIMS helps you refine management, training, quality control, and customer satisfaction processes.
Discover the key areas, in which the CIMS elements will elevate your organization for performance:
- Defining cleaning service requirements
- Quality planning
- Workloading
- Budgeting
- Bidding for jobs
- Emergency Response
- Disaster Planning
- Product, equipment, inventory maintenance, financial controls
- Human resources, hiring practices, training
- Regulatory Compliance
- Documentation
- Risk Management
- Mission, values, vision
- Communication plan
- Green cleaning policy
- Infectious disease preparedness
