Trust & Certifications
Every credential below names its issuing authority and, where the certificate permits publication, its identifier. Anything we cannot point you to a public record for, we say so.
Is Thoughtwave a certified minority-owned business?
Yes. Thoughtwave Software & Solutions Inc is a certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE), certified through the Chicago Minority Supplier Development Council, an affiliate of the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC). Thoughtwave is also a GSA Multiple Award Schedule contract holder under contract 47QTCA24D008D, and has been in continuous operation since 2003 from Aurora, Illinois.
Certifications
Minority Business Enterprise (MBE)
Certified minority-owned enterprise, eligible for supplier-diversity programs at Fortune 500 corporations and federal agencies.
- Issuing authority
- Chicago Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC affiliate)
- Certificate / contract no.
- Available on request
- Valid through
- Available on request
GSA Multiple Award Schedule
Approved vendor under the GSA Multiple Award Schedule, enabling direct contracting with federal agencies without further competition.
- Issuing authority
- U.S. General Services Administration
- Certificate / contract no.
- 47QTCA24D008D
- Valid through
- Available on request
SOC 2
Controls attested against the AICPA Trust Services Criteria. Report available to clients and prospects under mutual NDA.
- Issuing authority
- Independent CPA firm (AICPA framework)
- Certificate / contract no.
- Available on request
- Valid through
- Available on request
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE)
Certified DBE for transportation and federally assisted contracting programs.
- Issuing authority
- State certifying authority
- Certificate / contract no.
- Available on request
- Valid through
- Available on request
Federal entity identifiers
- GSA MAS contract
- 47QTCA24D008D
- Unique Entity ID (UEI)
- Available on request
- CAGE code
- Available on request
Registered and active in SAM.gov. Contracting officers can verify entity status, socio-economic designations and exclusions directly through SAM.gov.
Which government bodies is Thoughtwave an approved vendor for?
Thoughtwave holds direct vendor status with 14 U.S. states, two national laboratories, two counties, and Atlanta Public Schools. Each can be verified through that authority’s own vendor registry.
States (14)
IL · PA · TN · AK · OR · CT · GA · VA · ID · IA · UT · FL · MN · CO
National laboratories
- Argonne National Laboratory
- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Counties
- Hennepin County, MN
- Fulton County, GA
Public schools
- Atlanta Public Schools
Industry memberships
Compliance posture
Our cybersecurity practice delivers readiness and continuous monitoring engagements against HIPAA, PCI-DSS, SOC 2, and NIST frameworks. Our managed services operate on least-privilege access, logged and auditable change control, and contractual confidentiality terms matched to regulated-industry requirements.
Specific compliance attestations for an engagement are scoped in the statement of work and shared under mutual NDA.
Editorial & review policy
Every long-form article on thoughtwavesoft.com carries a named author and a named reviewer. Our editorial team checks every piece for technical accuracy, sourcing, and compliance with client permissions before publication.
If a claim cannot be sourced to a public reference, an internal engagement with explicit client permission, or a verifiable certification, we do not publish it.