AI Vendor Assessment Kit: 60-Question Scoring Workbook, Vendor Questionnaire & Guide (Excel, Word, PDF)
$59.00
Decide which AI tools are safe to buy. Tier each vendor, send a 60-question questionnaire, score the answers with built-in red-flag logic, and record the decision. Excel workbook, Word questionnaire, PDF scoring guide and a filled-in sample.
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Stop approving AI tools on gut feel
Every SaaS vendor now says “powered by AI”. Before an AI tool touches your company or customer data, you need a consistent way to ask the right questions, compare vendors and record why you said yes or no. This kit gives security, IT, procurement and GRC teams a ready-to-use process you can start this week.
What you get (6 files in one ZIP)
- AI Vendor Assessment Workbook (Excel): vendor intake and automatic Tier 1/2/3 rating, a 60-question weighted questionnaire (security, privacy, model risk, data use, IP, compliance), 12 red-flag questions that escalate a vendor regardless of score, per-domain scoring, a red-flag review sheet, a decision log with reassessment dates, and a dashboard with chart. Up to 10 vendors per workbook.
- Vendor Questionnaire (Word): the same 60 questions formatted to send to the vendor, with response and evidence columns, instructions and an attestation block.
- Scoring Guide (PDF, 4 pages): how tiering, weights and thresholds work, answer definitions, how to review evidence, and common contract conditions to negotiate.
- Sample completed workbook (Excel): three fictional vendors fully scored so you can see approve, escalate and do-not-approve outcomes.
- Sample assessment report (PDF): a worked example from intake to decision record.
- README with a quick-start.
What makes it different
- Covers AI-specific risks: training on your data, model providers, hallucination and bias testing, agent permissions and permission-aware retrieval.
- Risk-based: higher-risk uses need a higher score and are reassessed more often. Thresholds are editable.
- Red flags override the score, so a polished vendor with a critical gap cannot slip through.
- Audit-friendly decision log: who approved, conditions, next review date, and override flags.
Who it is for
Security, IT, procurement, privacy and GRC leads at companies of about 20 to 500 people, MSPs and consultants who review AI vendors for clients.
How it works
- Enter the vendor and tiering factors.
- Send the Word questionnaire and collect answers and evidence.
- Enter answers; review the dashboard and red flags.
- Record your decision and review date.
Requirements
Microsoft Excel or LibreOffice (formulas and dropdowns, no macros). Microsoft Word or compatible editor. Any PDF reader.
Important: General information only. Not legal advice. This kit supports your own review process and does not guarantee compliance with any law or standard. Have qualified advisers review your thresholds and contract positions. Sample vendors are fictional.
Digital download. Licensed for use within your organisation; no resale or redistribution.
