Solution Provider Name

Identification is the purpose of this field, which captures the official name of the company or organization providing the solution under assessment. The Higher Education Community Vendor Assessment Toolkit (HECVAT) starts with basic identifying information to establish who is being assessed.

Why it's asked: This information serves as a foundational identifier for the entire assessment. It allows the assessing institution to:

1. Properly document who they are evaluating
2. Ensure they're assessing the correct entity (especially important for companies with similar names or parent/subsidiary relationships)
3. Create a record that can be referenced in contracts and agreements
4. Track the assessment in their vendor management systems

How to answer: Provide your company's full legal name as it would appear on contracts and legal documents. Do not use abbreviations unless they are part of your legal name. If your company does business under a different name than its legal entity (a DBA or 'doing business as' name), you should include both, with the legal name first. If you're a subsidiary, you may want to indicate your parent company relationship, especially if the parent company's security practices apply to your operations.