Solution Provider Name
Explanation
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) begins with basic identifying information to establish who is being evaluated.
Why it's asked: This information serves as a formal identifier for the assessment and helps the institution track which vendor is being evaluated. It's used for record-keeping, contract management, and to ensure the assessment is properly associated with the correct vendor in their 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 operates under a DBA (Doing Business As) name that differs from your legal entity name, you may want to include both, with the legal name first followed by the DBA in parentheses.
This question seems simple but is important for documentation purposes and ensuring the assessment is properly attributed.
Example Responses
Example Response 1
Secure Cloud Solutions, Inc.
Example Response 2
DataGuard Technologies LLC (DBA: DataGuard Security)
Example Response 3
Our company is currently undergoing a name change due to a recent acquisition Our legal name is still TechProtect Systems, Inc., but we will be operating as Sentinel Security Group starting next quarter For this assessment, please use TechProtect Systems, Inc as our official provider name.
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