# Vendor model evaluation decision brief

Use this brief to turn vendor benchmark results into a decision the sponsor, security owner, finance reviewer, and delivery lead can approve. Summarize the workload tested, the evidence collected, unresolved risks, commercial exposure, and the recommended selection or next pilot gate.

## Decision sections

- Candidate vendors and workload scope.
- Benchmark score by quality, operations, security, commercial fit, and portability.
- Risks requiring mitigation before production.
- Fallback, exit, and support assumptions.
- Final decision, owner, and review date.