Create a vendor evaluation scorecard

GOAL
Create a vendor evaluation scorecard.

CONTEXT
[PASTE BACKGROUND AND, IF USEFUL, ATTACH RELEVANT FILES OR IMAGES.]

AUDIENCE
the people responsible for the decision: [ADD SPECIFICS].

REQUIREMENTS
- Outcome: a practical business recommendation with assumptions and tradeoffs visible.
- Constraints: [ADD TONE, LENGTH, FORMAT, AND LIMITS].
- Separate source-backed facts from assumptions.
- Ask only the questions required to avoid a meaningfully wrong answer.

OUTPUT
Create the final deliverable first, then list any assumptions and the next recommended action.