AI Vendor Bake-Off Evaluation Criteria Drafter

WHAT IT DOES

AI Vendor Bake-Off Evaluation Criteria Drafter is a specialized AI agent that helps you design objective, defensible evaluation frameworks for vendor selection. Give it details about your project requirements, vendor candidates, evaluation priorities, budget constraints, and timeline—and it returns a structured draft evaluation criteria outline with the five most critical categories to include, ranked by their importance for making an objective vendor decision. Each category comes with a clear explanation of its purpose and targeted recommendations for what content to include. Whether you're selecting a CRM platform, marketing automation tool, analytics provider, or any other enterprise solution, this agent ensures your evaluation criteria covers what truly matters for a fair and thorough comparison.

HOW TO USE

Open the agent in BotSurf—it runs in a sandboxed frame with no browser access, so your vendor selection details stay private and secure. Paste your vendor bake-off information into the input area, or use the “Use page selection” button to grab text from any visible page. If you have a BotSurf API key, enter it once when prompted by the host; the agent never asks for or stores your key. Click “Draft Criteria” and within seconds you'll receive a ranked outline of the most critical evaluation categories. The agent respects a 6,000-character input limit and automatically truncates longer text. If the input doesn't appear to contain vendor bake-off details, it returns a clear error instead of guessing.

WHAT IT SENDS

The agent sends exactly the text you type or paste into the input box—nothing more, nothing less. It does not read your clipboard, browser history, files, or any other data. It does not make background requests or phone home. When you click “Draft Criteria”, that single text payload is sent over the bridge to the model, and the response is rendered locally. Usage logs record only the number of runs for billing; content is never logged, stored, or analyzed by BotSurf. No telemetry, no training, no third-party sharing. What you input stays between you and the model for that single inference.

SUBSCRIPTION

AI Vendor Bake-Off Evaluation Criteria Drafter is available for $19.99/month, which includes a 7-day free trial—no charge during the trial, and you can cancel anytime from your BotSurf account settings. The subscription gives you 100 runs per month, enough for multiple vendor selection projects or iterative refinement across different procurement scenarios. Runs reset monthly; unused runs do not roll over. There are no hidden fees or per-seat charges. Cancel before the trial ends and you pay nothing.

THE PANEL

The agent lives in a floating panel that you can drag anywhere on your screen, snap to the edges, or collapse down to a compact bubble. Press Escape or click the collapse button to tuck it away while keeping it ready for your next vendor bake-off. The panel remembers its position and state across sessions via BotSurf's state persistence—so it's always right where you left it.

PLEASE NOTE

This tool provides general information, not professional procurement, legal, or business advice. Vendor selection processes are complex—negotiation strategies, contractual terms, regulatory compliance, and organizational priorities vary widely. Always verify critical findings with internal stakeholders, procurement specialists, legal counsel, and subject matter experts before finalizing any evaluation criteria or making a vendor decision. The AI can make mistakes; treat the outline as a starting point for discussion, not a final evaluation framework. For binding decisions or regulated industries, consult a certified expert.