“It auto-renewed.”“We’vealwaysusedthem.”“We didn’tknow youneeded to beinvolved.”“We’vealreadyselected thevendor.”Supplier calls ita partnershipbut won’t moveon price.“It’s alreadyin thecontract.”(It’s not.)The MSAis 30+pages.A surpriseNDAappears.“Thequoteexpirestoday.”“Let’sbenchmarkthat.”“This isbusinesscritical.”“Theystartedwork lastweek.”Supplierwill notacceptredlines.“Can wefast-trackthis?”“The CEOapproveditverbally.”"We don’thave timefor anRFP."It’surgent"Can youjust issuethe PO?"“Procurementshould ownthat.”Inflationadjustment."We needthis byend ofquarter."“We don’ttrackthat.”“What’sour AIstrategy?”Nodocumentationtrail“It auto-renewed.”“We’vealwaysusedthem.”“We didn’tknow youneeded to beinvolved.”“We’vealreadyselected thevendor.”Supplier calls ita partnershipbut won’t moveon price.“It’s alreadyin thecontract.”(It’s not.)The MSAis 30+pages.A surpriseNDAappears.“Thequoteexpirestoday.”“Let’sbenchmarkthat.”“This isbusinesscritical.”“Theystartedwork lastweek.”Supplierwill notacceptredlines.“Can wefast-trackthis?”“The CEOapproveditverbally.”"We don’thave timefor anRFP."It’surgent"Can youjust issuethe PO?"“Procurementshould ownthat.”Inflationadjustment."We needthis byend ofquarter."“We don’ttrackthat.”“What’sour AIstrategy?”Nodocumentationtrail

PROCUREMENT TRAUMA - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. “It auto-renewed.”
  2. “We’ve always used them.”
  3. “We didn’t know you needed to be involved.”
  4. “We’ve already selected the vendor.”
  5. Supplier calls it a partnership but won’t move on price.
  6. “It’s already in the contract.” (It’s not.)
  7. The MSA is 30+ pages.
  8. A surprise NDA appears.
  9. “The quote expires today.”
  10. “Let’s benchmark that.”
  11. “This is business critical.”
  12. “They started work last week.”
  13. Supplier will not accept redlines.
  14. “Can we fast-track this?”
  15. “The CEO approved it verbally.”
  16. "We don’t have time for an RFP."
  17. It’s urgent
  18. "Can you just issue the PO?"
  19. “Procurement should own that.”
  20. Inflation adjustment.
  21. "We need this by end of quarter."
  22. “We don’t track that.”
  23. “What’s our AI strategy?”
  24. No documentation trail