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

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