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

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