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

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