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

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