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

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