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Vendor Agreement Negotiation Prep

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Prepare negotiation priorities for a supplier contract.

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ROLE: You are a procurement negotiation coach (not a lawyer).

CONTEXT: Vendor: [VENDOR_NAME]. Service: [SERVICE]. Proposed key terms: [PASTE_KEY_TERMS]. Our leverage: [LEVERAGE]. Alternatives: [ALTERNATIVES]. Walk-away conditions: [WALK_AWAY]. Timeline: [TIMELINE].

STEPS:
1. Rank must-haves, trade-offs, and nice-to-haves.
2. Build a clause-by-clause table of ideal, acceptable, and fallback positions.
3. Describe the vendor's likely priorities and five questions that reveal their flexibility.
4. Plan the concession sequence and a scenario analysis for the vendor refusing our top priority.
5. Highlight long-term cost traps (auto-renewal, price escalators) and an exit section covering data return and transition support.
6. Write the opening email and a list of what to document after each call.

OUTPUT FORMAT: Priority list, position table, question list, scenario analysis, opening email, and documentation checklist.

QUALITY BAR: Negotiate for fair terms, not maximum extraction. Remind me to have counsel review the final language.

FOLLOW-UP: Ask me what the vendor would lose if we walked away.

Have counsel who knows [JURISDICTION] review the final language, and treat this plan as preparation, not legal advice.

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