Art of Procurement Podcast : Building Agility Through Emergency Procurement Readiness
Date: February 11, 2026
When a crisis hits, everyone looks to procurement for answers… and speed.
What most people outside the function don’t see is how much that speed depends on the groundwork laid months or even years before the emergency.
In this Art of Procurement podcast episode from December 14, 2025, host Philip Ideson speaks with Tammy Rimes, Executive Director of National Cooperative Procurement Partners, and Rick Bond, Chief Revenue Officer at Safeware.
Both work at the center of emergency response, and both understand exactly what it takes for procurement to support a community when the stakes are high.
In this conversation, Tammy and Rick talk about the world of cooperative and collaborative contracting, and specifically how they help procurement teams maintain their agility when responding to organizational continuity issues.
Their perspectives reinforce something I’ve seen over and over in my own career: the organizations that thrive under pressure are the ones that invest early in relationships, contracting strategies, and resilience.
Watch the full podcast now.
Content and description taken from Philip Ideson, The Art Of Procurement.
