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Originally Posted by Mr. B
So because the gearboxes are not a stock item available to all teams, does that mean they are illegal?
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This is an interesting question. (I'm assuming you're referring to the Banebots Transmission - if not please ignore this.)
I believe that this would apply here:
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VENDOR – a legitimate business source for COTS items that satisfies all of the following criteria:
C. The VENDOR must be able to ship any general (i.e., non-FIRST unique) product within five
business days of receiving a valid purchase request. (It is recognized that certain unusual
circumstances (such as 1,000 FIRST teams all ordering the same part at once from the same
VENDOR) may cause atypical delays in shipping due to backorders for even the largest
VENDORS. Such delays due to higher-than-normal order rates are excused.)
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The Gearboxes themselves, would fit the definition of a COTS item (definition omitted to keep the post length down) because they are a stock item and the current issue in question is the Processing and Shipping time for such parts. I believe the Shipping and Processing Time would fall under the definition of Vendor, Point C.
It seems that Banebots has been barraged with orders from various teams, thus adding to the longer lead times.
Then again, I'm not the Q&A but this is my interpretation.