[tomwinget]

Here is the final verdict.

I contacted FIRST and they got back to me saying that any bag, FIRST or non FIRST works perfectly fine and wouldn't have made a difference as long as FIRST is contacted.
Secondly, we are still in the competition as long as we fill out the lock-up form and bring in the email giving us the permission to use a different bag.

Thanks for all the suggestions which ultimately led to us working our way out of the mess and especially to Mountain View High School Robotics (Spartan Robotics 971) who gave us one of their extra bags.