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Re: BOM Rules?
I saw in the Q&A that there are no quantity limits on the KoP items included in the BOM - for example, if you have 4 CIM motors (2 that you got this year and 2 last year), then ALL of those would be included under the KoP exemption.
As for items that were available through FIRST Choice that you got in another way, I'm not sure how to answer the question. Logically, since at least some teams had the ability to get them at zero cost and exempt them, it would make sense that ALL teams, however they acquired the identical items, would be able to exempt them even if FIRST Choice was out of stock or you simply chose to use your credits on something else. But if the items are different in any way, it'd be logical that you'd have to account for them.
However, I'm not sure if FIRST would call that "rules lawyering" or not, because I could also see a situation where a team with a large amount of financial resources would buy EVERY item in FIRST Choice out of team funds, and would have an unfair advantage over teams that didn't have the resources to do that (which is what the rule is designed to prevent IMO - to level the playing field, as it were).
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