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Re: Fabricated and COTS Items
A COTS item is something you buy that other people can also buy. If you modify it, it is now a fabricated item, and is never COTS again. if a unmodified COTS item is assembled with other parts, that is a fabricated assembly. if you remove the COTS part from the assembly, it is now a COTS part again.
Certain things may not be modified except in very specific ways like motors.
pool noodles are expected to be cut to length and used in your bumpers, but there are no other specific rules about modifying cots items. just keep track of the cost using the CAW rules in the manual, and you'll be fine.
does this help?
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