Well, this does not totally discount AndyMark as being a legit supplier. Although it would make it extremely difficult for them to comply with these requirements. Note that the post stated
"... as a minimum, satisfies the following criteria:". There may be other criteria, yet unrevealed that would further discount them or other suppliers from providing parts to FIRST teams.
The biggest impact of these posted rules as I see it is the 5 day shipping. I totally agree with the need for prompt shipping. But how enforceable will this be after the kickoff not only for smaller suppliers like AndyMark and 3rd parties like McMaster Carr, but also for official FIRST suppliers? If a supplier does not provide your part in a timely manner, what are the repercussions to them? Personally I can say that we never received any of our pneumatic cylinders from the official FIRST supplier last year. Even after repeaded calls, faxes, etc. This was a big impact to our final design. So, will all suppliers be held to the same level or service and responsiveness?
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Originally Posted by Joe Ross
I guess this answers the question as to whether andmark.biz is legitimate. It also disallows a team from making 10 of a part and then selling it to other teams (at least for this year, maybe by next year the team can get a tax ID).
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