The manual does say something about stuff from sponsors not counting. I forget exactly what, but I remember it gave me the same impression as mhayon has..... Ok Just looked it up, and it seems to only apply to labor (I think)
Quote:
• The cost of raw material obtained by a team + the cost of non-team labor expended to have the
material processed further. Labor provided by team members and/or by a recognized team sponsor
whose employees are members of the team does not have to be included.
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Note that I got that from the version of the manual available on the day of the kickoff.