[Tom Line]

I also suspect that First gets a lot of these parts at a volume discount. Ordering 1300 Van Door Motors, for instance, probably gets you a bit of a price cut.

Therefore, not being able to gaurantee a certain order amount from each company might actually make individual part prices rise, and offset any potential savings.

It might save money for the teams who don't use much from the KOP - but it would probably cost the teams who do use a large portion of the KOP more. That would be the exact opposite of what you wanted, because the teams that use the KOP are the ones who likely can't afford much else.