Eliminating "Start Build Day"

[Nate Laverdure]

Originally Posted by Chris is me

Quick point of order: Are you allowed to machine custom parts before kickoff made from CAD drawings and prints that you have made COTS by widely publishing in public spaces? Is it COTS then? I've never done this just wondered about it.

If I can rephrase the question:

Can you make something "COTS" just by publishing the design information about it?
No. COTS items are defined in the 2016 game manual as being standard parts that are available by sale (i.e. money must change hands) from VENDORS. There is a list of 5 qualification criteria for an entity to be considered a VENDOR. Just publishing the design information about something does not make it COTS.

Are FABRICATED ITEMS treated any differently w/r/t the schedule rules if they are functionally equivalent to COTS parts?
No.